Pyrgos House has taken the initiative to organise a walk every Sunday afternoon during the quiet but beautiful winter months. Every week we will choose another area on Kythira to start from, walking together with anyone who loves nature and activity! It is the ideal way to get to know[…]
Kythira has become a well known walking destination. Over the next two weeks, guests will arrive who have walked all our written routes at least once (from ‘Kythira on foot’ and by joining our Trekking Holidays) and still they want to come back to do more walks. Especially for them,[…]
As from this summer it is possible to take a beautiful walk between Diakofti and Avlemonas, around the impressive Agios Giorgos Hill. This walk is the result of an initiative by the Kythera Hiking Team. The path leads you past caves along the coast and offers stunning views of the[…]
Panagia Myrtidiotissa’s Name Day is Kythira’s most important religious festival, celebrated annually on September 24th. The Icon of Panagia (protectress of the Kythirians) is in the monastery church of Myrtidia (myrtles), located in the south-western part of the island. The monastery derives its name from the fact that in the fourteenth[…]
On September 17th we celebrate Agia Sofia’s Name day. On Kythira, three different caves (Mylopotamos, Agia Pelagia, Kalamos) have the name of Agia Sofia. At the entrance of each cave is a small church, dedicated to the saint. Sofia devoted her life to the Christian religion. She had three daughters[…]
In addition to our standard guided walks, we also offer excursions to areas that are less accessible, like the one up to Paleokastro Hill. Paleokastro (Old Castle) was Kythira’s ancient capital (a fortified city built in the 6th century BC) and is located on a hill between Paleopoli/Scandeia and Mitata.[…]
Summer on Kythira is certainly not coming to an end. It is still sunny, warm and the sea is a pleasant temperature. However, we are already preparing the various autumn hiking programmes that we organize from September to late November. This Sunday, our first participants for ‘Round North’ – an[…]
On August 15th is the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, one of the most important religious holidays of the Greek Orthodox Church. On Kythira there is a special service at Myrtidiotissa Monastery, starting at 8 am, followed by a procession in which the beautiful Myrtidiotissa icon will[…]
One of the biggest celebrations of the Greek Orthodox Church is on August 15th, the day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. This year on Friday August 12th, from 7 pm to 10 pm, the wonderful Byzantine churches in Mesa Vourgo (the medieval district of Chora) will be open[…]
This weekend is the start of an exhibition dedicated to the interesting life of Nikolaos Filosofof (1867 – 1946) who was born in Saint Petersburg and died on Kythira. His career went from admiral in the Russian Navy to lighthouse keeper on Anti-Kythera. After he retired from Anti-Kythera, he worked[…]