Gythio Reviews -General

Gythio is very nice coastal town with its special aura created by small fishermen boats all around the harbor and houses perched on the hillside. We stayed at Gythio Hotel just in front of the harbor. There was a wide choice of restaurants all along the port. Food was great everywhere, especially fresh fish. The most impressive place we visited were the Caves of Diros, with the underground river and fantastic formations of stalagmites and stalactites. I was surprised that the caves are not popularly known and very little information is found in travel guides. Another "must" place is Monemvasia - a medieval town perched on the side of the cliff. The town was so charming with its narrow pedestrian streets, old churches, small shops and restaurants. In low season, both places should be visited in the first half of the days, as caves close early and also in Monemvasia most shops were already closed when we were going away in the afternoon. For those who say that they do not need the shops, the town looses third of its aura without them, believe it or not.