Plakias is a popular tourist resort with a very good tourist infrastructure, just 39km from the capital of the prefecture. Embraced and protected by two gorges, the village of Plakias started to develop the last fifty years. However, its development is great and offers all kinds of amenities to the visitors; accommodation, souvenir shops and restaurants but also several activities such as riding, hiking and water sports. It can satisfy all the needs of the traveller, since besides going for a swim at the beach, one can also go hiking in the nearby Kotsifou Gorge.