There is a monastery of the same name, Tsambika, above the beach. Inside there is a holy icon from the 11th century with the Virgin Mary. The icon was found in the mountains by a childless couple who later had a son. Since then, on August 18 every year, women make pilgrimages to the temple to ask for children. They enter the monastery up 300 steps on their knees. When a baby is born after 9 months, according to local custom, it receives the name: Tsambika (girl) or Tsambikos (boy). Then in gratitude, a photo of the newborn child is brought to the monastery.
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