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Στην πιο κρίσιμη μάχη της εισβολής έπεσε ο Σάββας Ευριπίδη του Σάββα
Στην πιο κρίσιμη μάχη της εισβολής έπεσε ο Σάββας Ευριπίδη του Σάββα

Τοποθεσίες της Κύπρου - Μνημεία της Κύπρου - Ηρώο Σάββα Ευριπίδη Σάββα, Γεράσα, Λεμεσός

Το 1974 στη Κύπρο είχε εισβάλει η Τουρκία με 50000 πάνοπλους στρατιώτες και με ολόκληρη την αεροπορική της δύναμη. Μετά από δύο γύρους εισβολής το αποτέλεσμα ήταν να μαυροφορέσει από άκρο σε άκρο το νησί. Το κάθε χωριό, έθαψε τους νεκρούς του. Για να τους τιμήσει έστησε Μνημεία Ηρώων. Σε αυτά τοποθέ...

District: Limassol
Γεράσα Λεμεσού, το πετρόκτιστο χωριό με την πανάρχαια ιστορία.
Γεράσα Λεμεσού, το πετρόκτιστο χωριό με την πανάρχαια ιστορία.

Χωριά της Κύπρου - Γεράσα, Μεγάλη Κουμανταρία, Παπούτσα, Λεμεσός

Ανηφορίζοντας από την Αγία Φύλαξη Λεμεσού, στις πλαγιές του όρους Παπούτσα και σε απόσταση 22 περίπου χιλιόμετρα θα συναντήσετε αριστερά του δρόμου, το χωριό Γεράσα. Θα το δείτε «σκαρφαλωμένο» στην επικλινή και δυτική πλαγιά της κοιλάδας που σχημάτισε ο ποταμός Γαρύλλης. Περνώντας από το παλιό πέτρι...

District: Limassol
Ο Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου Αθρακός υπάρχει από την εποχή της Τουρκοκρατίας
Ο Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου Αθρακός υπάρχει από την εποχή της Τουρκοκρατίας

Εκκλησία της Κύπρου - Άγιος Γεώργιος Αθρακός, Ανθρακός, Λεμεσός

Στο εγκαταλελειμμένο και ερειπωμένο χωριό Αθρακός, που βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στα χωριά Καλό Χωριό Λεμεσού και Αρακαπάς, υπάρχει Ναός αφιερωμένος στον Άγιο Γεώργιο. Είναι κτισμένος στην βόρεια όχθη παραποτάμου του Άμαθου και ανάμεσα σε μικρό δάσος από καρυδιές. Πρόκειται για μονόκλιτη Βασιλική που σκε...

District: Limassol
Ηρώο αφιερωμένο στον αντάρτη της ΕΟΚΑ 55-59 Γιαννάκη Χριστοφόρου
Ηρώο αφιερωμένο στον αντάρτη της ΕΟΚΑ 55-59 Γιαννάκη Χριστοφόρου

Τοποθεσίες της Κύπρου - Μνημεία της Κύπρου - Ηρώο Γιαννάκη Χριστοφόρου, Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος, Λεμεσός

Λίγα μόλις μέτρα από την παλαιά εκκλησία των Αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης και μέσα σε μικρή πλατεία στο χωριό Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος της επαρχίας Λεμεσού βρίσκεται μνημείο αφιερωμένο στον ήρωα αντάρτη της ΕΟΚΑ 55-59 Γιαννάκη Χριστοφόρου, ο οποίος είχε καταγωγή από τον Άγιο Κωνσταντίνο. Πάνω σε ...

District: Limassol
The Holy Church of the Saints Constantinos and Eleni in the village of Agios Constantinos
The Holy Church of the Saints Constantinos and Eleni in the village of Agios Constantinos

Church of Cyprus - Saints Constantinos and Eleni Holy Church, Agios Constantinos, Limassol

In the village of Agios Constantinos located in Limassol, there is church dedicated to the Saints Constantinos and Eleni. It is a new Church of Byzantine type and is cruciform bearing a dome.

On the roof it bears pointed arches covered with Byzantine styled tiles. It is built with local s...

District: Limassol
The small Basilica dedicated to Panagia Eleousa
The small Basilica dedicated to Panagia Eleousa

Chapels in Cyprus - Panagia Eleousa, Agios Constantinos, Papoutsa, Limassol

Among the ruins of the old village in Agios Constantinos in the Limassol district, there is a small chapel dedicated to the Panagia Eleousa. It is a single-aisled basilica bearing a pitched tiled and pointed roof. It is covered with a type of flat tiles, which were constructed in a contemporary p...

District: Limassol
The conversion of an old olive mill in Agios Constantinos to a museum is necessary
The conversion of an old olive mill in Agios Constantinos to a museum is necessary

Places in Cyprus - Museums - Old Olive Mill, Agios Constantinos, Limassol

The cultivation of olive trees in Cyprus, is lost in the depths of millennia. The Cypriot olive variety, combined with the most suitable for the growth and fruiting of the tree, weather conditions on the island, as well as the content of soil with the most necessary for this purpose minerals, giv...

