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Στο χωριό Άγιος Γεώργιος Συλίκου θα βρεις σπίτια με παραδοσιακή αρχιτεκτονική των ημιορεινών περιοχών της Κύπρου
Στο χωριό Άγιος Γεώργιος Συλίκου θα βρεις σπίτια με παραδοσιακή αρχιτεκτονική των ημιορεινών περιοχών της Κύπρου

Villages in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Sylikou - Agkathiotis, Limassol

Στην δυτική πλαγιά της κοιλάδας  του ποταμού Κούρη και σε απόσταση 23 χιλιομέτρων από την πόλη της Λεμεσού συναντάμε το χωριό Άγιος Γεώργιος Αγκαθιώτης ή όπως είναι πιο γνωστό Άγιος Γεώργιος Συλίκου. Ονομάζεται «Άγιος Γεώργιος Συλίκου» από το γεγονός ότι συνορεύει με το χωριό «Συλίκου» που ε...

District: Limassol
The chapel of Agios Georgios in the abandoned settlement of Drapia
The chapel of Agios Georgios in the abandoned settlement of Drapia

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Drapia, Ora, Mountainous Larnaca, Larnaca

The small chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios is a reminder of human presence in the complete abandonment of the settlement of Drapia, that every visitor will feel, found in the periphery of Ora, belonging to the mountain area of Larnaca.

It is a small, stone built construction with a sing...

District: Larnaca
The chapel of Agios Georgios in Eptagonia is found built on the peak of a small hill
The chapel of Agios Georgios in Eptagonia is found built on the peak of a small hill

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Eptagonia, Limassol

West of the village of Eptagonia that belongs to the Limassol district, and on the peak of a small hill, among cypress and pine trees, is where the small chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios is found for the past half century.

The small Church was fully built with the help of donations and ...

District: Limassol
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Pegeia
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Pegeia

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Pegeia, Paphos

On the peak of a hill that dominates the small island of “Geronisos”, where the village of Paphos, Pegeia is found, there is a Holy Church dedicated to Agios Georgios. On the slopes of the hill there are carved graves, that make up the necropolis of an ancient Greek Roman settlement. The small is...

District: Paphos
The Chapel of Agios Georgios Ssopotamos in the village of Kornos
The Chapel of Agios Georgios Ssopotamos in the village of Kornos

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Ssopotamos, Kornos, Larnaca

Southwest of the village of Kornos, in the pine forest, there is a small chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios Ssopotamos. It is built on the sommet of a small hill, on the north shore of a small torrent.

It is a single aisled Basilica with a gabled roof with tiles. The wooden belfry is foun...

District: Larnaca
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in the village of Akapnou
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in the village of Akapnou

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Akapnou, Limassol

The Parish Church of Akapnou is dedicated to Agios Georgios. It is built on the peak of a hill on whose slopes the houses of the village “spread”. A small, paved square surrounds the Church.

It is a very old construction, and this is why the Department of Antiquities promised its few sett...

District: Limassol
Iera Nisos (Holy Island) hosted the altar honouring God Apollo
Iera Nisos (Holy Island) hosted the altar honouring God Apollo

Places in Cyprus - Iera Nisos (Holy Island), Geronisos, Agios Georgios, Pegeia, Paphos

Iera Nisos (Holy Island), or as it has been paraphrased to “Geronisos”, is found a few hundred metres away from the shores of the gulf of Agios Georgios in Pegeia, Paphos. It is a small island that played a great role in the navigation of the east Mediterranean in the ancient years.

The y...

District: Paphos
The chapel of Agios Georgios Emnon in the village of Panagia, Paphos
The chapel of Agios Georgios Emnon in the village of Panagia, Paphos

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Emnon, Panagia, Paphos

Ten kilometres northeast of the village of Panagia, Paphos, within the forest of Emnon, there is a small chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios. From the name of the forest surrounding the chapel, the Saint was named Agios Georgios Emnon.

It is a single-aisled basilica that has a wooden gable...

District: Paphos
The chapel of Agios Georgios in the village of Lania, in the district of Limassol
The chapel of Agios Georgios in the village of Lania, in the district of Limassol

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Lania, Limassol

Lania, the beautiful, hilly village of Limassol, has a religious history that began 3500 years ago. From the day that God Dionysos “lived” in the mountain of Valana, until today, the residents of Lania built many Churches and chapels.

One of them is dedicated to Agios Georgios. It is buil...

District: Limassol
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios is the only thing that has been saved in the village of Trozena
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios is the only thing that has been saved in the village of Trozena

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Trozena, Limassol

The church of the ruined and abandoned village of Trozena in the district of Limassol, is the only construction left in perfect condition among all the houses and sheds of the village and it is dedicated to Agios Georgios.

It is a Church built in 1885 and it is a Basilica with a gabled ro...

District: Limassol
The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios in Choirokoitia
The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios in Choirokoitia

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Tropeoforos, Choirokoitia, Larnaca

The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios Tropeoforos is found in Choirokoitia. It is a very old construction and it is built on the west shore of a small torrent, 4 kilometres west of the village.

On the east side of the small Church, there is a grove that includes a great number of perenni...

