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 village of Agios Dimitrios in the district of Limassol, is found built among the villages of Foini, Treis Elies, Kaminaria and Paliomylos, as well as the shores of the Kryos river, in the valley of Marathasa.
It is a small but picturesque village with a very welcome population. While ... More
A monastery of Agioi Anargyroi, Kosma and Damianou existed in the west side of the village of Foini, about 2 kilometres from it, on the road taking you to the village of Agios Dimitrios.
The existence of the monastery is dated in the Middle ages. Initially it was part of the Monastery of ... More
The waterfall of Chantara is formed 3 kilometres south of the Monastery of Trooditissa and a kilometre north of the village of Foini, on the river of Trooditissa, or as it is called by the residents of the surrounding areas “diplos potamos” (double river). A few kilometres more north it joins the... More
A small church dedicated to one of the most miracle performing Saints of Christianity, is found on the south of the village of Vouni, belonging to the district of Limassol. You will find it upon travelling from Vouni towards Limassol, just a hundred metres after the big church that is dedicated t... More
On the south exit of the village of Vouni in Limassol, at a distance of a kilometre, going to Limassol itself, on the peak of the mountain found on the opposite side of the village, a Church of Panagia Peravouniotissa is found.
It has the form of a single-aisled Basilica and it is built o... More
The village Potamiou is another village found on the so-called “road of wine” and it is built among the wind producing villages, Malia, Kissousa, Vasa and Omodos, at 39 kilometres from the town of Limassol
It is a beautiful, picturesque village, with stone built houses and paved streets a... More
Many villages of Cyprus owe their existence, their creation and their name to the ancient arcadians of Peloponnese. In the 11th century B.C. in ancient greece, a great number of immigrants was noted going toward Asia and the island of the Aegean.
Some groups of immigrants ended up in Cypr... More
In one of the most beautiful villages of the mountain area of Limassol, called Koilani, the chapel dedicated to Agia Mavra (Mavri) and her husband Agios Timotheos is found. If you are travelling to or are at Pera-Pedi, cover a further distance of 2 kilometres to Koilani (100 metres before the bri... More
