Limassol

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.

The Icon of Panagia Trooditissa performs miracles

Monasteries in Cyprus - Panagia Trooditissa, Platres, Limassol

One of the most famous and favourite Monasteries in Cyprus, is the Monastery of Panagia Trooditissa. It is found northwest of the village of Platres, in a green forest. It is a male monastery and its doors are always open for worshippers.

The Monastery was built during the 10th century, a... More

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The picnic area of Trooditissa is a favourite destination

Picnic Sites in Cyprus - Trooditissa, Platres, Limassol

The picnic area of Trooditissa is found a kilometre before the monastery with the same name, 6 kilometres after Platres on the road Platres-Prodromos. It has a capacity of 700 people and it is provided with all kinds of facilities for a pleasant stay with no worries.

It has been created a... More

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Dedicated to Agia Marina on the west side of the village of Lania

Chapels in Cyprus - Agia Marina, Lania, Limassol

A small church dedicated to Agia Marina is found in Lania, in the district of Limassol. It is built on the west side of the village, among vines. It has a Basilica style with a gabled, tiled wooden roof.

North from the chapel there are ruins of an old church and about a hundred metres sou... More

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The chapel of Agios Georgios in the village of Lania, in the district of Limassol

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Lania, Limassol

Lania, the beautiful, hilly village of Limassol, has a religious history that began 3500 years ago. From the day that God Dionysos “lived” in the mountain of Valana, until today, the residents of Lania built many Churches and chapels.

One of them is dedicated to Agios Georgios. It is buil... More

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The path of observation of nature “Exi vrises” is a small Paradise

Pathways in Cyprus - Exi vrises pathway, Arsos, Limassol

In the location where the village of Arsos is found built today, in the district of Limassol, on the south slope of the “Laona” mountain, people chose to create a heaven on earth in a beautiful grove. They dedicated it to the Goddess of beauty, the Cypriot Aphordite.

In the same area, yea... More

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Το Τουρκοκυπριακό χωριό Γεροβάσα όπως είναι σήμερα

Villages in Cyprus - Gerovasa, Trozena valley, Limassol

The village of Gerovasa is found on the west slope of the valley of Trozena, two kilometres from the village that has the name of the valley.

Gerovasa was a non mixed Turkish Cypriot village and its residents lived and cooperated peacefully with the Greek Cypriot residents of Trozena. Tog... More

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The Metal bridge of Trozena is a miracle of engineering

Places in Cyprus - The Metal bridge of Trozena, Trozena, Limassol

In Trozena, a village of Limassol, except from the very beautiful in terms of architecture chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios, except from the headwaters of Trozena found east of the village among very high Platanus trees, except from the magnificent images that the visitor can see from the peak ... More

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Headwaters of Trozena continues to flow and give water despite the village's abandonment

Places in Cyprus - Taps - Headwaters at Trozena, Limassol

In a village found in the semi mountain area of Limassol, which is found 6 kilometres south of Arsos, there is a small “miracle”. East of the deserted village of Trozena, and on the only road that exists that takes you to the church of Agios Georgios, among the high and ancient Platanus trees, th... More

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