Property for sale in Kythira

The island

Kythira belongs administratively to Attica and geographically to nowhere: it hangs between the Peloponnese and Crete, with the Ionian on one side and the Aegean on the other. It was Venetian for centuries like the rest of the Heptanese, then British, and its villages — Chora with its castle, Kapsali below it, Avlemonas on the east coast, Potamos and Agia Pelagia in the north — have a plainer, drier beauty than the northern islands. A large part of the population emigrated to Australia in the twentieth century.

Where people buy

Chora and Kapsali are the island's postcard: houses in the castle town and around the double bay below it. Avlemonas, a small harbour on the east coast, suits a summer house. Agia Pelagia and Potamos in the north are the practical choice, near the island's shops. Inland villages offer stone houses to restore and land with views.

Property and asking prices

Property includes village houses to restore, restored stone houses and villas. We show asking prices on each listing rather than quoting an island average we cannot verify.

Getting there

Kythira airport (KIT) has domestic flights from Athens and seasonal connections; ferries run from Neapoli on the Peloponnese in about an hour and a quarter and from Piraeus and Crete on longer routes. It lies apart from the other six, which is part of what keeps it as it is.

Golden Visa

Kythira has about 3,600 inhabitants at the 2021 census and lies in the Region of Attica, so on both grounds it is in the €800,000 zone for the Greek Golden Visa.