Kythera, also known by the older Venetian name Cerigo, is an island located in Southern
Greece, to the south of the Peloponnese and further south of Elafonisos and Kavo Malia.
Plato mentions that according to mythology it was the island of the goddess Urania
Aphrodite (whom he distinguishes from Aphrodite Pandimo) and Eros.
Inhabited by fishermen and farmers, over the centuries it has been occupied by different
peoples: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Phoenicians, Byzantines, Venetians, Turks, and then,
between the 18th and 19th centuries, by French, Russians, and English.
Of great strategic importance in the past, Kythira was on the commercial route between
the Middle East and the Mediterranean, connecting Cyprus, Crete, the Peloponnese, and Corfu up to Venice.
The island of Kythira also shines for the diversity of its landscapes: Cycladic in the southern part, rural in the central part, covered with pine trees in the northern part, with beaches that reveal themselves at the ends of rocky gorges. A great wealth, like the over 40 traditional villages, all different from each other.
From its waters, it is said that Venus, the goddess of beauty and love, was born.
Kythera, also known by the older Venetian name Cerigo, is an island located in Southern
Greece, to the south of the Peloponnese and further south of Elafonisos and Kavo Malia.
Plato mentions that according to mythology it was the island of the goddess Urania
Aphrodite (whom he distinguishes from Aphrodite Pandimo) and Eros.
Inhabited by fishermen and farmers, over the centuries it has been occupied by different
peoples: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Phoenicians, Byzantines, Venetians, Turks, and then,
between the 18th and 19th centuries, by French, Russians, and English.
Of great strategic importance in the past, Kythira was on the commercial route between
the Middle East and the Mediterranean, connecting Cyprus, Crete, the Peloponnese, and Corfu up to Venice.
The island of Kythira also shines for the diversity of its landscapes: Cycladic in the southern part, rural in the central part, covered with pine trees in the northern part, with beaches that reveal themselves at the ends of rocky gorges. A great wealth, like the over 40 traditional villages, all different from each other.
The beaches.
Beaches not to be missed in Kythira include:
Kombonada, Firi Ammos, Diakofti, Limnionas, Agia Pelagia, Kaladi, Melidoni, Chalkos, Paleopolis, Kapsali.
The beaches.
Kythira is rich in things to see and do.
Kythira is rich in things to see and do.
