Larnaca, having been unappreciated by a lot of governors, has been greatly developed lately, with its 67 villages thriving from Tourism and industrial benefits.
Alethriko is built on the east shore of the Pouzis river and is in a distance of 15 kilometres away from Larnaca.
It got its name from the milling (“aletho” in greek) of wheat in the flour mills that existed. Today none of them are left.
The residents mainly deal with agricu... More
On the area of the church of Petounta, on the beaches of Mazotos and on the eastern side of the new settlement, there is a small forest. Being surrounded from the east, west and north sides by vines, it surprises you once you face it.
In Cyprus we are used to pinewoods and of course... More
The Pouzi or Bouzi beach, is found on the coastal front of the Mazotos village, and got its name from the Pouzis river that exudes there a few hundreds of metres east.
It is a non controlled beach, that is not equipped with lifeguards. This, however, does not stop thousands of local... More
The chapel of Panagia Eleousa is built in the centre of the Turkish Cypriot village, Kivisili.
The village was not settled by Christians, so they came from the closest village every Sunday to perform the liturgy. During the rest of the days, the candles were lit by the Muslim reside... More
Kivisili was a Turkish Cypriot village up until 1974. Its residents lived peacefully and fraternally with the Greek Cypriots of the neighbouring village, which is Alethriko. The river Pouzis runs through Kivisili and has is source in the northern areas of the villages that neighbour w... More
No one refers to the chapel of Agia Marina in Alaminos. At the entrance of the village, there is a mosaique in her name, but everything begins and ends there.
The chapel is built on the eastern side of the village, that is, the side where Turkish Cypriots lived. Nothing makes you think th... More
The Muslim Mosque in Alaminos is a very old building that was initially a Turkish school and was consecutively transformed into a mosque. It is found in the Turkish Cypriot part of the village on the east shore of the kseropotamos river. It is a Mosque that has no minaret.
From 1974,... More
The church of Agios Mamas in Alaminos is a 1992 construction and is found on the left side of the road, after the bridge of the kseropotamos river, at the entrance of the village. It has a volume capacity of 500 people, in contrast to the older church of Agios Mamas that still exists in the villa... More
