The Capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia is surrounded by two hundred and sixteen villages and settlements.
The picnic area of Asinou is found a few hundreds of metres before the Byzantine church of Panagia Asinou (Our Lady of Asinou).
It is a small picnic area with a capacity of about 150 people. It includes a small park for children and some games, as well as spaces appropriately equipped for... More
The path of observation of nature of Asinou - Agios Theodoros Soleas, was created by the Department of Forests of Cyprus and on a difficulty scale it is placed on two with a maximal score of three.
It begins at the church of Asinou and after it covers a distance of 5,6 kilometres it ends ... More
During the Byzantine period, a sanctuary was found a little bit out of the village of Nikitari by people from a Peloponnesian area called Asini. The area they chose to build their settlement was found between among a narrow valley that was covered by pine forests. The valley was penetrated by a s... More
The Holy Church of Agia Aikaterini in Vyzakia, is built in the old central part of the village. It was constructed mostly out of stones from the closeby river called Elia, and this is why it is very different from other Churches.
It was built in about 1885 and some parts were added later ... More
Vyzakia is a village in the district of Nicosia and is at a distance of 40 kilometres from the capital. You will find it at 10 kilometres from the village of Astromeritis and 4 kilometres before the medieval church of Panagia Forviotissa or how it is better known “Panagia Asinou”.
The old... More
The Spilia village is found when travelling from Nicosia to Troodos. After the picturesque Kakopetria, you should follow the relative sign that takes you to the left, and in a distance of about 3 kilometres you will see the village in the “hug” of the mountain peaks.
It is a village that ... More
The river of Gialia or Idalia is the second biggest river in Cyprus, after Pedieos and the distance that it covers from its sources until the gulf of Ammochostos where it flows into the sea, exceeds 88 kilometres.
The river waters start their journey from the southeast slopes of the “Kion... More
Five million years ago, Nicosia emerged from the seabed between the Troodos and Pentadaktylos mountains, thus joining them creating the Mesaoria plain.
It was the first area to be settled by humans in Cyprus. Being far from the shores, they were not threatened by the raiders that visited ... More
