The Capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia is surrounded by two hundred and sixteen villages and settlements.
On the road going from Lympia to Mosfiloti, a little before the bridge over the Tremithos river, the visitor sees the chapel of Profitis Elias (Prophet Elias) on his left. Built on the peak of the highest hill from 1996 it is impossible to not notice it.
It is a small chapel, a donation o... More
A few metres before the Lympia waterdam, on the base of a small hill, in a wild olive tree, you can see the small cave.
In it there are different icons of Saints From the icons’ pattern we came to the conclusion that the cave-chapel is dedicated to its creator, Agios Raphael.
We a... More
The Lympia waterdam is built on the Tremithos river, and it is found if we are travelling from Alampra towards the Mosfiloti village, through the old road of Nicosia to Limassol.
It is at a distance of 22 kilometres from Nicosia. It is a small dam and it is the third in a row that has bee... More
Aglantzia is the most privileged area in the whole of Nicosia, and this is because it is build from the medieval ages, on a hill that dominates the whole valley.
The Franc occupiers, chose this specific hill and built the settlement, that functioned as an observatory. But its story ... More
During the middle ages, and in the beginning of the 15th century, settlers of the byzantine settlement of Aglantzia, dug into a rock and created a church. They dedicated it to Panagia Theotokos Glykofilousa.
A lot later, in the beginnings of the 20th century, some believer from the ... More
On the eastern side of the Skali amphitheatre in Aglantzia, in the cemetery, you shall see the church built in the name of Agios Georgios.
It is a 1797 construction and is found in the centre of the byzantine settlement of Aglantzia. It functioned as the main Church of the community until... More
The point that the Francs in the 14th century, and later on the Venetians, had transformed into a quarry to cut stones to construct the walls of Nicosia, is the point where the Aglantzia Municipality chose to built the beautiful amphitheatre of 1200 seats, the award-winning “Skali”.
On the peak of a hill, the chapel of the Saints Constantinos and Eleni is built. It is a small chapel, built in 1950.
It is a square-shaped construction with bricks on the roof. The belfry is built with arches and it stands next to the chapel.
On the north slope of the hill, on th... More
