In the centre of the village of Liopteri, there is one of the most beautiful architecturally speaking churches of Cyprus. It is dedicated to Panagia Eleousa and it is built in the shape of a single aisled Basilica with a dome. It is covered by a gabled and pointed roof.

It is said that it...

In the small village of Delikipos in the Larnaca district, there is a Church dedicated to Metamorfosi tou Sotiros (the Transformation of the Saviour). It is found on the peak of the small barrow dominating the small field, where the few houses of the village are built.

It is a single aisl...

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...

In Foinikaria village, located in the Limassol district, east of Germasogeia dam, you will find the Church dedicated to the Panagia Chryseleousa. It is triple-aisled basilica bearing pointed vaults and covered with tiles.

It is built with local stone in 1835. The bell tower is incorporate...

In the small village of Sanida, in Limassol, there is a church dedicated to Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros (Transformation of the Savior). It is three-aisled basilica. The roof is covered with tiles and forms six vaults.

We were informed that the shape of the Basilica bearing vaults, is a very...

The church of the village of Klonari in the district of Limassol, is dedicated to Agios Nikolaos. It is found at the entrance of the village, if you are entering it from the village of Kellaki, on the peak of a small hill.

It is a single aisled Basilica that has a wooden, pointed and vaul...

In the ruined and abandoned village in the Limassol district, Vikla, the only building that still remains intact today is the church of Agios Ioannis Eleimon (Merciful). It is built on the peak of a low hill, dominating the vast fields of Vikla and valley of the river of Vasiliko.

It is b...

The settlers of Sykopetra chose to dedicate the main church of the village to Agios Dimitrios. It is built on the edge of a deep ravine and geographically it is in the center of the village that "spreads" into a straight line on the slope of the mountain peak of  Papoutsa.

It was bui...

The main church of the village of Odou in the mountain area of Larnaca is dedicated to the favourite Saint of the Cypriot people, Agia Marina. It is a construction dated in the 18th century. It is built in the form of a single aisled Basilica that has a wooden, gabled and pointed vaulted roof.

In the village of Oroklini, in the district of Larnaca is where the Church dedicated to Archangel Michael is found. It is a construction dated in the 17th century. The small Church was the main church of the settlers of the community, until another, bigger one was built.

It is stone built...

The new Church dedicated to Archangel Michael is found at a small distance from the old Church which is also dedicated to the Archangel. It is a Church of Byzantine school, it is cruciform and has a dome.

It is an impressive Church and was constructed towards the end of the 20th century t...

In a central square of the Choirokitia village in the Limassol district, there is a Holy Church in the name of Agios Iakovos o Persis. It is a very interesting construction since it is built in a single aisled Basilica style, that has intense gothic influences.

It is a construction dated ...

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...

In the village of “Pervolia” in the district of Larnaca, there is a Church dedicated to Agia Eirini Megalomartira. It is found in the centre of the village, at the “entrance” of the renovated, paved old centre.

It is a basilica, it is arched and has tiles. On the southern wall, there are ...

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...

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 9^th century construction that has been greatl...

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...

In the olden days, there was a ship carrying the Queen of Egypt to Cyprus, looking for a doctor that would cure her from continuous bleeding that tortured her and it embarked on the shores of Larnaca.

The Queen along with her men, moved forward to the city and they reached the location wh...

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...

The Holy Church of Timios Prodromos in the village of Louvaras in the district of Limassol, is found on the east side of the old centre of the village, between the houses that follow traditional architecture.

It is built out of stone from the area (rocks of the river that have grey to bla...

The first settlers of Louvaras started arriving in the area in the beginning of the 15th century, came from the settlement found on the slope of the mountain peak northeast of the location where the village is found today.

Their first action was to build a Church. They built a small Churc...

In the area where today the village Kouklia is found, in the district of Paphos, the ancient town with the name “Palaipaphos” was built. On a hill that dominated the area with a smooth view on the Mediterranean sea, the biggest and most fine Temple dedicated to the Cypriot Goddess of love and bea...

The Orthodox church honours the memory of 3 different pairs of Saints, having the same names, Kosmas and Damianos. All of them were doctors and none of them ever accepted payment for their services. Their only difference, were their origins. Their memory is honoured at different dates.

In...

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...

In the green forest of Paphos, on the slope that dominates the valley of Agios Theodoros, a small chapel is found, dedicated to Timios Stavros. It is a basilica, with a wooden roof.

It is constantly open for worshippers.

A few hundreds of metres away the Forestry station of Stavro...

The Holy Church of Agios Kyriakos Anachoritis is built in Kampos tis Tsakkistras is a 1881 construction and it was built after another, smaller one that was there from the Frank Empire dedicated to Agios Kyriakos, was demolished.

It is a gabled Basilica church, built opposite the monument...

