Exactly one year ago we started our Winter Sunday Walks, in cooperation with Kythera Hiking. Because of its huge success and the enthusiasm from many Kythirians, we started earlier this year, on October 15th. It has become a standard: until the end of March, every Sunday afternoon at 2 pm,[…]
Last Sunday, during one of our Winter Sunday Walks, we visited Kaki Melissa – a small and little known monastery. It is located close to the main road from Livadi to Chora but of course, it is better to go there on foot along one of the many old footpaths[…]
This weekend our first guests will arrive for the Olive Picking Walking Weeks. On Monday they start working in Harry Tzortzopoulos’ olive groves, near beautiful Karavas. The trees have quite a lot of olives so there is a lot to do… After a few picking days we will visit Potamos’[…]
Today and tomorrow (October 14th and 15th) the Kythira’s first Tsipouro Festival will be held. Programme on Saturday: 9 pm, Astikon Café: fatourada tasting followed by a concert by Συνήθεις ανύποπτοι – a Greek rock band. On the menu will be several very taste tsipouro cocktails. Programme on Sunday: 1[…]
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[…]
September is the grape harvest month. We offer you the opportunity to help with the harvest on Wednesday September 6th. Enjoy this unique experience with the Souris family whose organic vineyard is located on a beautiful hillside, in the north of the island. Click here for the programme and sign[…]
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. At the beginning of September, our first participants for ‘The[…]
This Sunday, August 6th, is Agia Moni’s Day of the Saviour celebration, during one of the most important commemorations of the Virgin Mary on Kythira. The Agia Moni Monastery is located in the east part of Kythira, on one of the island’s highest hills, between Avlemonas and Diakofti. The monastery[…]
In my role as a walking guide on Kythira, I meet many people who visit Kythira for a special reason. During our guided walk through Potamos yesterday, Pauline Coroneos told me that her late parents were from Kythira. Many decades ago they emigrated from Kythira to Australia. It was the[…]
The first banners advertising the summer festivals, the panigiria, have been spotted again, signalling the start of the Kythirian summer 2017. Kato Livadi is this year’s kick-off: Saturday, July 22nd, from 9pm onwards with live music, dance, food and drinks. Don’t miss it because it’s great fun to dance the[…]