Larnaca, having been unappreciated by a lot of governors, has been greatly developed lately, with its 67 villages thriving from Tourism and industrial benefits.
A small chapel on the north of the village of Vavla is dedicated to Panagia tis Agapis (Our Lady of Love). It is the only church in Cyprus as well as in the entire world that exists with this name.
It is built 3 kilometres away from the village and on the east side of the river of Agios M... More
Melini is a small village of the mountain area of Larnaca. It is found between Ora and Eptagonia. 60 people permanently live in the community.
Despite the difficult conditions that the residents are facing for their survival, they take care of and conserve their village that is in perfect... More
The village of Ora, in the mountainous area of Larnaca is found a few kilometres after Lageia or Lagia. Just like all the villages of the mountain areas, Ora was “hit” by urbanism.
Today, it is a community with about 200 residents. It has two churches. The big one is found in the centre o... More
The dam of the Maroni river, had to become a dam of diversion, since studies showed that a big dam for the collection of water for irrigation or enrichment purposes could not be built.
At the riverflow, a dam of 5 metres was put in place, and the water that is collected, is guided through... More
The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios Tropeoforos is found in Choirokoitia. It is a very old construction and it is built on the west shore of a small torrent, 4 kilometres west of the village.
On the east side of the small Church, there is a grove that includes a great number of perenni... More
A part of the history of Cyprus was lost along with the Tower of Choirokoitia, that was the fortified castle of the area during the period of the Frank domination.
The Tower was demolished by the Ottoman Mamluks during the year 1426, when they invaded the island. These were the winners of... More
The church dedicated to Our Lady is built from the 7th century in the field found west of the village of Choirokoitia, in the “shadow” of the “hill of the Franks”. In that very same field, the deadly battle between the invading army of the Mameluks and the army of the king of Cyprus, Ianos, resul... More
An old folk saying says “ the place makes a person and the person makes a place”. This is proven to be right when you visit and walk along the village of Maroni in Larnaca.
It is a village with more than 500 residents, Cypriots and foreigners. A big majority of them deal mainly with... More