District: Larnaca
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios Tropaioforos in Kellaki, Limassol
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios Tropaioforos in Kellaki, Limassol

Church of Cyprus - Holy Church of Agios Georgios Tropaioforos, Kellaki, Limassol

The Holy Church of Agios Georgios Tropaioforos in the village of Kellaki, belonging to the District of Limassol, is a construction of the 18th century. Due to its architecture it is one of the historical monuments of Cyprus. Its belfry is very impressive with its carvings.

It is built wit...

District: Limassol
A traditional house at Kellaki, Limassol
A traditional house at Kellaki, Limassol

Villages in Cyprus - Kellaki, Limassol

It was in the 3rd century when a Christian monk decided to go to a remote area, northeast of Limassol to build his monastery. Upon getting there, he chose the highest hill that dominated the whole south area, that was many kilometres away from the shores of Limassol and north he had a smooth view...

District: Limassol
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Mazotos, Larnaca
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Mazotos, Larnaca

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios Holy Church, Mazotos, Larnaca

The church dedicated to Agios Georgios from 1963, is found in a central point in the big square of Mazotos, on the opposite side of the community council offices. It is a cruciform Church with a dome.

It was built in the same location in the place of another older Church, that was demolis...

District: Larnaca
The chapel of Agios Georgios in the village of Kornos
The chapel of Agios Georgios in the village of Kornos

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Kornos, Larnaca

A kilometre away from the roundabout of the old road from Nicosia to Limassol, you will find the chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios on your left.

It is a small church and it is stone built and arched. It is decorated with a very beautiful belfry that has two bells and that has probably be...

District: Larnaca
Agios Georgios Arperas chapel in Tersefanou
Agios Georgios Arperas chapel in Tersefanou

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Arperas, Tersefanou, Larnaca

The chapel of Agios Georgios Arperas is found in the administrative periphery of the Tersefanou village, in Larnaca. It was built in 1745 and it is arched.

In the same village, there was a glebe of the Stavrovouni monastery in the surrounding area and there are different witnesses about i...

District: Larnaca
Agios Georgios Holy church in Aglantzia
Agios Georgios Holy church in Aglantzia

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Aglantzia, cemetery, Nicosia

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...

District: Nicosia
Agios Georgios Holy Church in Paralimni
Agios Georgios Holy Church in Paralimni

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios Holy Church, Paralimni, Famagusta

The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Paralimni, is found in the same place with the Church of Agia Anna and the Metropolitan Church of Agios Georgios in Paralimni.

It was built in the 19th century in the place of another Byzantine Church.  As a construction it is quite complex and th...

District: Famagusta
Metropolitan Church of Agios Georgios in Paralimni
Metropolitan Church of Agios Georgios in Paralimni

Church of Cyprus - Metropolitan Church of Agios Georgios, Paralimni, Cyprus

The Metropolitan Church of Agios Georgios in Paralimni, is built in the same place where two other Churches are found, the one of Agios Georgios and the one of Agia Anna, as well as the Metropolis (Diocese) of Constance and Ammochostos. 

It is a very big Church, that has a capacity o...

District: Famagusta
This is one side of the village. There is also another one.
This is one side of the village. There is also another one.

Villages in Cyprus - Monagroulli, Limassol

Monagroulli is a village belonging to Limassol and we find it at a distance of 15 kilometres east from it.  It is a very beautiful village with two sides. One of them is the old village, with its narrow streets, the old church and the houses that belong to another period. The other one, is t...

District: Limassol
A neighbourhood in the village of Skarinou
A neighbourhood in the village of Skarinou

Villages in Cyprus - Skarinou, Larnaca

Skarinou is built at about 190 metres from the sea level, and on the mountain slopes that characterise the area and consist of a kind of stone that is unique in Cyprus. On the south of the village, there is an intercity motorway that joins the districts of Larnaca, Nicosia and Limassol.

T...

District: Larnaca
Agios Georgios Tropeoforos Chapel in Liopetri, in Ammochostos District
Agios Georgios Tropeoforos Chapel in Liopetri, in Ammochostos District

Churches in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Chapel - Liopetri river - Famagusta

A few dozens of metres from the entrance of the fishing shelter at the Liopetri river, there is a chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios Tropeoforos (Saint George the apostle), which is not at all a coincidence.

It is a chapel grounded on huge stones. In addition to that, the whole constructi...

District: Famagusta
Agios Georgios Church in Kalo Chorio Klirou
Agios Georgios Church in Kalo Chorio Klirou

Churches in Cyprus - Agios Georgios - Kalo Chorio - Klirou - Nicosia

In Klirou, and more precisely in Kalo Chorio, there are two churches, one opposite the other dedicated to Agios Georgios.

Both of them are locked. Only from the outside can you admire these two architectural Miracles.

District: Nicosia
Athalassa Lake in Agios Georgios park
Athalassa Lake in Agios Georgios park

Agios Georgios Park - Athalassa Lake - Aglantzia - Nicosia

The Athalassa lake is situated at the Agios Georgios park, which is part of the National park of Athalassa, which has a total area of 900 hectares.

The lake is found south of the park of Agios Georgios and its waters have a length of 275 metres and a maximum width of 66 metres. The park’s...

District: Nicosia