Andreas Christou is believed to be Limassol’s uplifter. He received a town flooding in rubbish and crime, and in a few years he transformed it into a co-Capital, making the residents of its one hundred and thirty five villages and settlements proud.
In the ruined and abandoned village in the Limassol district, Vikla, the only building that still remains intact today is the church of Agios Ioannis Eleimon (Merciful). It is built on the peak of a low hill, dominating the vast fields of Vikla and valley of the river of Vasiliko.
It is b... More
On the plain that "stretched" between the villages of Eptagonia and Akapnou, an ancient faucet still gives water. It is the fountain of "Panagia tou Kampou” (Our Lady of Campos). Unfit for human consumption anymore, the water continues to flow and connects to that of the Vasiliko river, which sti... More
The chapel of Profitis Ilias is found in the most privileged location of the small settlement “Profitis Ilias” that belongs to the village of Sykopetra in the District of Limassol.
The chapel was constructed by a resident of the village Sykopetra after he found an icon of the Prophet on t... More
Location “Doksa soi o Theos” is the beginning of a journey of 3.75 kilometres ending a few dozens of metres away from the “adelphoi” (brothers) peak where the fire lookout station of Madari is found. The access until the location “Doksa soi o Theos” is made through very good, asphalt roads such i... More
There are some stone bridges in Cyprus that are amazing monuments in terms of engineering. Some are with an arch, and some with two or more arches. The ones with two arches are called “diplogefira” (double bridges).
A double bridge of this kind, built of stone, is found at the river of Va... More
East of Kellaki in the Limassol district, there are remains of an abandoned and ruined village which bears the name "Vikla". It was built on the slope of a small and smooth hill dominating the great plains from the south, and the valley created by the tributary of Vasiliko from the north. West, t... More
Among the villages of Akapnou and Eptagonia there is a site called "Agiochoma". It is a religious site and has cult character. It is situated 100 meters west of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Kampos, in the direction of Eptagonia on the south shore of the tributary of Vasiliko. Once, there w... More
The settlers of Sykopetra chose to dedicate the main church of the village to Agios Dimitrios. It is built on the edge of a deep ravine and geographically it is in the center of the village that "spreads" into a straight line on the slope of the mountain peak of Papoutsa.
It was bui... More
