By Watteau
The island of Kythera (or Cerigo) is situated in the southeast of Peloponissos and belongs to the Ionian Islands. You can get to the island from Gytheio or Pireaus (Athens). I chose to highlight this island, because it is the closest to Laconia, and in my opinion one of the most beautiful island in all of Greece. I visited the island in 1996 and loved it. It has a pretty good tourist industry but gets overlooked by most tourists in favor of the more popular islands (ie: Santorini, Mykonos and Corfu). This is to your advantage, the island has cheaper rates and it is not so crowded and trampled over as the more popular ones.
Disclaimer: The following myth may not be suitable for children.
Kythera has been known since ancient times as the Isle of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, who, during the Theogony of Hesiodus, was captured on the shores of Kythera, when, Cronus (Saturn) tore off Uranus' genital organs and threw them to her. Today they can be seen as two small rocks rising up out of the water on the Eastern coast of the island…The Goddess emerged in Cyprus where she was worshiped as Aphrodite the Pandemos, Goddess of sex as opposed to Uranus who was worshiped in Kythera as the Goddess of pure, innocent love.
If you take a ferry from/to Gytheio, the port you will arrive in/depart from is called, Agia Pelagia.
If coming from/going to Athens, you will use the port, Diakofti.
Here's a link for a good general website on Kythera: Kythera.net
Here's a link that has good lodging lists and other info for the island: Kythira Kithira Kythera
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