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This monastery was built in 1840, under the sponsorship of Theodoros Kolokotronis, hero of the 1821-28 War of Independence. He returned to the island to make good on the oath that he swore to the Virgin Mary, that if he should defeat the Turks and free Greece from the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, he would honor her by building a church....
Elesa, daughter of Elladios, fled to the island from the Peloponnese. Her father had disowned her because of her Christian faith. In 375 AD, she was caught and killed by him. For her sacrifice she became a local saint, and a monastery was built in her honor. It is located on one of the highest points of the island, and has grown slowly over the...
On one of the most sacred peaks of the island, where excavations have revealed a Minoan sanctuary, there are two chapels: the eastern one dedicated to St. George, with a mosaic floor from the 7th century; and the western, in the Kytherian style, dedicated to the Panagia (Virgin Mary) Myrtidiotissa and Agios Nikolaos. The view from this location...
Panagia Myrtidiotissa is the largest monastery on Kythira. It is located in the western part of the island, near the village of Kalokairines. The Panagia Myrtidiotissa has been considered the protector of the island and its inhabitants since the 13th century, when a shepherd found her icon in Myrtidia. Each time the shepherd took it home, it...
The chapel of St. John “en Krimno” is perched on a rock, as implied by its name, at an altitude of about 100 meters, and is located in a cave above Kapsali. To get there you have to arm yourself with patience, because you’ll end up climbing 130 stone steps. The view over the settlements of Chora and Kapsali will reward your effort. The church...
The Monastery of Osios Theodoros (the Venerable Theodore), the protector of the island of Kythira, is situated outside the village Logothetianika. Osios Theodoros came to Kythira in 921 and presided over the church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus. Shortly thereafter, he ‘fell asleep in the Lord.’ His relic was found incorrupt by sailors passing...
