Aktion is famous for the naval battle here between Marc Anthony and Octavian. Here is the Channel of Cleopatra, where the queen's fleet anchored before being conquered.
Leonídi is set at the mouth of the Badron river gorge. The town is surrounded by the high cliffs of a gorge which leads up across the mountains to Geraki and the southern coast. After leaving town, on sees the Elona Monastery clinging to the cliffs high above the road.