It is an old abbey, founded in the middle of the 15th century. Maria Venieri, member of the Venetian noble Venieri family, fell in love...

The chapel of Agios Nikolaos Krasas is located on in the southwest of the Church of Myrtidiotissa in Mavros Vrachos, close to the rocky shore....

The Permanent Exhibition of Coats of Arms can be seen in the building of the silicon warehouse, in the Venetian castle of Kythira. It was set...

Large village located at the very heart of the island. Its inhabitants are farmers. For several decades this is where the Agricultural Exhibition has been...

The island’s largest village, which used to be called “the village of the lady”. Potamos is a bustling village where much of the activity is...

This village is like a world in and of itself! It would be easy to write a book on Mylopotamos. The village was set up...

This village is located in the center of the island, at the edge of a plateau, with a green valley spreading out before it, full...

Near Potamos is Logothetianika, one of the oldest villages on the island and one of great historical importance. Surrounding villages include Katsoulianika, Lianianika, Ntourianika, Christoforianika,...

Located right next to Kythera’s capital, this modern trading center is the largest village in the southern part of the island, as its development has...

The village of Karavas is located in the northern part of the island, a few kilometers from Potamos, the largest of Kythera’s villages. It is...

The very first harbor of Kythera, one of the most beautiful beaches, with its twin bays, the castle that dominates from the heights, the lighthouse...

This village is located at the island’s geographical center. Karvounades’s main feature is the imposing St. George church with its sky-blue dome, yet this is...

This is Kythera’s “agro-tourist” village. Here you will find accommodations that combine your stay with the experience of the farming life, with small hotels that...

Up until the early 1990s Diakofti had no more than 5 or 6 houses. Even back when the island was governed by the British there...

A traditional village located on one of the island’s most important crossroads. Everybody passes through here. It has a traditional tinge and its architecture is...

The village of Agia Pelagia started its development in the 1980s, and for several years was the island’s main harbor. Today, it is a village...

A picturesque village by the seaside in the eastern part of Kythera. The architecture is typical of the Cyclades (a group of islands in the...

The island's capital, also called “Kythira” or “Chora” in Greek, is located in the south.  The harbor of the city of Kythera is called Kapsali...

Location: south (in a southerly direction), near Chora Access: stony road Type: small size – shingles, rocks Information: isolated, deserted, fisherman’s harbor...

Location: south (in a southwesterly direction but completely protected from the wind), near Drymonas Access: stony road Type: small size – golden sand, rocks, shingles Information: very busy,...

Location: west (in a westerly / northwesterly direction), near Myrtidia Access: stony road Type: small size – rocks Information: isolated, deserted, fisherman’s harbor...

Location: west (in a northwesterly direction), near Mylopotamos Access: asphalt road Type: small size – fine white sand Information: isolated, snack-bar, shallow water, fisherman’s harbor. Small beach in the...

Location: west (in a westerly direction), near Logothetianika Access: asphalt road Type: small size – shingles, rocks, shallow water, algae Information: isolated, deserted, cave, deckchairs / beach umbrellas,...

Location: west (in a westerly direction), near Logothetianika Access: asphalt road Type: small size – shingles, rocks Information: isolated, deserted, very rocky, beautiful sunset...

Location: northwest (in a westerly direction), near Gerakari Access: stony road in disrepair Type: small size – pebbly sand, shingles Information: isolated, deserted, very rocky, beautiful sunset...

Location: northwest (in a north by northwest direction), near the Moudari lighthouse Access: stony road in disrepair Type: small size – shingles, rocks Information: isolated, deserted, very rocky,...

Location: north (in an easterly direction) Access: asphalt road Type: average size – sand Information: taverns, snack-bars, fisherman’s harbor Large beach on the north with sand and pebbles and...

Location: north (in a northeasterly direction) Access: stony road Type: small size shingles – sand Information: deckchairs/beach umbrellas, snack-bar Beautiful beach in the northeast with small pebble. Access is from...

