Larnaca

Larnaca, having been unappreciated by a lot of governors, has been greatly developed lately, with its 67 villages thriving from Tourism and industrial benefits.

The Muslim Mosque in Kalavasos

Mosques in Cyprus - Kalavasos Mosque, Kalavasos, Larnaca

The Mosque of Kalavasos is built in a very beautiful green neighbourhood. Being next to the Greek Orthodox church of Panagia Titiotissa, it witnesses that Christians and Muslims lived peacefully with one another.

Even though the Mosque was abandoned in 1967, when the Muslim settlers of Ka... More

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Panagia Titiotissa church in Kalavasos

Church of Cyprus - Panagia Titiotissa, Kalavasos, Larnaca

In the centre of the Kalavasos village, in the same surrounding space with the Livereio elementary school, inside the narrow stone built streets, the church of Panagia tis Titiotissas or Panagia Theotokos is built.

The name of “Titiotissa” came from the Tetios river, that was renamed to V... More

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The train that served the mines in Kalavasos

Parks in Cyprus - Maria Park, Kalavasos, Larnaca

At the entrance of the Kalavasos village, parallel to the riverbed of Vasiliko, we can observe the “Maria” community park. 

It is a small park that includes: a play place, benches and a water tap. There is also a train placed on its rails, that are found on the bridge above the river... More

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The dam in Kalavasos

Dams in Cyprus - Kalavasos Dam, Larnaca

On the 19th of April 2012, just after the dam’s overflow, that only happened 14 years after its inauguration, the Mukhtar of Kalavasos, Lefteris Foka announced “Seventeen million, four hundred thousand cubic metres of water, have sufficiently ensured irrigation of rural cultivation for the next f... More

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Agios Georgios chapel in Mosfiloti, Larnaca

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Mosfiloti, Larnaca

Agios Georgios Tropeoforos is built a few metres west from the entrance of the female monastery of Agia Thekla in Mosfiloti, in the Larnaca district.

Built among the first trees of the pinewood, it is not visible from the old road of Nicosia-Limassol that is only 100 metres away from the ... More

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Agios Nikolaos chapel in Alethriko

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Nikolaos, Alethriko, Larnaca

Agios Nikolaos chapel, is found on the right side of the road that leads from Alethriko to Kivisili and a few hundreds of metres before the new church that is being erected.

It is a small chapel, a donation of the Hatzimichael Antoniou family. The icons are very few. One belonging to Chri... More

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The Holy Church of the Miracle maker Agios Georgios in Alethriko

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios Holy Church, Alethriko, Larnaca

The church of Agios Georgios is found on the exit of Alethriko towards Kivisili. It is an ancient church and no one knows when it was constructed. The only thing we know about it is that it has a Basilica style.

The Church is placed on the south side of the hill and from there you can adm... More

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Agios Epifanios church in Alethriko

Church of Cyprus - Agios Epifanios church, Alethriko, Larnaca

Agios Epifanios church in Alethriko was built in 1932, with the money of the poor residents of Alethriko, that was retained by a tax collector called Costas Ellinas.

After a so-called miracle of Agios Georgios, caused the tax collector’s repentance. It is said that during liturgy, a great... More

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