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The Naiads did a great job and gave us another source of water
The Naiads did a great job and gave us another source of water

Places in Cyprus - Taps, Agia Paraskevi Headwaters, Choirokoitia, Larnaca

From the early years of cosmogony, the water was the most basic resource on which the existence of any living organism is based. The gods made sure that Earth was covered at its most with water. They decided that mountains should store large quantities of water in their bowels, which then, return...

District: Larnaca
The Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi in Episkopi, Limassol
The Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi in Episkopi, Limassol

Church of Cyprus - Agia Paraskevi, Episkopi, Limassol

In the Municipality of Episkopi in Limassol, there is a Church dedicated to Agia Paraskevi. It is built in a central square, following a Basilica style, which has a gabled vaulted roof.

On the south wall, five external arches are formed, likewise on the north wall. It is built out of whit...

District: Limassol
The Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi in Geroskipou
The Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi in Geroskipou

Church of Cyprus - Agia Paraskevi, Geroskipou, Paphos

Four kilometers east of the town of Paphos, in the village where the Ieros Kipos (Holy Garden) of Goddess Aphrodite was in Geroskipou, you will find the most ancient five-domed Church out of the two that exist on the island.

It is a 9th century construction that has been greatl...

District: Paphos
The chapel of Agia Paraskevi and Panagia Eleftherotria (Our Lady the Liberator) in Mosfiloti
The chapel of Agia Paraskevi and Panagia Eleftherotria (Our Lady the Liberator) in Mosfiloti

Chapels in Cyprus - Agia Paraskevi + Panagia Eleftherotria, Mosfiloti, Larnaca

On a small hill, next to the Bishopric of Trimithounta in Mosfiloti, at a hundred metres before the Monastery of Agia Thekli, the chapel of Agia Paraskevi is found. The chapel is dedicated to Panagia Eleftherotria (Our Lady the Liberator) as well. It a small, cruciform and clearly of Byzantine st...

District: Larnaca
Agia Paraskevi church in Mathiatis
Agia Paraskevi church in Mathiatis

Church of Cyprus - Agia Paraskevi, Mathiatis, Nicosia

In the Mathiatis village, that belongs to the Nicosia district, you will find the church of Agia Paraskevi.  You will find it on your left as you are travelling from Agia Varvara towards Mathiatis and it is the first construction that you will find before entering the village.

It is ...

District: Nicosia
The chapel of Agia Paraskevi in Monagroulli
The chapel of Agia Paraskevi in Monagroulli

Chapels in Cyprus - Agia Paraskevi, Monagroulli, Limassol

The chapel of Agia Paraskevi in Monagroulli, is a small church that is not similar to others. It is built on the base of a vertical rock, and the back half of it climbs on the rock itself, while dozens of prickly pears hang from the top.

On the left, there is a road carved in the rock tha...

District: Limassol