A bronze bust of Nikos Kazantzakis stands on the slope above Stoupa Beach, commemorating the writer's brief stay in the village during a failed mining venture in 1917–18. The setting — beach, sea, and the bare Mani hills beyond — is the same one Kazantzakis would later draw on for "Zorba the Greek".
It is a small monument, easily missed, but a pleasant pause on a walk between the beaches. A short plaque in Greek and English explains the connection.