Kythnos or Thermia, a Cycladic beauty

An island so close and so far away from everything. A Cycladic island that has it all. Beautiful beaches, quiet, very good food, picturesque villages, thermal springs. Access is from the port of Piraeus (3-3,5 hours) and from the port of Lavrio (2-2,5 hours). Also there are several routes that connect Kythnos with the surrounding islands such as Kea, Serifos, Sifnos etc.. As the ship approaches the island you see the beaches and say "do not forget to come for swimming here too».

The port said Merichas, is very picturesque, with many apartments and small hotels. restaurants, cafes and bars are numerous and tasteful. Leaving Merihas, heading up the road to the interior of the island, your eye falls on the wild capers are sprouting between the stones cliff, sign here that the salads that you eat have the aroma and taste.

If someone chooses to stay in the bathhouse or shortly before or shortly after simultaneously combine with the bathroom and other things. The Baths are located by the harbor 11 km and from Hora 5 km.

Baths in the infrastructure of spas is the era of King Otto and Queen Amalia (1840). Amalia said that because they could not procreate brought from Bavaria specialists in order to seek the appropriate thermal water to be benefited. Experts felt that the thermal waters of Kythnos are ideal for infertility Queen so marbled baths were built there until today, for bathrooms of the royal couple. Kythnos for many years has supported economic and tourism development in these thermal baths.

The bathhouse except for healing waters there is a large beach and other smaller ones lying around, like Sxinari beach, where the hot water fall. Here you hungry you can choose between simple or quick meal solutions but also more "mamadistikes' tastes. In Mrs family restaurant. Katerina can taste many homemade dishes, local products and also fetch delicious cheeses and fresh capers home.

After some rest in one of the hotels or apartments, of many of the area, you go for your afternoon walk in the picturesque harbor. Here you can sit in small cafes to enjoy a fresh juice or ice cream, overlooking vessels and solve their tie ropes.

For dinner there are many restaurants where you can eat delicious local meat, cooked or grilled. In the tavern "KOUTSIKOU" you know that one day you can eat lamb and lemon sauce the next day, always accompanied with great salads full of aromatic herbs of the island, capers and fennel. Your evening ends in the bars with a drink by the sea.

Wherever you choose to stay in Kythnos you can see the island through daily excursions. A beautiful afternoon walk is Dryopida, in the middle of the island. Definitely will keep for dinner since you will be exhausted from walking the streets, of admiring the pots small courtyards.

Continuing the road from Mericha and Dryopida, through the pine forest, meet the village of Panagia Kanala with the church of Panagia Kanala and quiet beach, with calm waters to calm. The church celebrates on 15 August and 8 September where for a festival. It is said that the image was found by fishermen floating in the sea between the opening Kythnos - Serifos.

Certainly one of the most popular meeting places for swimming or exploring the famous Kolona beach. The landscape here is magical and you want to know from end to end. Want to climb the 'Saint Luke although you see that just walking you can get at this point. If you do not want to walk must have engine as the car is very difficult and risky to do it. The view from this point to compensate for this effort.

The town is a magical place that draws you like a magnet, many days remain on the island for vacation. You know every time to choose what to do and where to start. It has a small but amazing museum where for a few minutes you can live in a traditional house of Kythnos and imagine the lifestyle of the residents of.

beaches

Kythnos is an island with many beaches, with clean water, sand with small pebbles and rocks. Most beaches are not organized and the necessary shade to give the trees that exist in these. To reach most beaches have to go either with your own car, mainly machine, either from the sea, with a boat. Access is quite difficult as there are not many paved roads but only dirt roads.

Beach Apokrousi or Response, this beach is for many the best beach on the island. Located west near the port of Merichas, with access by paved road. Sand with pebbles, trees, family. For dining there is a tavern, a coffee-restaurant and beach bar.
beach Episkopi, a beautiful bay, west of the island near the port of Merichas, with sand and trees for shade.
Fikiada beach, to get to this beautiful beach you have to cross a dirt road leading to the Apokrousi. Located west of the island from the side of Merichas.
Kolona beach, then the dirt road from the beach Fikiada meet Kolona Beach. The road is bad and quite difficult even if you come here with machine. For anyone who has their own boat may dock safely here. The beach is separated by a narrow strip of sand on either side creating two beaches at the end of the present church of St. Luke. It is one of the most beautiful of the island and the Aegean and is located in the west.
Big Sand Beach Panagia Kanala, Great Sand beach east, It is the large sandy beach of Panagia Kanala settlement, trees,family, with beach bar.
Antonios beach, the beaches are about two and two Antonides said. Located on the bay of Panagia Kanala as the Great Sand. It is sandy with small pebbles, blue water, trees, very young, rental rooms, brown, restaurants.
Agia Irini, Located just below the Gulf of Baths of the homonymous settlement. At the edge of the beach there is the church of Agia Irini which is a perfect place for weddings and christenings. She is big, sandy, windless, in a closed bay.
Elm beach, very close Dryopida (3 km) big beach, sandy with pebbles and tamarisk, suitable for families and has a few rooms.
Beach Kouri Beach and Zogkaki, after white beaches are these two small but beautiful beaches, near Dryopida, They are quiet and suitable for family.
Liotrivi beach, A small creek, east lies this beautiful and small beach. it is sandy, isolated, quiet and is accessed by boat.
Beach Agios Stefanos, refrain from Dryopida 7,5 km, Located east, the homonymous small settlement, with St. Stephen's Church on the right edge of the. It is sandy with pebbles, trees, quiet, family, with two restaurants that make delicious dishes from local products.
Beach Agios Dimitrios, The beach is at the southern end of the island, in a calm bay ideal for small boats. It has easy access, by paved road, sandy with trees, family, quiet. The namesake village has a few houses, some rooms and two restaurants on the beach.
Aliki beach, located on the south side of the island, the landscape here is rugged and desolate.
Flabouria beach, It is west of the island and accessed from Dryopida. There is a homonym settlement, with a few houses and a beautiful church on the edge of, Notre Flampouriani.
Beach Agios Sostis, It is a beach on the north side of Kythnos, 2 km from the Baths. It has deep water, sandy with small pebbles.