:: The village of Paleochora
Paleochora is a village situated on the north-eastern
part of Kythira. The village is considered as one of the
marvel of the island. It is composed of the ruins of the
medieval capital and is dating from the Byzantine times.
It had the name of Agkefalonia Dimitrkefalonia. The village
is characterised by its charming architecture. It reminds
the amazing architecture of places such as Monemvasia
or Mystra.
The village, in order to be protected from the many pirate
raids of the region, was built in the hills in an area
that it couldn’t be seen from the sea. Despite that protection
and its fortifications, the village was found and destroyed
by the famous pirate Barbarossa in 1537. He sold all the
inhabitants as slaves and the village was never rebuilt
since for the reason that it is considered as a place
of bad fortune.
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:: Beaches
 The
island of Kythira offers many beaches of different kinds:
long white sandy beaches to small deserted rocky cricks.
In this page you will get to know only a few of the beaches
of the isle but many others are to be discovered. The
most famous of the area are: Ag. Nikolaos, Avlemonas,
Kapsali, Platia Ammos…
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:: Nightlife
Nightlife on Kythira is a low-key affair with spending the evening at a bar and then having dinner at a taverna. In the southern part of the island, Kapsali has quite a few music bars that keep their shutters open to the public till late at night during peak summer season. Nights on Kythira are basically peaceful and serene.
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Information about how to travel to the beautiful island of Kythira by ferry, plane, bus, train and car.
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