Location: north (in a northerly direction), in Agia Pelagia Access: asphalt road Type: large beach, black-grayish sand Information: very busy, deckchairs / beach umbrellas, taverns / restaurants, snack-bars,...

Location: north (in a northeasterly direction), in Agia Pelagia Access: asphalt road Type: average size – coarse red sand, pebles Information: very busy, deep waters...

Location: north (in a northeasterly direction) Access: stony road Type: average size – sand, pebles, rocks Information: deserted...

Location: north (in a northeasterly direction), near Agia Pelagia Access: stony road Type: average size – coarse crimson sand, pebles Information: deserted Lorenzo is a small beach with caves...

Posizione: Nord, ad est dal paese di Agia Pelagia Vie di accesso: Strada in terra battuta Litorale: Media lunghezza – sabbia con sassolini, ciottoli Informazioni generali: sedie sdraio,...

Location: north (in a northeasterly direction), near Agia Pelagia Access: stony road Type: small size – pebles Information: deserted, located between a lake and the sea...

Location: northeast (in an east, northeasterly direction) Access: asphalt road Type: average size – fine white sand Information: shallow waters, very busy, deckchairs / beach umbrellas, restaurants, snack-bars,...

Location: east (in a southerly direction), near Avlemonas Access: asphalt road Type: large beach – pebbly sand Information: the island’s largest beach, deckchairs / beach umbrellas, taverns...

Location: east (in a southerly direction), in Paleopoli Access: asphalt road followed by 200 meters of rugged terrain Type: large beach – pebbly sand, pebles Information: isolated, deserted,...

Location: east (in a southeasterly direction), near Paleopoli Access: asphalt road and steps Type: average size – pebles, rocks Information: very busy, deep waters, ideal for diving from...

Location: east (in an easterly direction) Access: from the sea Type: small beach – pebbly sand, pebles Information: deserted, isolated, deep waters...

Location: east (in an easterly direction) Access: asphalt road Type: large beach – big pebles, rocks, deep water Information: deckchairs / beach umbrellas, snack-bar, romantic, gorgeous sunrises and...

Location: east (in an easterly direction), near Kalamos Access: stony road Type: large beach – coarse red sand, shingles, deep waters Information: very busy, cave, deckchairs/beach umbrellas, snack-bar,...

Location: southeast (in a southerly direction), near Kalamos Access: stony road Type: small beach – pebbly sand, rocks Information: isolated, deserted, fisherman’s harbor...

The Folklore Collection of Kythera came from an donation from the the teacher Dimitris Lourandos (retired director of the Primary School personal work ) who...

Location: southeast (in a southerly direction), near Kalamos Access: stony road Type: average size – shingles, rocks Information: very busy, deckchairs/beach umbrellas, snack-bar, blue-green waters with beautiful reflections. A...

Location: south (in a southerly direction) Access: from the sea Type: small beach – shingles, rocks, deep and cold water Information: isolated, deserted...

Location: south (in a southeasterly direction), near Kapsali Access: path from Kapsali or from the sea Type: small beach – shingles Information: isolated, rock climbing...

Location: south (in a southerly direction) Access: asphalt road Type: large beach – pebbly sand, shingles, shallow water Information: very busy, deckchairs/beach umbrellas, restaurants – snack bars, cafés,...

Ιn 1880 Panayioti Kastrisios “FAVAS” returned to Kythera from Smyrna and settled in his family home in Mitata. Over the years he extended it with the addition...

After many years of work in Kythera the Greek Department of Byzantine Antiquities exhibited a valuable collection of Byzantine and meta-Byzantine works of art in...

The Archaeological Museum of Kythera is housed in a building of 191,53 sm, which is located in a plot of 989,955 sm in the city of Chora....

Paleokastro was the capital of Greece during the Greek Antiquity. It is located on a hill near Paleopoli and shows signs of dwellings dating back...

Near Paleopoli used to stand the ancient port of Scandia, the main port of Paleokastro, Kythera’s capital city in the Antiquity. The port was destroyed...

In 1991, in his archaeological wanderings Adonis Kyrou pointed out the existence of countless ceramic sherds and other minoan artifacts around the church of Agios...

