Kranidi is known for being the location of second homes of several prominent celebrities, including Sean Connery and the Dutch head of state King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Máxima.

Several villages of the municipal unit Kranidi are on the Aegean Sea coast, including Koilada, Portocheli and the small beach settlement Doroufi.

In the classical era, a few kilometres south, the city of Halieis was built, in place of modern Porto Heli.

[citation needed] After the failure of the rebellion, however, many locals abandoned the area in order to avoid persecution by the Muslim Ottomans.

Today, Kranidi is a flourishing small town with a rich nautical tradition and developed tourism services.