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 village of Anogira that is found in the Limassol district, there is a faucet of potable and fresh water. It was named “Apikrenis” from the fact that its water is sweet and not bitter. It is found a kilometre before the entrance of the village.
In order to understand the value and t... More
The Parish Church of Akapnou is dedicated to Agios Georgios. It is built on the peak of a hill on whose slopes the houses of the village “spread”. A small, paved square surrounds the Church.
It is a very old construction, and this is why the Department of Antiquities promised its few sett... More
East of the Vasiliko confluent, at “argaki tis Rigenas”, at a distance of 4 kilometres from the big village of Eptagonia, you will find Akapnou. It is a village in which there are only 20 settlers.
It is built on the slopes of a hill dominating over the big field that extends until Eptago... More
In Mathikoloni, the village that in the past century was abandoned by its residents, either because they moved to their today’s location thus building a new one, or because they went downhill towards the city, a small park is found.
You will find it at the exit of Mathikoloni towards Lima... More
The church of Agios Epifanios in Apsiou is found in the centre of the “lower neighborhood”. It is built out of white stone, just as most of the old houses of the village are built.
It is covered with an arched Basilica, with external prominent stone spars. Its architecture is unique... More
It was the beginning of the 12th century, when a boat coming from Syria approached the shores of Cyprus carrying the Emir of the country and his daughter who was born blind, to visit competent doctors to cure her. Upon arriving at the sea area east of the Amathounta Kingdom, the daughter had a vi... More
The village of Apsiou is found 23 kilometres north of the town of Limassol and it is built on the northwest shore of the confluent of Garylis. The community is divided into two, thus we have “Pano Apsiou” and “Kato Apsiou”. In terms of administration, it is a single community. “Pano Apsiou” is bu... More
In Cyprus, even though it is often struck by droughts, there is a chain of mountains that “makes sure” its residents never run out of water, and this is the chain of Troodos. The chain of mountains, does not only have rich mineral wealth in its ophiolitic stones, but also huge amounts of water, w... More
