page_title: Oktonia
section_title: Cape Punta Sea Caves
hierarchical_section_title: Oktonia / Interesting Sites and Leisure Activities / Cape Punta Sea Caves
caption_attribution_description: English: Agios Merkurios beach
context_page_description: Oktonia is a hillside village found in the east-central area of Evia Island, belonging to the Municipality of Kimi-Aliveri, Greece. Located near the lower side of the Gulf of Kimi, the village is composed of four communities, Alonia, Panochori, Katochori and Panagia, covering a large area. It is 145 km from Athens, a distance covered in about 2.5 hours by car, making it a destination for both winter and summer holidays.
  According to the census of 2011, Oktonia has 455 permanent inhabitants.
  Including the coastal communities of Agios Mercurios and Mourteri, the population is 650.
context_section_description: Some of the caves along Cape Punta provided hiding places for people of Oktonia escaping the Turks.  They waited for passing Greek ships to take them to other islands.
caption: Agios Merkurios beach
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