Near the village of Dryopida is the Katafyki cave. It is one of the largest unexploited (it is not yet fully accessible to the public but works are being carried out) caves in Greece, with very rich stalactite and stalagmite decoration. During the Second World War, the cave was a refuge for the
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The church is dedicated to Panagia Kanala, the patron saint of the island. It is built on the rock, near the coastal settlement of Kanala, to which it gave its name. The miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary is kept there, a wonderful example of post-Byzantine art created by the Cretan painter Antonis
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Kythnos is also called Thermia because of its hot thermal springs. In Loutra, which is 11 kilometers from the port, there are thermal springs which are the only ones in the Cyclades that gush sulphurous, saline and ferruginous waters. There are two hot springs on the island, one is located inside a
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In the NW part of Kythnos is its ancient capital, Vryokastro. The city, which is estimated to have covered an area of about 300 acres, was inhabited from the 10th century. BC until the beginning of the 7th c. AD, when it was abandoned by the inhabitants who moved to the Castle. Even today we can
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Here was the medieval capital of the island until the 16th century. The ruins of the wall and houses are preserved in the Castle, while of its many churches (it is said that in its heyday there were as many as 100) only the churches of Keraleousa and Agia Triada remain - and these are not in good
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The Byzantine Museum of the island is housed in the church of Agios Georgios in Dryopida. In the museum there are several ecclesiastical exhibits from the Byzantine era and several images that have withstood the passage of time. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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