The Capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia is surrounded by two hundred and sixteen villages and settlements.
The village in the Nicosia district, called Potamia, is a good example of the way of life of the Cypriot people, which was violently changed in 1974. In Potamia, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, live and work and have fun together.
Even though in Potamia there are two community counci... More
In slight distance and south of the Church of Saints Varnavas and Ilarionas, you find the Muslim Mosque of Peristerona.
The Mosque is abandoned and it is probable that it has been decades ever since the last time it received believers. It is situated in a central point of the village and ... More
Next to the river that divides Peristerona into two, there is a Church of the Saints Varnavas and Ilarionas.
It is a five-domed Church and it is dated in the 12th century, which has been built in the place of another vaulted basilica.
MorePeristerona is found built on the Morphou basin. It is at 36 kilometres from Nicosia.
The old village is west of the Serrachis tributary, that has the name of the village. Due to its geographical position, and to the fact that the ground is suitable for cultivation, as well as its rich aq... More
The borderline village called Mammari is found 2 kilometres north of Kokkinotrimithia and 16 kilometres west of Nicosia.
The biggest part of land owned by the village and the greatest part of the village itself is found in the dead zone. We walked in the streets. The village seems to have... More
In Kokkinotrimithia, at Christmas in 2005, the church of Apostolos Varnavas was opened for the first time. It is a very imposing church and from 2011 onwards it has been established as the Metropolitan Church of the Kyrenia Metropolis.
In order to accomplish the Church's construction, fun... More
The Carolina park was created due to the obligation of the land owner on which the Ilioupoli (sun city) was built, for green spaces, just as the law imposes for land separation.
It is relatively a small park, in comparison to the dimensions of the new settlement of Ilioupoli. It is found ... More
The abandoned and deserted village, called Agios Sozomenos, is found between Potamia and Geri. The village’s dimensions are great, and most of it is included in the dead zone. This is the reason why its few residents abandoned it.
In 1974 very harsh battles took place in the area, between... More
