Architecture

Windmill Hotel Mitata

one of the many old gracious homes that are on the island as they say in real estate terms a renovators delight, but a few of these old homes are being bought by people from all over the world are being restored to their...

The remains of an "underground" structure. Photo taken in spring/summer 1971. This was just outside of Potamos, near the road heading to Hora and Kapsali and the south of the island. There was a next to a commonly used "...

The story we were told when we were living in Potamos, was that this house was used by the Germans to imprison people during WWII. Photo was taken in Winter 1971. From memory, the house was on the north-west road out of...

lovely little village near mytrtithia,

the architecture of hora, take time to walk through its streets and admire the venetian and neo classical buildings..

In the decades following the unification of Greece in 1864, Kythera once again became the stop-over port of call for Austrian ships from Trieste, using Avlemona during winter, and Kapsali during the summer months. The co...

just before the main road turn off is this lovely restored home one of the many great homes in aroniathika.

The European Union must be congratulated on their efforts to restore architectural heritage sites of deep significance such as this one. Their grants have been invaluable in restoring the Kytherian "klirenomia". [In case...

The European Union must be congratulated on their efforts to restore architectural heritage sites of deep significance such as this one. Their grants have been invaluable in restoring the Kytherian "klirenomia". The wind...

one of the many typical kythera villages with the old and new buidings side by side.

Street in Hora

Famous corner in Hora.

The lighthouse of Kaplsali.

View on Kapsali from Hora.

The windmill at Livathi after renovation The windmill at Livathi in 1993, when it was still in ruin.

The windmill at Livathi in 1993, when it still was a ruin.

The "boathouse' in Hora on the road down to Kapsali.

Zeidoros Centre for the Arts & Education is located in Kapsali bay. It consists of a listed Venetian building, an amphitheatre and a restaurant area. The building hosts seminars, conferences, and exhibitions, during the...

Lighthouses of Kithira (Kythira, Kythera) and Antikithira (Antikythira) Note: Kithira is an island about 12 km (7.5 mi) off the southeastern tip of the Peloponnisos. Historically and culturally it is associated with the...