Kythera with Antikythera & Elafonisos (McGilchrist's Greek Islands): 8

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No visitor can fail to be struck by Kythera's charm or by the variety of its sights: churches, landscapes, ruins, houses, caves, ravines , villages. Kythera's most remarkable heritage lies in its numerous Byzantine remains and paintings, hardly surpassed anywhere in the Aegean outside Naxos. In addition to its classical sites, Kythera also has many pretty villages, waterfalls, mills, streams, hidden grottoes and beautiful beaches.
Antikythera has an undisturbed archaeological site at Aigilia, tranquil walks through the interior and remarkable bird life.
Elafonisos is best known for Simos beach, one of the most beautiful in Greece.