The small island of Elafonissos (not to confuse with the beach of Elafonissos in Crete) is a pearl located between the Ionian and Aegean sea. It only measures 20 square kilometers and it is in the southernmost part of Laconia.
Once you have taken a ferry for Elafonissos you will be surprised by the shades and colours of the sea and by its glass like appearance that is given by the crystal clear water and the shallow seabed. The landscape of the island is truly magnificent. Elafonissos is one of the few islands of Greece that are considered the Carribeans of Europe.
Seven hundred meters north-east of Elafonisos, there is a tiny island that the seabirds always visit. Its name is "Pavlopetri" after which the whole surrounding area was named. The islet of Pavlopetri, a second smallest island at a distance of about 400 m and the coast of Pounta form an isosceles triangle where the remains of a sunken settlement are preserved. The beginning of its existence reaches as far as 5,000 years in the past...
