The isolated southeasternmost "finger" of the Peloponnese below Monemvasiá, locally known as Vátika, is little visited by tourists, except for the area around Neápoli , the farthest town south in mainland Greece, which offers access to the islet of Elafónissos, just offshore, and to the larger islands of Kythira and Andikyithira, midway to Crete. From Monemvasiá the southerly route high over the central ridge via Ellinikó village is the slower but more attractive of the two roads to Neápoli - although the other, longer route is being widened and straightened.