Platana is a lush green village with a population of 500 inhabitants approximately and is located southeastern of Kymi and 88 kilometers away from Chalkida. The main attractions of the area are the picturesque beach with its traditional houses, the taverns and the pines trees that go as far as the sea shore, as well as the location of the embouchure of the river Skotini with its bridge made of stone and the ducks that swim in its waters. In the previous years there where lots of olive groves in the surrounding area, from where the inhabitants used to gather the olives and later transferred them to the oil press of the village in order to produce olive oil. The sea front in the coast of Platana was constructed in 1860 and is considered to have been the bay used by the inhabitants of ancient Kymi. In the area there are some hotels, rooms to let and also the ability to camp.