The Holy Church of Panagia Iamatikis is found in the village of Arakapas, in the Limassol district. Upon entering the village from the east side, after you pass the bridge that is found at the river amathos, you will see the old church of Panagia tis Iamatikis inside the cemetery, on your right a...

Within the old “centre” of the village of Episkopi and its settlements in its northwest areas, that were built back when the need to house our displaced compatriots arose, there was a big empty space.

This is the space where the community hall, an amphitheatre and a sports court were buil...

The church dedicated to Our Lady is built from the 7th century in the field found west of the village of Choirokoitia, in the “shadow” of the “hill of the Franks”. In that very same field, the deadly battle between the invading army of the Mameluks and the army of the king of Cyprus, Ianos, resul...

On the south exit of the village of Vouni in Limassol, at a distance of a kilometre, going to Limassol itself, on the peak of the mountain found on the opposite side of the village, a Church of Panagia Peravouniotissa is found.

It has the form of a single-aisled Basilica and it is built o...

We did not find information concerning the church of the Saints Sergios and Vakchos that is found in the village of Limassol called Kissousa.

The church performs liturgies twice a year and quite a few of the ex residents of the village participate at them, who were obliged to move to othe...

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...

The Holy Cathedral of Agios Nicolaos at the village of Episkopeio in Nicosia, belongs to the Holy Metropolis of Tamasos. It is a newly erected Church and its inauguration ceremonies will take place from the 18/02 until the 22/02/2015. During these days, a part of the relics of the Saint will be t...

During the Byzantine period, a sanctuary was found a little bit out of the village of Nikitari by people from a Peloponnesian area called Asini. The area they chose to build their settlement was found between among a narrow valley that was covered by pine forests. The valley was penetrated by a s...

The Holy Church of Agia Aikaterini in Vyzakia, is built in the old central part of the village. It was constructed mostly out of stones from the closeby river called Elia, and this is why it is very different from other Churches.

It was built in about 1885 and some parts were added later ...

It is a very beautiful Holy Church, following Byzantine style, dedicated to Panagia Eleousa, and is found northwest of the village of Tersefanou.

It is built on a beautiful, typically Cypriot landscape, and in a location where you can get a view without obstacles covering many kilometres ...

In the village called Lefkara, found on the mountainous part of Larnaca, there is a series of small and big Churches. The biggest one is dedicated to Timios Stavros (the Holy Cross) and is found in the centre of the village.

In the Church, in a hidden crypt, there is a big silver cross an...

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...

You will find the old church on the left hand side of the road, 100 metres before the bridge that joins the shores of the Tremithos river, as well as if you travel from Kalo Chorio to Psevdas. It is a 1878 construction and it is the third church that is being built in the same place. It is a very...

The Holy Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) in Parekklisia, Limassol is a monument coming from the end of the Byzantines on the island or from the beginning of the presence of the Francs in 1192 A.D.

It has a Byzantine style, it is cruciform and has a dome. It is a very beautiful const...

In Parekklisia, Limassol, there are two very beautiful Churches that have been built with a difference of a few centuries. The older one is dedicated to the Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) and the more contemporary one is dedicated to Archangel Michael.

The Church of the Archangel is built in...

The Holy Church of Agia Zoni in Moni, Limassol, is built on the south side of the square where the monument of the Hero Costakis Panagiotou Tringi is found.

The sign on the western entrance of the community informs us that the Church was built in 1858.

It is the only church in the...

In the refugee community of Klavdia, its residents built a Church. They did not build it out of stone so that it can last in time. They did not build it so that it can permanently be in the refugee community. They built it forty years ago, so that it can serve their religious needs for some time....

On the way from Pyrga to Kavdia there is a wonderful Glebe. It is a Church dedicated to Zoodochos Pigi (Life-giving Spring), that is, Our Lady. After the miracle performed during the Latin occupation, when a woman that suffered from hemorrhage, after having asked help from Our Lady, was cured aft...

The Holy Church of Agia Aikaterini in Klavdia has a history that is well buried in time. This church is built in a byzantine style in the 14th century and is a single aisled arched church.

During the Ottoman period, when the Christian settlers of the village moved to others for more safet...

The Holy Church of Agia Marina in Tersefanou, is one of the ten churches that exist in the community and it is built in the central square, next to the Church of Agios Nektarios.

It is built in the 16th century, it has received two extensions towards west, as the Tersefanou community gain...

The Holy Church of Agios Nektarios in Tersefanou is found in the same place with the old church of the village that is dedicated to Agia Marina. The two churches are built in the central square, where the offices of the community council and the Popular organisations of Tersefanou are found.

The church of the Apostolon Petrou kai Pavlou (Apostles Peter and Paul) is found in the centre of the village of Asgata. It is a single aisled basilica, built in 1865 with a belfry with three arches and bells.

In the church’s yard you will find the monument as well as the bust of the Hero...

