Kala Pigadia (“Good Wells”) takes its name from two covered wells at the center of the neighborhood’s raised platia, or “square,” at the top of Miaoulis Street. Built in 1803 during the administration of Georgios Voulgaris, locals use them to this day to collect and carry fresh water, said to have a special quality, to their homes. Locals congregate on the benches by the wells to pass the time and share the latest news.
The road leading to Kala Pigadia, Miaoulis Street, begins in the middle of the port, near Zephyros Taverna, and ascends past Lulu’s taverna, Irida Photo Shop, Hydr@Tech, and Bexis Supermarket, and then past the Angeliki Hotel. As you get further from the harbor, the road becomes more residential, lined with homes built in the steep hillsides of the valley. Ultimately, the street will take the interested walker or hiker to the Cathedral of St. Konstantinos the Hydriot and ultimately to the Monastery of Profitas Ilias.
Wandering up into the hills around Kala Pigadia or climbing the stairs behind and to the right of the wells, as you face them, affords spectacular views of the harbour, sea, and Pelloponnese beyond.