Around Karavas, a village in North Kythira, there are seven fresh water springs. They are located along a peacefully rippling brook in the green and fertile valley between Progki and Plateia Ammos. The nearby hill slopes were ideal for growing grain, olives, fruits and vegetables. After many villagers left Karavas[…]
This winter, Pyrgos House, in cooperation with Kythera Trails and KIPA, will once again organise the successful Winter Sunday Walks. Every week, until the last Sunday in March 2021, we will choose another place on Kythira to start from, walking together with anyone who loves nature and activity! It is[…]
Usually, after a pleasant, warm and dry summer, September brings the first and very welcome rain. A few days later the grass starts to grow giving the island its fresh green radiance. Fragile pink cyclamens appear on roadsides and in fields. From the beginning of October, the heather turns most[…]
This weekend on Kythira ‘Loving Vincent’, the world’s first fully painted feature film, will be screened. The Oscar nominated film tells the story of Van Gogh’s last days. Sunday August 30th, town square Chora, 9 pm, free admission. You will find more info about ‘Loving Vincent’ at www.lovingvincent.com
This year on Wednesday August 12th, from 7 pm to 10 pm, the wonderful Byzantine churches in Mesa Vourgo (the medieval district of Chora) will be open for visitors. The churches, which are still privately owned, will be lit by candles and it’s a great opportunity to see the beautiful[…]
This summer the ‘Agios Nikolaos’ is moored in Kapsali. The ship was built in 1947 at the famous Psarros wharf in Piraeus. It sailed for decades as a fishing boat all over the Mediterranean. Nowadays, there are only four of this special kind of ship left. Captain Dimitris Paraskevopoulos and[…]
According to oral tradition, Saint John the Evangelist started writing the ‘Apocalypse’ on Kythira but he was exiled to the island of Patmos, where he completed his work. Above Kapsali, in the steep cliff face, is the cave where Saint John lived. In later years, a small church was built[…]
We don’t have to convince you that Kythira is a unique and versatile walking island. With the Covid-19-restrictions during the last months, we weren’t able to do a lot of our work… So we went for more walks. It is astonishing to discover that the island has so much more[…]
Nowadays, Potamos is one parish, with the main church of Panagia Ilariotissa located near the town square. Until the 1960s however, there were 7 parishes, each with its own church: Agioi Anargyroi, Agios Ioannis, Agia Triada, Agios Spiridonas, Panagia Pantanassa, Agios Giorgos, Panagia Ilariotissa. By doing our one-hour round walk[…]
This week we will launch the 2020 edition of our walking book ‘Kythira on foot, 32 selected walking routes’ – 56 pages of pure walking fun!! This sixteenth edition is the result of checking all the routes during the winter. The descriptions have been verified and updated as necessary to[…]