Hotel Margarita

Top choice in Kythira


Set in an impeccably restored, white-walled 19th-century villa just off the main alleyway not far beyond the square, this charming French-run hotel offers 12 antique-furnished rooms accessed via a quirky old spiral staircase; note that bathrooms are very small. A wonderful terrace, used for the accomplished breakfast and afternoon drinks, affords fantastic kastro and sea views.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kythira attractions

1. Archaeological Museum of Kythira

0.17 MILES

Hora’s impressive archaeological museum, beside the main road at the northern end of town, traces the history of ‘this small island’ in two rooms. Among…

2. Kastro

0.22 MILES

Crowning the rocky headland that soars at the southern end of Hora, this tumble-down 14th-century fortress was built by Kythira’s first Venetian governor…

3. Coat of Arms Collection

0.29 MILES

Housed in a standalone former powder magazine (a store for explosives), this small exhibition displays and explains the coats of arms of Kythira's leading…

5. Katouni Bridge

2.59 MILES

Supported by 13 arches and measuring 110m long, the largest stone bridge in Greece spans a shallow ravine on what's now a minor road, east of Livadi…

6. Petrified Forest

21.98 MILES

Amateur geologists will appreciated the petrified forest, an expanse of trees fossilised several million years ago. It's located on the coast around 16km…

7. Archaeological Museum of Neapolis Voion

25.4 MILES

This impressive collection of artefacts encompasses finds from the Malea Peninsula on which Neapoli sits. It masterfully takes the visitor on an ancient…

8. Kastania Cave

28.4 MILES

The extraordinary Kastania Cave, located at the end of a spectacularly winding 13km route northeast of Neapoli, contains some of the best examples of rare…