During the Walking Group Holiday we visited the Agia Moni Monastery, located on top of one of the high hills between Avlemonas and Diakofti. You can get there by car but the most special experience is, of course, arriving at the monastery on foot as the pilgrims did in olden[…]
It’s always great to be in the Moudari Lighthouse. The lighthouse, located on the north cape of the island, was built in 1857 and with its 25 metres height is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Aegean. Just the walk to it is magical. My favourite route is along[…]
Today, we launch the 2016 edition of our walking book “Kythira on foot, 32 selected walking routes”. This twelfth edition is the result of checking all the routes during the winter. The descriptions have been verified and updated as necessary to ensure you have the most enjoyable walks on peaceful[…]
Today, the Greeks commemorate the beginning of the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire (March 25th 1821). On Kythira there will be a parade and wreath laying ceremony on the central squares in Potamos and Chora. Children of the primary and secondary schools will recite poems and The Potamos[…]
Pyrgos House Walking Season starts this weekend. Today and tomorrow our first hikers will arrive on the island for the Kythira Walking Tour – our 9 day self-guided independent walking tour over the whole island, along 7 routes with a total length of more than 150 kilometres. Apart from walking[…]
This weekend it is carnival time in Greece. On Kythira they will dance the traditional Gaïtanaki – the dance with the silk ribbons (γαϊτάνη = ribbon). As usual, The Potamos Fanfare will perform as well. To dance the gaïtanaki, you need thirteen people. One person stands in the centre, holding[…]
Yesterday, I was at Felotti, one of the quiet bays on the south-west coast. The bay is along the route of the ‘Kythira Walking Tour’ and of ‘Round South’. If you prefer the shorter walk from Chora, then choose walk 29 from our walking guide ‘Kythira on foot’. The surroundings[…]
If you had to describe Kythira with a sound, what sound would you choose? The whistling of the wind through the streets of Chora? The water lapping at the springs of Amir Ali? Or the footsteps of the dancing crowd during the summer festivals? In the coming months, twelve students[…]
The advantage of having a large green garden, like the one of Pyrgos House, is that you have your own organic vegetables and fruit all year long, including in wintertime. In this period our orange tree and lemon tree are full of beautiful and vitamin-rich fruit. We have already picked[…]
This year, Pyrgos House will be present again at the Bike and Hike Travel Show, Jaarbeurs Utrecht on February 20th and 21st. Visit our stand in Hall 4 (4D20) and sample the atmosphere of beautiful Kythira. We will be happy to inform you about our walking programs and our excursions.[…]