Usually from April (Easter holidays) until September

• Prices in Euro per unit per night (taxes included).
• Special offer for the low season, 6 night stay including breakfast, double room 300 Euro, triple room 360 Euro.
• During the summer months and holiday periods a minimum stay of three nights applies.
• Breakfast is included in the prices.
• The above prices are may be subject to change. Prices will be confirmed when you make a reservation enquiry.

En-suite bathroom (shower)
Refrigerator

Terraces

The guesthouse is in Pitsinades, a tiny car-free settlement (with only about ten year-round inhabitants) in the hilly centre of the island of Kythira. There’s a restaurant at walking distance, and there are more places to eat a short drive away. You should count about 15 minutes (by car) to go to the beach.

Kythira can be reached by plane (one daily flight from Athens) and by ferry (daily connections from Neapoli, and less frequent services from Gythio and Kissamos on Crete). When you arrive at the port at Diakofti, you just follow the road, until you reach Aroniadika, where you turn right on the island’s main north-south road, in the direction of Agia Pelagia. After about 100 m, in a double bend, you turn left towards Pitsinades (1 km). You can leave your car at the entrance of the village and continue on foot (for only one or two minutes): you walk into the village right where the big pine tree is, then turn right into the first alley, and you will see the guesthouse a little further on your right.

This roughly 280 sq. km island stands all alone, south of the Peloponnese. There are no frequent ferry connections to it, and it doesn’t have much of a tourist infrastructure. There are no other islands anywhere near, so it doesn’t get any island hopping backpackers. Also, as it is a long commute from Athens (five hours driving plus one hour on the ferry) and only a handful of people fit on the little plane that makes a daily return flight, it is not really a weekend destination for Athenians either. Instead, Kythira attracts people who come to stay longer and enjoy the quiet atmosphere of this truly unspoilt island.

In the northern part of the island you will find forests with pine and eucalyptus trees, streams and springs. The landscape in the middle of the island is very different, almost moonlike, and has a raw beauty reminiscent of the Cycladic islands. The picturesque southern part of the island is probably the most frequented, with a lot of greenery, a pretty hora (main village) crowned by a ruined castle, and the scenic bays at Kapsali. The whitewashed hora competes in beauty and authenticity with many of the hilltop villages in the Cyclades, and yet, nobody has exploited this to some commercial benefit. There are just a few small cafés, shops, rental rooms and guesthouses. 

I would recommend Kythira for relaxed beach holidays – it has lots of great beaches to choose from (some easy to reach, others involve a bit of walking but they are worth the effort!) as well as for an active walking vacation; hikers will be thrilled to discover the variety of the landscape and the tiny, unspoilt villages and hamlets all over. The island doesn’t offer much in terms of nightlife, though if you need to, you can get your fix of entertainment in Kapsali.