Kythira map

Capital: Kythira or Chora

Overview:

The island of Kythera (alternative spellings Kithira, Cythera) is situated in the southeast of Peloponissos and belongs to the Ionian Islands. Administratively, Kythera belong to the Piraeus Prefecture. Placed between the cape Maleas and Crete, it is the passage from the Aegean to the Ionian high sea. The island is 120 navy miles far from the port of Piraeus, and its surface is 280 square Km. The coasts of Kythera are 53Km long. The population of the island is  about 3.200 inhabitants but the Kytherians all over the world (Canada, Australia, United States, etc) are many thousands.

Best Kythira Sights:

•           Archaeological Museum

•           The Castles of  Avlemonas of Milopotamos and Hora

•           The Church of Agios Ioannis Theologos and of Agia Moni

•           Monasteries ( Monastery Myrtidion )

•         The cave of Agia Sofia

Best Kythira beaches:

Agia Pelagia, Agios Nikolaos bay, Avlemonas,  Platia ammos, Kapsali beach, Pisso Gialos, Kapsali and Kapsalaki beach.