District: Limassol
Evangelos Moullotos was the Hero of the legendary 32nd Commando Batallion
Evangelos Moullotos was the Hero of the legendary 32nd Commando Batallion

Monuments in Cyprus - Evangelos Ath. Moullotos Monument, Agios Constantinos, Great Commandarie, Limassol

1974… the beginning of the implementation of the satanic plan for trisection of the island of Cyprus took place the morning of Saturday July 20th. That sad day began like this. "Special military communiqué. It is announced that this morning, Turkish aircraft without notice, sneakily and cowardly…...

District: Limassol
Agios Constantinos is found perched on a slope of Papoutsa
Agios Constantinos is found perched on a slope of Papoutsa

Villages in Cyprus - Agios Konstantinos, Great Commandarie, Limassol

The village of Agios Konstantinos in the province of Limassol, is built on a hillside slope of the Papoutsa mountain which is included within the valley of the Amathos river.

Although the story goes far back in time, the village consists of houses built only in the second half of the 20th...

District: Limassol
When communities are run by people with visions, we have results like Sanida
When communities are run by people with visions, we have results like Sanida

Villages in Cyprus - Sanida, Great Commandarie, Limassol

The Cypriot Goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, when coming out from the sea of ​​Paphos which gave birth to her, she made sure to grace her favorite island with unique beauties and charms. She created beautiful forests that are crossed by inexhaustible rivers and she appointed nymphs to look ...

District: Limassol
Children can play happily and safely in the streets of Klonari
Children can play happily and safely in the streets of Klonari

Villages in Cyprus - Klonari, Great Commandarie, Vikla, Limassol

Klonari in Limassol, is located 3 kilometres east of the Kellaki village and 2 kilometres west of Vikla. It is a small village since its residents, including those of the sports «Vikla Golf» center do not exceed 63.

The few houses that develop on both sides of cobbled streets, are built o...

District: Limassol
The Holy Church of Agios Epifanios in the village of the Great Commandaria, Apsiou
The Holy Church of Agios Epifanios in the village of the Great Commandaria, Apsiou

Church of Cyprus - Agios Epifanios, Apsiou, Great Commandarie, Limassol

The church of Agios Epifanios in Apsiou is found in the centre of the “lower neighborhood”. It is built out of white stone, just as most of the old houses of the village are built. 

It is covered with an arched Basilica, with external prominent stone spars. Its architecture is unique...

District: Limassol
The Holy Monastery of Panagia Amirous in the village of Apsiou
The Holy Monastery of Panagia Amirous in the village of Apsiou

Monasteries in Cyprus - Panagia Amirous, Apsiou, Limassol

It was the beginning of the 12th century, when a boat coming from Syria approached the shores of Cyprus carrying the Emir of the country and his daughter who was born blind, to visit competent doctors to cure her. Upon arriving at the sea area east of the Amathounta Kingdom, the daughter had a vi...

District: Limassol
A picturesque, traditional neighbourhood in the village of Apsiou in the Limassol district
A picturesque, traditional neighbourhood in the village of Apsiou in the Limassol district

Villages in Cyprus - Apsiou, Great Commandarie, Limassol

The village of Apsiou is found 23 kilometres north of the town of Limassol and it is built on the northwest shore of the confluent of Garylis. The community is divided into two, thus we have “Pano Apsiou” and “Kato Apsiou”. In terms of administration, it is a single community. “Pano Apsiou” is bu...

District: Limassol
The offices of the progressive council of Louvaras in a central, green location
The offices of the progressive council of Louvaras in a central, green location

Villages in Cyprus - Louvaras, Mountainous Limassol, Great Commandarie, Limassol

Louvaras is a village in the mountain areas of Limassol. It is at about 30 kilometres away from Limassol and it is found built on the northeast mountain slope that is surrounded by other hill peaks of the same height, which gives the village a particular and beautiful image.

In the centre...

District: Limassol
A house in a neighbourhood in the village of Eptagonia, in the district of Limassol
A house in a neighbourhood in the village of Eptagonia, in the district of Limassol

Villages in Cyprus - Eptagonia, Great Commandarie, Limassol

On the foot of the mountain peak of Papoutsa, in the periphery of Pitsilia, in the valley that is crossed by dozens of confluents of the big rivers of Amathos on the west and Vasiliko on the east, you will find the village of Eptagonia. It belongs to the district of Limassol and it is at 28 kilom...

District: Limassol
The village of Arakapas in the semi mountain areas of Limassol
The village of Arakapas in the semi mountain areas of Limassol

Villages in Cyprus - Arakapas, Great Commandarie, Limassol

The village of Arakapas is a village of the Limassol district and it is found west of the village of Eptagonia. It is built on the shores of the Amathos river, in a valley that is surrounded by high mountain peaks.

The mild climate as well as the land’s fertility help the production of th...

District: Limassol
A street in the deserted village called Mathikoloni in Limassol
A street in the deserted village called Mathikoloni in Limassol

Villages in Cyprus - Mathikoloni, Limassol

North of Limassol, after the Fasoula village, we reach a deserted space of the Mathikoloni village.

It is built in the form of an ampitheatre on the south side of the mountain and it is a deserted “monument”. On the peak of the mountain there is a small renovated chapel.

The aband...

District: Limassol