Island Churches & Icons

the bishop of kythera gets his first tour of palochora after esperino church service 28th august.

outside agia moni

sklavos family at myrtidia with local priest at the time.

presvitera eleftheria sklavos and grand daughter at agia moni

locals after sunday mass at agios minas

mass conducted by father evangelos at agios minas

inside agios minas

outside view of agia paraskevi

new icon of agia paraskevi

old icon of agia paraskevi

father evangelos sklavos conducting esperinos service with grand daughter taking a nap.

the church at mitata

The chapel of Agios Ioannis Theologos is situated near the settlement of Kapsali, 2.5 km south of Kythera. The chapel was built in 1592, on a steep slope, thus it is called Agios Ioannis Gremon (: St John of the crevices...

The monastery of Agia Moni (Holy Monastery) is situated northwest of the village of Diakofti, 30 km away from Kythera. It was built in 1840 and dedicated to Our Lord the Saviour. Tradition claims that the monastery's hol...

The cave of Agia Sofia is situated in a steep rock 60 m. high, outside Milopotamos, 15 km, northwest of Kythera. It is one of the most beautiful Greek caves. It was named after the chapel of Agia Sofia, which stands at t...

The monastery Myrtidion is situated near the village of Kalokerines, 12 km west of the island's capital. It is built among the myrtles, near the beach, overlooking the sea. According to tradition, the miraculous icon of...

This image is part of a photographic documentary series entitled “One Year on Kythera”. “One Year on Kythera” was created by photographer Kristina Williamson, who spent one calender year living on Kythera, documenting th...

Pourko. From the APKAS web-site: http://kythera.osu.edu

Dedication sign on the front of the Church

With Agia Pelagia in the back ground