Cape Kafireas – Cavo D’Oro

Evia’s Legendary Cape Kafireas, also known as Cavo D’ Oro, is a promontory on the South-Eastern tip of the island of Evia, located 60km from the town of Karystos.

The slopes of Μt. Ochi fall steeply into the sea and with the nearby island of Andros, they form the Kafireas Strait. Since earlier times, that passage was one of the most dangerous areas for shipping in the whole of the Aegean; a wild cape windswept by Aegean winds. It is rare to find calm waters here, but Kafireas Straits’ dark reputation derives more from its treacherous currents, underwater cliffs and swirling whirlpools. Countless shipwrecks have occurred in the area since ancient times.