In April 2022, we organised our first Kythira Orchids Holiday. Encouraged by the enthusiastic responses from the participants, we decided to organise this unique week again in the following years. And nowadays, the Orchids Holiday is part of our standard programme. For 2026 we even have two weeks: March 30th[…]
Let’s walk and clean!! Enjoy volunteering in Kythira!! We need your support and help clearing Kythira’s old footpaths in the areas that have been affected by the fires of July 2025. This winter, every fortnight, we will clear the paths of burnt branches and shrubs. And we will repair damaged[…]
Getting together: The Recipe for a Long and Happy Life. She’s got her dad’s old pan, her mom’s trusted recipes, and a love for all the good things the earth has to offer. Fotini stands behind the stove with confidence and ease. Right next to her: a huge bottle of[…]
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 Saturday August 9th, from 7 pm to 10 pm, the wonderful Byzantine churches in Mesa Vourgo (the medieval district of Chora) and the castle[…]
We seem to be enchanted! Whoever explores Kythira on foot will find wonders and beauty along the way. The island is untouched, almost without human sound. Striking hills, phenomenal views, the sight of the intense blue sea, all give the island a mystical atmosphere. Ancient paths follow the folds of[…]
The first banners advertising the summer festivals, the panigiria, have been spotted again, signalling the start of the Kythirian summer 2025. Music, dance, food and drinks. Don’t miss it because it’s great fun to dance the Karavitikos, the Chaniotikos or the Kalamatianos together with enthusiastic Greek islanders. The program is[…]
Every year on the 12th of May, Kythira commemorates the death of Osios Theodoros, the patron saint of the island. It is a local festival that attracts many visitors to the small monastery of Agios Theodoros, south of Potamos. Osios Theodoros was born at the end of the 9th century,[…]
This year, Pyrgos House will be present again at the Bike and Hike Travel Show in Utrecht (The Netherlands), Jaarbeurs on February 14th – 16th (stand 9.A.34e). Visit our stand and sample the atmosphere of beautiful Kythira. We will be happy to inform you about our walking programs and our[…]
Meet the flora of Kythira in the Zurich Botanical Garden! Kythera is an island of botanical superlatives. On the 278 km² land area, approximately 1000 plant species can be found in typical Mediterranean plant habitats; sandy beaches, rocky coasts, ravine vegetation, maquis, garrigue (called phrygana in Greece), olive groves, fields[…]
What actually lives, grows and flourishes in nature on Kythira all year round? To find out, visit the small but very special zoological museum on Kythira in the village of Kyprotianika. Robin Tzannes has built up a beautiful collection of feathers, shells, fossils, all sorts of rocks, dried plants,[…]