Culture

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Traditional festivals of Kythira

The traditional festivals or Choroi (dances) of Kythira are an important part of the local culture and tradition. It is an opportunity for the residents and visitors of the island to get to know each other, celebrate and enjoy traditional music, dance, local gastronomy and customs. The festivals in Kythira are usually associated with the feast of the patron Saint, the festive anniversary of a...

Mylos-Filippi

The Mill of Philippi

The water mill of Philippi in Mylopotamos is a unique example of traditional Kythera architecture and technology. In addition to its impressive construction, it offers visitors a fascinating glimpse into the Kytherian way of life in the past. In those years, the area numbered 23 mills, making the area a richly active commercial center, bustling with life, socializing, and...

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Cultural Events in Kythira

The Municipality of Kythira organizes the "Journey to Kythira" festival every summer, with numerous cultural and artistic events from May to October. Festival of the Municipality of Kythira - Journey to Kythira Exhibitions of visual artists: The exhibitions present works by Greek and foreign artists, with a variety of themes and styles. Concerts: Concerts are organized with classical,...

Slender-Thread-2

Slender thread 2

The fragile thread exhibition is the second part of a project that started with our acquaintance with the traditional textiles of Kythira. The first exhibition was intended to highlight the history of the local textile tradition and highlight a faded legacy and a forgotten art. Emerging from old chests, locked attics and public dustbins where handmade textiles and parts of damaged tools were...

Collectiva Kythiron 2023

Kytherian Collectiva

Follow Your Art Gallery Opening: Sunday11th of June, 2023, at 21:00 from11/6 to22/6/23 On Sunday, June11th2023, Follow Your Art gallery invites you to the third in a row exhibition titled “Kytherian Collectiva”. Artists participate: Angelos Angelidis, Angelos Antonopoulos, Joseph Delhomme, Kerri Evans, Jens Gottstein, JanTenHave, LizHerbert, Frank Hoorn, Pat Kaufman, VeniaKarolidou,...

first mariners kythira

Ancient travelers

In the rota of the sailors of antiquity, 10 oarsmen who, starting from Kythera, aspire to reach Crete with a raft of reeds are determined to march. 10 rowers of the first mariners group were inspired by the sailors of antiquity, who decided to start from Kythera on June 2, 2014, and reach Crete ending in Gavdos with a reed raft. Using the same materials and stone tools used by the first prehistoric...

Ναυάγιο Αντικυθήρων

Discovery of Antikythira shipwreck

May 1900 and the spongers from Symi, after having traveled the entire Mediterranean, make a stop at Antikythera, mandatory due to severe seas - something not unusual for the region. When the sea calms down, on Holy Tuesday, one of them, Ilias Lykopantis, will dive into the waters, where instead of sponges, he will face a shipwreck at a depth of about 50 m with bronze and marble statues scattered...

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