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 ...

On the northeast side of the church of the Saints Constantinos and Eleni in Tochni, at a distance of about 30 metres, there are ruins of another church. The church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross).

It is a very old, Gothic style church. There was an older, Byzantine one in its place, that w...

The church dedicated to the Saints Constantinos and Eleni in Tochni is built above the “Arkatzin” river. This river divides the village into two and the church is the meeting point of the two sides. 

It ended up being in today’s state after 3 extensions that have took place, as well ...

The new church of Agia Marina in Pyrga, is found in the “shadow” of two very old churches, in the central square of the village.

On the north side you will find the medieval church of Agia Aikaterini, or as it also known the Church of the Agio Pathos (Holy Passion), and on the south you w...

The Holy church of High Sophia incarnate Word of God, or otherwise “Agia Sofia” was accomplished and opened in 2008. It was built based on the Agia Sofia church in Constantinople, and it has many characteristics in common with the greatest holy church of Christianity.

It is found on the i...

The small chapel dedicated to the Saint and Martyr Varvara, is found at a distance of only 100 metres before the ancient Amathounta’s necropolis, on the right side of the old road that lead to Limassol from the Nicosia, Larnaca and Ammochostos districts.

In olden days, the church area, wa...

The Holy Church of Agia Marina Pyrga is a 12th century construction.  It is a very beautiful Church and has a dome.  Even though it had received Gothic additions, it still remains an architecturally Byzantine Church.

It is built on the river bank, in a small olive grove.  I...

A few metres before the Lympia waterdam, on the base of a small hill, in a wild olive tree, you can see the small cave.

In it there are different icons of Saints From the icons’ pattern we came to the conclusion that the cave-chapel is dedicated to its creator, Agios Raphael.

We a...

During the middle ages, and in the beginning of the 15th century, settlers of the byzantine settlement of Aglantzia, dug into a rock and created a church.  They dedicated it to Panagia Theotokos Glykofilousa.

A lot later, in the beginnings of the 20th century, some believer from the ...

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...

In the centre of the Kalavasos village, in the same surrounding space with the Livereio elementary school, inside the narrow stone built streets, the church of Panagia tis Titiotissas or Panagia Theotokos is built.

The name of “Titiotissa” came from the Tetios river, that was renamed to V...

Agia Anna’s church is a 13th century construction, that in its original state was single-aisled, and on the inside it was cruciform with a dome. Later, it sustained influences from Gothic architecture. The church was built with stones from the Paralimni area.

For some reason the church is...

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...

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...

In Monagroulli of Limassol, there is a Church dedicated to Agios Theodoros Tironas from 1900, who is celebrated on the 17th of February.

Agios Theodoros got the name of ‘Tironas’ from his rankings in the Roman legions.  In Latin, Tiro means “inductee”.  His life was given to Chr...

The church of Agios Mamas in Alaminos is a 1992 construction and is found on the left side of the road, after the bridge of the kseropotamos river, at the entrance of the village. It has a volume capacity of 500 people, in contrast to the older church of Agios Mamas that still exists in the villa...

In the Archangelos and Makedonitissa area, the Holy Church of Agios Panteleimonas is built. In an area that has greatly evolved rapidly in the past years and the population increased dramatically, it was necessary to build a Church capable to fit all the believers in.

The erection works s...

In Lakatamia, in a refugee settlement, there is a Holy Church dedicated to Agios Mamas. It is one of the 66 churches and chapels in the whole of Cyprus that are dedicated to this Saint.

It is found while crossing the Spyrou Kyprianou street, towards the direction of the roundabout of the ...

The Holy Monastery of Archangel Michael has a very old story hidden in the depth of time. First references about the Monastery are made in 1660 and it is stated that the Archbishop of Cyprus Nikiforos during that period, renovated the Monastery. No references are made about its history before tha...

The old church of Agios Georgios in Potami, Morphou, is built on a small hill on the south exit of the village and it dominates the river that passes in the area.

It is an old building and was constructed in 1550 by the Queen of Cyprus of that period, Aikaterini Kornaro. It is a single ai...

On the 10th of May, 2014, the new Church of Agios Georgios was inaugurated, which is the Patron Saint of a small community called Potami.

A few kilometres from Morphou’s shores, the settlers of a village felt the need that their community acquires a new church. It was in 1998 when the nee...

On refugee exile, and in order to keep the settlers of Afaneia of Ammochostos in touch, the keystone of the Holy Church of Agios Artemios and All Saints had been placed in 2010.

The Holy Church is built on the juncture of the roads Tefkrou Anthia and Idalium.

In a central area of the Sia village, a church in the name of Panagia Chryseleousa is built. The church has been built in 1756 and in 1886 it has been extended to be in the state it is found today. It can receive up to 200 believers.

The church of the outside is built of stone and it is p...