Berny's photos with the keyword: Apolytaras

not a Bismarck-Tower!!

On the southernmost point of Antikythera is the Lighthouse of Cape Apolytaras. It was built in 1926, and can be reached only by ship or on a footpath (which is actually rather a very difficult to find goat trail). The lighthouse was manned by lighthouse-keepers from 1926 until 1987, then subseqently left unmanned. Officially in 2004, the Ministry of National Defence decided to renovate the structure and the lighthouse keepers returned, giving new life to this important monument. But while the light up there is still revolving and burning in the night, now the lighthouse is totally abandoned, as you will see on the next images.