Vaulted gate
The entrance.
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Chora Castle is a medieval fortress on a rocky summit above the town of Chora, the capital of the Greek island of Kythira, which lies between the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese and Crete. The castle looks south over Kapsali Bay with its twin harbours and the open sea. For centuries Kythira was a crossroads of merchants, sailors and conquerors between the Greek mainland and Crete, and many cultures left their mark. The Venetians built the castle in the Middle Ages and strengthened it in the 16th century, and its walls, arched gates and old storehouses still stand, with old cannons on the ramparts. Visitors enter through a vaulted gate into the castle grounds and walk among the ruins to the edge, where one of the finest views on the island opens over Kapsali Bay and a small rock in the sea. Below the castle spread the white houses, narrow lanes and cafés of Chora. Entry to the castle is free. Kythira is reached by ferry from Neapoli in the Peloponnese or by plane from Athens, and the castle is at its most beautiful at sunset.
The entrance.
Over Kapsali.
White houses.
Chora, Kythira, Greece
By ferry from Neapoli or by plane from Athens.
Yes.