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mtncorg Says: Much of Kithnos is pastoral. I suspect many of the houses we walked by here are not full of people anymore. Here is an island with maybe more sheep than people.
mtncorg Says: Armed with a map or simply a sense of direction, you can wander about the Kithnian countryside. No special destinations, just wander along the little country lanes passing fields, olive trees, small family chapels. The sky is as Big as Montana.
mtncorg Says: Known also as Messaria, Chora is atop the mid-island plateau. 8 km further to the south is the main ferry port for the island at Merihas. 5 km to the north is the hot springs and yacht harbor at Loutra. Chora is a town where people live and not a tourist town. There is a...
mtncorg Says: 5 km to the south of Loutra is the capital and main town of the island, Chora - also known as Messaria. The road is bucolic and quiet. The mountains rise up to the west as the road snakes up from the coast through a small canyon. There are infrequent buses between Loutra and...
mtncorg Says: An important thermal spa since ancient times, there are two springs used for both bathing and a cure-all for a long list of ailments. The oldest Cycladic settlement is found on a spit just north of here, dating back to 7500 BC. Iron was mined here on Kithnos until 1940 and...
johnandciska Says: take the slow ferry and arrive refreshed and ready for your holiday at the village port of Merihas.
mtncorg Says: The main ferries to Kithnos land on the west coast at the village of Merihas, 8 km below Chora, the main town on Kithnos. To come in from sea to Loutra, on the northeast coast, you will need the services of the MS Nicholas - our motoryacht.
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Much of Kithnos is pastoral. I suspect many of the houses we walked by here are not full of people anymore. Here is an island with maybe more sheep than people.
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KITHNOS - RESPITE FROM PACKAGE TOURISM
In one guidebook, Kithnos is described as the most barren and dull of the Greek islands. There are not a lot of visitors. The few that do come, usually are en route to the thermal springs at Loutra....
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