Kythera
Greece
Kythera: The Greek Island Where History Meets Beauty
Kythera is an enchanted Greek island with majestic beaches, but with green mountainous terrain also, so there is something for everyone.
Greece
Six Spectacular Windmill Hotels in Greece Overlooking the Aegean
One of Greece's most recognizable images is of round, whitewashed windmills against a backdop of clear, azure sky, islands and mountain slopes. Some of these windmills have been transformed into extravagant hotels.
Windmills have long been a part of Greece's...
Fashion
New Hermès Perfume Captures the Essence of the Greek Islands
Hermès, the famous French luxury design house, has recently launched a new unisex perfume it says is an ode to the gardens, sunshine and wild seas of Greece.
"Un Jardin à Cythère", A Garden in Kythira, was created by Christine...
Greek News
Strong Earthquake Hits Near Kythera Island, Greece
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the island of Kythera in southern Greece on Tuesday.
According to the data of the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the earthquake occurred at 18:36 Greek time, with an epicenter 110 kilometers southwest of the island...
Greek News
The Greek Hero Who Helped Save 80 People at Kythera Island
Michalis Protopsaltis, a crane operator on the Greek island of Kythera, became an unlikely Greek hero when he helped save the lives of eighty migrants whose boat was crushed on the rocks last week.
Undeterred by the darkness and strong...
Greek News
Death Toll Rises to 22 After Migrant Boats Sink in Greece
At least twenty-two people drowned and many are missing after two migrant boats sank off Greece on the islands of Lesvos and Kythera on Wednesday evening.
Rescuers retrieved eighteen bodies overnight off the Aegean island of Lesvos near the Turkish...
Greek News
At Least 17 Migrants Drown, Scores Missing After Boats Sink Off Greece
At least seventeen migrants died and dozens are missing after two separate boats sank off Greece on Wednesday evening.
The Greek Coast Guard announced that seventeen migrants, sixteen women and a fifteen-year-old boy drowned as their boat sank off the...
Ancient Greece
Intact Amphorae From Ancient Kythera Shipwreck Recovered
Intact amphorae from the Greek islands of Corfu and Skopelos have recently been brought to the surface after a shipwreck that occurred in the fifth century was discovered when an electrical cable was laid on the seabed in the...
Greek News
170 Migrants Reach Greece in Sailboats, Suspected Smugglers Arrested
170 undocumented migrants reached the shores of the island of Kythera, Greece, on Thursday, amidst a sharp increase in illegal entry.
Greece
Giant Waterspout Spotted Off Greek Island of Kythera
A waterspout formed off the coast of the island of Kythera on Monday. A waterspout is a cylindrical vortex that forms over water and connects to the clouds in the sky.
Waterspouts are typically known as "sea-tornadoes." These rotating winds...