The Castle of Chora, onetime watchtower of the island of Kythira, and now a picturesque ghost town, was built by the Venetian conquerors during the 13th to 16th centuries Strategically positioned at the edge of the hill, it oversees three seas, the Aegean, the Myrtoan, and the Ionian. Remnants from the era of its habitation, (not so far in the...
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You will find this 16th-century castle to the west of the village of Mylopotamos. Built to protect the villagers from pirates, it was inhabited until the 1950s. Surviving today in good condition are several houses and churches that make the past seem not so remote. From the west side of the castle you can view one of the most beautiful sunsets...
A small Venetian fortress built to supervise the Aegean traffic along the west coast of the island, it is located at the entrance of the small harbor of Avlemonas.