A small islet to the east of Kythera, where there is a sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon, god of the earth and earthquakes. The archaeological digs...

The wider Kythira area is the western gate to the Aegean. Sailing around the coast was always dangerous and Cape Maleas, the cape of the...

After the destruction of Paliochora in 1537, the castle of the capital city became the administrative center of the island. All political, intellectual, religious and...

The Byzantine castle in the town of Agios Dimitrios was built in the 12th century by the Eudaimonogiannides of Monemvasia. It was a safe natural...

The Mylopotamos fortress is one of the three fortresses dating back to the Venetian domination, located near the village of Mylopotamos on the western side...

The stone bridge of Katouni was built during the British domination in 1826. It is one of the largest built in Greece, with a length...

The stone bridge of Potamos was built in 1823, during the English domination of the island, based on plans by the English commissioner, and engineer...

It is one of the most beautiful works of architecture of the time of British rule (Ionian state under the sole protection of Great Britain...

Built in 1857 during the British domination, the lighthouse of Moudari is one of the biggest in Greece. It is located in cape Spathi on...

In Kythira, like in other Greek windy islands, we see windmills. These mills were built during the 19th century, and according to written sources, the...

Most of the watermills of the island are located along the stream of Mylopotamos. There is a total of 23 watermills, but only three of...

The sanctuary of Panagia Myrtidiotissa harbors the greatest relic of Kythira. The miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary was found here. The icon was called...

The small church of Agia Elesa is located on the steep cliffs, above the village of Livadi, at 433 meters. Saint Elesa’s martyrdom happened in...

The church Agia Moni is located on the east side of Kythira, on the mountain range above Diakofti. In September 23rd, 1767 a shepherd named...

Agios Theodoros is the protector of Kythera. He was born in Koroni (southern Peloponnese) around the end of the 9th century. He grew up in...

Vouno is located above the bay of Agios Nikolaos and the settlement of Avlemonas and has been historically a place of worship. There are two...

One of the most important Byzantine churches in Kythira as well as in the whole of Greece. It is in the center of the village...

The church is on the Pourko settlement, between the village of Livadi and the Church of Agia Elesa. It is a complex of four temples,...

The church is located in the village of Araioi. It is a cruciform church, with no narthex. It has a threefold sanctum with half-cylindrical arches....

It is the best preserved church in the Byzantine capital of the island, the town of Saint Demetrios, nowadays called the castle-town of Paliochora. It...

The church of Agios Ioannis en Krimno is in a cave north of Kapsali, in a steep slope, at a 60 meter altitude. It has...

The abbey of Agioi Anargyroi (better known as Agios Kosmas) is in Xeroulaki, south of the village of Drymonas and east of an older abbey....

The church of Panagia Orfani is made of a temple inside a cave with an area of 40 square meters and five cells. The church...

The imposing church of the Castle of Chora is called Panagia Myrtidiotissa and was built in 1580 by the Venetians. It was a Catholic temple...

This is a very small church with a single space and a tiled roof. An arch from a paleo-Christian basilica destroyed long ago is still...

The Cathedral Church of Estavromenos was built in 1660 by Filotheos Darmaros the bishop of Kythira. According to written testimonies, there was a church in...

A Byzantine church close to the village of Potamos. It is of single-space type, with a Kythira-style dome (found only in Kythira). The semi-spherical dome...

The cave of Agia Sofia of Mylopotamos is one of three caves with the same name in Kythira. The other two are located in Agia...

The cave of Agia Sofia of Kalamos is one of the three caves bearing the same name in Kythira, the most important one being in...

The cave is located right outside the village of Agia Pelagia, near the Galani gully. The cave has an area of 120 m² and both...

“Chousti” is a 35 by 20 meter single room cave, on two levels, without stalactites or stalagmites. Its impressive entrance is leading to steps carved...

The cave of Katafygadi (the “haven”) is located near the Mermygaris peak, the highest mountain on Kythera, on the eastern part of the island. Archaeologists...