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Troodos Botanical garden in the area of the metal mine of Amiantos in Troodos
Troodos Botanical garden in the area of the metal mine of Amiantos in Troodos

Parks in Cyprus - Troodos Botanical garden, Troodos, Pano Amiantos, Limassol

Until a few years ago, the landscape seemed lunar. Dug slopes, stripped off trees, pushing the holidaymakers to travel to the top of Troodos. The upper Amiantos from many years ago, was turned into a mine, devouring the flesh of both the mountain and the people.

An unknown number of peopl...

District: Limassol
The Church of Panagia Amiantou between the villages of Amiantos and Pelentri
The Church of Panagia Amiantou between the villages of Amiantos and Pelentri

Chapels in Cyprus - Panagia Amiantou, Pelentri, Limassol

During the whole duration of the Ottoman Empire, the Christian Churches are constantly raided by the Ottoman occupiers. Nevertheless there were periods of time where the catastrophical rage of these people towards anything Christian was transformed into a real persecution. The destroyed Churches,...

District: Limassol
The Hellenism of the island is found buried under its ground
The Hellenism of the island is found buried under its ground

Places in Cyprus - Monuments in Cyprus - The monument of the EOKA fight 55-59, Amiantos, Limassol

It was the Friday, 1st of April 1955, just a little before the sunrise above the occupied sky of Cyprus, when the island awake from the explosions. The morning sea breeze transfered a voice with it. A voice coming from the depth of the Greeks’ history saying that “Greeks, wherever you are, hear o...

District: Limassol
Heroon in memory of a Cypriot fighter belonging to EOKA Evagoras Papachristoforou
Heroon in memory of a Cypriot fighter belonging to EOKA Evagoras Papachristoforou

Villages in Cyprus - Amiantos - Limassol District

Amiantos village is found a few kilometres before Troodos mountain. It is situated in a green environment and is divided by the Kouris river.

An area that has to be walked by each visitor, local citizens and visitors, it is the area also known as ‘Atous baths’. It is an unbelievably beaut...

District: Limassol