[1] Behind the village is an agricultural plain with hills on the edges.
[1] There is a tiny harbour with fishing boats surrounded by a rocky mole.
[1] The inhabitants of the village live mainly on fishing and tourism.
It is said that Portes suffered from the activities of the Ottoman pirate Barbarossa, so they built houses without windows, only with doors (portes or πόρτες in Greek) which is the origin of the name of the village.
The area is ideal for scuba diving and underwater spearfishing.