Cape Trachilas

A remote and wild part of the island, it has always been a reference point for fishermen and sailors, with much activity in the past: From the “porokopeia” (travertine quarries), where precious travertine was cut on the spot, to the seiners that reached “ponta” (tip of the Cape) of Trachilas to deploy the seine nets and the “melanourades” (fishermen of saddled seabream), who were perched on sheer rocks at the different “patimata” (suitable spots on the rocks for fishing saddled seabream), such as of Boufounos, “tou Ntarodou ta Frydia” and more.

The spot of Boufounos conceals a tragic story, according to the locals. During the British rule, Mr. Alifierakis, nicknamed Boufounos, was walking around the streets of Chora with a bag of gold coins. Someone secretly followed him as he was going fishing at the “patima”, murdered him and took his money. So his nickname remained as a place name in Trachilas. The police arrested a man who was allegedly innocent. First, he was imprisoned in the prison of the castle of Chora and then in Nafplio, when the island belonged to the prefecture of Argolidocorinthia. He left his children behind, got sick in prison, and when he got out, he came back to the island feeble and died. It is said that some knew the real culprit, whose identity was never revealed.