Kyra Panagia.
The beach and its sea.
To reach Kyra Panagia beach, you have to follow the way from the capital of the island Pigadia to Olympos.
The road passes through Aperi village where we suggest you
to visit the main church of Karpathos that sits right in the middle of the village. You will be amazed of all the byzantine icons and you will have a chance to have a peak on the "megaron" (palace) were the 15th of August "Madonna's" feast takes place. At the beginning of the village you'll find a crossroad that brings you to Saint George Monastery, an ancient place where some friars are devoted to meditation and to pray.
After Aperi the road climbs up towards Volada. When you arrive at the crossroad to Olympos, turn right and go on passing a pinewood rich of colors and perfumes.
Going down the road to Kyra Panagia you will find spring water at Katodio, then you will finally arrive at the small bay of Kyra Panagia. Surrounded by steep cliffs where a small church of the second half of the 18th century, dedicated to Madonna, drops straight on to the beach. Tradition says that the church was build by a ship's captain, survived from a shipwreck, showing his gratefulness for the lucky escape.
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