10 lesser-known Greek islands. No. 2 - Kythira

Kythira is a lesser-known Greek island in the southern Peloponnese, halfway between the Mani peninsula and the island of Crete. Although it’s not included in many tourist guides that focus on Greece, Kythira is a little paradise worth visiting if you want to avoid the noisy tourist crowds and aren’t interested in the nightlife. In other words, Kythira is for those who want to explore almost unspoiled natural landscapes, to discover relics, castles, monasteries, and traditional Greek villages. And yet, Kythira is known, from some mythological sources, as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite in Greek mythology.
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