Archipelagos

Kythnos


Come to this friendly, low-key taverna for grilled sardines, scorpion fish, red mullet and other bounty from the sea, as well as Greek salad topped with local cheese, kid and rabbit stew and slow-cooked lamb. They also have rooms to rent.


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Nearby Kythnos attractions

1. Martinakia

3.72 MILES

Although you can swim in the centre of town, you're better off walking 10 minutes north to this pretty little cove.

2. Episkopi

4.05 MILES

This wide swathe of coarse grey sand is a 30-minute walk north of the harbour. There's a popular beach bar at one end and a tiny church at the other.

3. Apokrousi Beach

4.92 MILES

Aprokrousi is a wide strip of gravelly brown sand with a couple of tavernas, a popular beach bar and ample parking.

4. Kolona Beach

5.5 MILES

The island's most famous beach is the exquisite double bay of Kolona, a thin shadeless strip of sand anchoring a small headland to the main island. In…

5. Kastro Orias

8.07 MILES

Located on Cape Kefalos, a 90-minute picturesque ramble northwest from Loutra, these beautifully situated ruins are all that remains of a medieval city of…

6. Archaeological Collection of Serifos

13.77 MILES

This modest museum displays fragments of mainly Hellenic and Roman sculpture excavated from the kastro. Panels in Greek and English retell the legend of…

7. Livadakia

15.1 MILES

Just over the headland that rises from the ferry quay, this gorgeous tamarisk-fringed beach has a long swoop of coarse golden sand and a rustic taverna.

8. Ramos

15.44 MILES

Just past Livadakia, Ramos is a small sandy beach backed with grapevines and a smattering of flash holiday apartments.