Island Churches & Icons

On the way to Kalamos I came across a small church with a simple but dramatic iconostasion. I understand that it is the Church of Sotiras: see a similar photo on the website of Petros Kominos at www.kominos.com.

Agios Georgios is the highest point on the island and its church bells stand sentinel over a panoramic view over Avlemonas

The fortified church of Agios Theologos

The iconostasion at the entrance to the cave of Agia Sofia in Mylopotamos

A headstone and cross appear over the entrance to the Monastery of Agioi Anargyroi at Drymonas

This quaint church, Agios Minas, is on the road to the beautiful beach of Kaladi

An image from the procession on the Feast Day of Panagia Myrtidiotissa

Church bells in the platea at Mylopotamos

The shadow of the belltower over the deconsecrated church of Aghios Constantinos in Livadi at sunrise.

Skulls of the Martyrs at Mylopotamos

Ayios Haralambos from Mente's house. Line drawing by the brilliant artist Lindsey ("Katharos") Cretha, sketched on his first visit to Karavas as a young man. Lindsey now lives in Berry, South Of Sydney, in NSW, and is th...

Ayios Haralambos Karavas from a period about the 1950's. Scaffolding around one of the houses beneath Ayios Haralambos might help us to date the vintage of this photograph.

Looking up from the valley to what most Karavites regard as the key "icon of the built environment" in Karavas, the magnificent Church of Ayios Haralambos. This picture was taken in the 1970's, when most of the "sculess"...

Taken at the monastery of Agios Theothoros near Aroniathika by Damianos Andronikos in 2003

Taken at the monastery of Agios Theothoros near Aroniathika by Damianos Andronikos in 2003

Agios Petros. A very old Byzantine church just before you reach Mylopotamos

Agia Varvara at Paliohora

BACK VIEW OF AGIOS THEODOROUS

ONE OF THE ESSENCE OF KYTHERA. THE CHURCH OF AGIOS THEODOROU CAN BE FOUND JUST OUTSIDE POTAMOS AND CELEBRATES ON THE 12th OF MAY.

ST. GEORGE WITH AVLEMONAS VILLAGE IN BACKGROUND.