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Kythira Travel guide
Kythira : Michelin's recommendations
As you go into the capital of Cythera, you are dazzled by the immaculate whiteness of the walls, set off wonderfully by architectural detailing of Venetian origin. The main street leads to a rocky spur crowned by a citadel (early 16C). From its ramparts is a superb view of the twin bay of Kapsáli. Inside are four Byzantine churches. Outside the town, you can visit the little Archaeological Museum. Down below Hóra to the southeast is the little port of Kapsáli.
Tourist attractions Kythira : Things to see and do
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Kythera
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“Island of gentle secrets and feasts of the soul”, wrote Watteau (18C) in his Embarkation to Kythera , words which have no bearing on is actual scenery. Cradle of Aphrodite, Kythera has two faces: to the north, pine trees and moors; to the south wil..
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Ruins of Paliohora
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In an impressive mountain cirque on Kythera stand the remains of a Byzantine citadel, formerly the island capital, built from the 12C above the Langada gorge. With some 70 churches, its population was resident here in peacetime, until the 1536 pirate..
