Next week, there will be two special name days. On Tuesday December 1st it will be Saint Philaretos’ name day, the patron saint of bee keepers. Philaretos lived in the 8th century and was a poor farmer who helped other people by sharing all his meagre possessions. When there was[…]
The new dates for our 11 day Group Guided Walking Holidays are: April 8th – April 18th April 24th – May 4th (May 1st: Orthodox Greek Easter, don’t miss it!) September 23rd – October 3rd October 7th – October 17th On our Group Guided Walking Holidays both single travellers and[…]
Chora High School has taken the initiative to organise planting 300 trees in the area between Panagia Orphani Monastery and Limnionas Bay (west of Mylopotamos). A few years ago this region was devastated by bush fires. ‘Woodland Day 300’ is expected to be at the end of November or early[…]
Yesterday the last participants of this season’s Kythira Walking Tour left the island. When we said goodbye at the airport they spoke enthusiastically about their walking holiday. I enjoyed watching their happy and relaxed faces and listening to their stories. They are already sure that they will come back to[…]
If you participated in our successful olive oil tasting excursion, you will have already met Harry. He lives in Karavas and is an organic farmer. He is also the owner of Astarti – a company that since 2001 has been involved in the production, packaging and trading of organic and[…]
On Sunday October 11th the totally overgrown path to the long forgotten Agios Artemios Cave will be cleared. The cave is located in the Vythoulas area, only a short distance from Potamos, and it was rediscovered this summer by speleologist / archaeologist Konstantinos Trimmis. He became curious about Agios Artemios[…]
In October, the Greeks distil their tsipouro. Tsipouro is a strong drink with an alcohol percentage usually between 36 and 45 %. On Kythira it is distilled from grapes after they have been pressed for wine. Elsewhere, they make tsipouro from figs, pears and other fruit. Tsipouro is also called[…]
A total lunar eclipse will occur during the night of September 28th 2015. The earth will be sliding slowly between the sun and the moon. The earth’s shadow will cover the moon for a while, giving it a dark reddish brown colour – also called ‘Blood Moon’. During this so[…]
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[…]
On September 17th we celebrate Agia Sofia’s Name day. On Kythira, three different caves (Mylopotamos, Agia Pelagia, Kalamos) have the name of Agia Sofia. At the entrance of each cave is a small church, dedicated to the saint. Sofia devoted her life to the Christian religion. She had three daughters[…]