Kymi (pop. 3,000), is a prosperous little town in a fertile hilly area and the only port on the inhospitable northeast coast of Euboea. The ancient city was probably on Cape Kymi, to the north, or somewhere near the monastery of the Áyios Sotír (northwest of which is a Byzantine castle). Northwest of Kymi are deposits of lignite (containing
fossils of the Tertiary era).
Kymi has a characteristic "island" look. It's houses retain their pure traditional architecture.
Kymi has been known since ancient times and it is said that the town existed before the Trojan War. The surrounding district has numerous attractive villages, beaches, monasteries and plenty of woodland.