How great is this? One of our regular hiking guests works at Clarijs Covers in the Netherlands. During a walk, he talked enthusiastically about this traditional family business, founded in 1948. Starting out as a saddlery, over the years Claris focused on processing sail cloth and related products, like bicycle[…]
Guests who joined our Olive Picking Week in November became so enthusiastic after hearing our stories about the Trail Maintenance Week (end of October) that they immediately booked for the next Trail Maintenance Week, end of March 2022. With their participation, this week in early spring is now already fully[…]
Last week we had our first Kythira Trail Maintenance Week. Every day, we went with 6 to 8 people into the countryside and cleared an overgrown path. Each time we worked in a different area in order to get to know the island. It was great fun: being active with[…]
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 2022, we will choose another place on Kythira to start from, walking together with anyone who loves nature and activity! It is[…]
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 13th, from 7 pm to 10 pm, the wonderful Byzantine churches in Mesa Vourgo (the medieval district of Chora) will be open[…]
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[…]
In our walking guide ‘Kythira on foot’ you will find 32 walking routes. One of the most popular walks is number 12, a relaxed walk from Potamos through three villages, Zaglanikianika, Lianianika and Logothetianika. This year, we made this route even more pleasant by clearing the old footpath between Katsoulianika[…]
On Friday, we celebrate the return of the Ionian Islands (Eptanissa), which includes Kythira, to the Greek state. On May 21st 1864, the British, having ruled the Eptanissa from 1809, ceded the islands to the new Greek king, George I. Representatives of the local authorities will attend a special liturgy[…]
This week we will launch the 2021 edition of our walking book ‘Kythira on foot, 32 selected walking routes’ – 60 pages of pure walking fun!! This seventeenth edition is the result of checking all the routes during the winter. The descriptions have been verified and updated as necessary to[…]
The Kythirian, Stavroula Fatsea, teacher and head of the Gymnasium School in Chora, has a big passion for flora on Kythira. In her spare time she loves to explore every corner of the island. Last week she launched her book ‘Orchids of Kythira’, 230 pages and richly illustrated. It has[…]