Places in Cyprus - Taps - Panagia tou Kampou faucet, Akapnou, Limassol
On the plain that "stretched" between the villages of Eptagonia and Akapnou, an ancient faucet still gives water. It is the fountain of "Panagia tou Kampou” (Our Lady of Campos). Unfit for human consumption anymore, the water continues to flow and connects to that of the Vasiliko river, which sti...
Bridges in Cyprus - Double bridge of Akapnou, Akapnou, Limassol
There are some stone bridges in Cyprus that are amazing monuments in terms of engineering. Some are with an arch, and some with two or more arches. The ones with two arches are called “diplogefira” (double bridges).
A double bridge of this kind, built of stone, is found at the river of Va...
Places in Cyprus - Agiochoma, Akapnou, Limassol
Among the villages of Akapnou and Eptagonia there is a site called "Agiochoma". It is a religious site and has cult character. It is situated 100 meters west of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Kampos, in the direction of Eptagonia on the south shore of the tributary of Vasiliko. Once, there w...
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...
Villages in Cyprus - Akapnou, Limassol
East of the Vasiliko confluent, at “argaki tis Rigenas”, at a distance of 4 kilometres from the big village of Eptagonia, you will find Akapnou. It is a village in which there are only 20 settlers.
It is built on the slopes of a hill dominating over the big field that extends until Eptago...
Chapels in Cyprus - Panagia tou Kampou, Akapnou, Limassol
In the same field where thousands of years ago Goddess Aphrodite was hosted and after Rigaina, the mysterious and legendary Queen of Cyprus, there is also a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady. This chapel is called “ekklisia tis Panagias tou Kampou” (the church of Our Lady of the field).
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Bridges in Cyprus - Venetian Bridges, Venetian Stone Bridge in Akapnou, Akapnou, Limassol
In the village of Akapnou, in the district of Limassol, there is a stone built, Venetian bridge with two arches. It is found northwest of the village, on a tributary of Vasiliko.
The access to it is very easy, since it is only a hundred metres from the point where you will park your car. ...
