Kythira

Ky·thi·ra

(kē′thē-rä′)

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Translations

Κύθηρα

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The small island of Antikythera between Crete and Kythira sees its population of 24 almost double to 40 in the summer - but the residents are mostly aged over 50 and there are almost no children.

You could get paid [pounds sterling]450 a month to live on a tiny Greek island; Have your own Durrels-type adventure

Special agrotourism accommodation units have opened up in Evia, Lesvos, Crete, Kalymnos, Paros, Kefalonia, Kalamata, Kythira and other regions that allow tourists to help with olive harvest and experience the way of life in the region.

Experience the Greece countryside with Olive harvesting season

It is also known as Kitira, Kythera (in Greek), Kythira (also a Greek name but used in German), Citera (in Spanish), Cythere (in French), or Cerigo (in Italian), etc.

The Eternal Return Interrupted: the evolution of the myth of Cythera until today

Thyme Origin % of thyme honey code pollen A Mani South Greece (Peloponesus) 41.28 B Koufonissi island (Aegean Sea) 55 C Kythira (1) island 58.57 D Kythira (2) island 46.12 E Kos island 67.74 F Crete island (Iraklion) 72.29 G Crete island (Sfakia) 24.25 H Psara island 83.79 I Rhode island 55.58 J Kea island 49.15 K Crete island (Chania) 45.00 L Crete island (Chania) 55.00 M Crete island (Iraklion) 62.00 N Crete island (Chania) 70.00 O Pserimos island 90.00 Table 2 Antimicrobial activities (MIC mg/ml) of the Greek Thyme Honeys and the isolated Compound 1.

A monoterpene, unique component of thyme honeys, induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells via inhibition of NF-[kappa]B activity and IL-6 secretion

Also sailing from Athens, the Classical Greece itinerary includes stops at Crete, Kythira and Hydra, and is priced from PS2,114pp.

Q & A

Olympic Air announced on Monday the launch of three Public Service Obligation routes (PSOs) between Athens and Kythira, Karpathos and Skiathos.

Olympic Air launches services to Kythira, Karpathos and Skiathos

(NYSE:ANW) today announced that it has taken delivery of the Kythira, a 6,270 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China.

Aegean Marine Petroleum tkes delivery

The quake's epicentre was located about 125 miles south of Athens near the island of Kythira.

Quake tremors rock Greece

6, 2--7 days: Rimini, Hvar, Dubrovnik, Cephalonia, Kythira, Piraeus (end).

Cruise calendar: summer/fall 2005

As for in-demand locations, Linda Hearn at Filoxenia (01422 375999) suggests Chios, Samos, Peloponnese, Evia, Sifnos, Kefalonia, Crete, Corfu, Gulf of Corinth and lesser-known islands like Kythira and Ithaca.