Places in Cyprus - Selladi tis Aftoullinas, Lysos, Paphos forest, Paphos
Selladi tis Aftoullinas is still a location in Cyprus that does not by any means remind us of its past. The marks of abandonment are more than visible on the only tap that refreshed the passersby that travelled from Poli Chrysochous to Stavros tis Psokas through the village of Lysos.
Sell...
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...
Places in Cyprus - "Dichaloi", Panagia, Paphos
The location of “Dichaloi” is found left of the road of Panagia towards Koilada ton Kedron (the Valley of the Cedrus trees). It is a location where there are many water springs that are being used to irrigate the communities nearby.
An artificial water tap constructed in 1981, a woo...
Dams in Cyprus - Kannaviou dam, Kannaviou, Paphos
The dam of Kannaviou is ranked fourth among the dams of Cyprus in terms of capacity, and second in terms of height. It has a capacity of 18 million cubic metres of water. It was a height of 70 metres and its dyke has a length of 600 metres. It is found at a distance of about forty kilometres from...
Places in Cyprus - Taps - Vrisi tou Diakou, Ezousa Valley, Paphos Forest, Paphos
Vrisi tou Diakou (the tap of the deacon) is found 3 kilometres south of the picnic area of Agia, within the valley of the river of Ezousa, if you are travelling from Stavros tis Psokas towards the dam of Kannaviou.
The source of the tap is found a few metres away from the dirt road and th...
Picnic sites in Cyprus - Agia, Ezousa Valley, Paphos Forest, Paphos
The picnic area of Agia is found in the valley created by the river of Ezousa. It is at a distance of about 10 kilometres from the Stavros tis Psokas picnic area. It is a dirt road in the forest. Even though the Department of Forests takes care of it quite often and cleans it from landslides, it ...
Rivers in Cyprus - Ezousa, Paphos Forest, Kannaviou, Paphos
The river of Ezousa is ranked sixth in terms of length out of all the dams that exist on the island. It has a length of 41 kilometres. Its starting point is found very high on the slopes of Tripylos, east of the Forest station in Stavros tis Psokas. From there, after it covers a distance of 23 ki...
Places in Cyprus - Cedar Valley, Tripillos, Paphos Forest, Cyprus
The Cedar Valley can be found on the route from the Monastery of Kykkos to Stavros tis Psokas. It covers areas of the southern slope of Tripylos and part of the north. The location as it has been described as the "Cedar Valley" is located on the southern slope, in the Paphos Forest. Administrativ...
Places in Cyprus - Taps - Matsima Tap, Paphos Forest, Paphos
The Matsima tap is very old, and it was the first stop for the travellers that were heading to Stavros tis Psokas and from there on to Poli and Pyrgos, coming from the Kykkos Monastery or the area of Kampos tis Tsakkistras.
The water up until 1967 ran freely from the rocks, thus creating ...
Church of Cyprus - Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest, Paphos
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...
Picnic Sites in Cyprus - Stavros tis Psokas, Paphos Forest, Paphos
The picnic area of Stavros tis Psokas is found 26 kilometres away from the Monastery of Panagia tou Kykkou, 20 kilometres away from the villages of Paphos Lysos and Kannaviou, right in the forest of Paphos.
It is an organised area and it provides with all the facilities for a comfortable ...
Places in Cyprus - Fauna - Paphos Forest, Mouflon, Paphos
The Cypriot Mouflon is a subspecies of the Asian wild sheep Ovis orientalis, and it is the conqueror in the forests of the island.
Up until a few decades ago, it was endangered to become extinct, since the number of the animals had been decreased to 15. After some drastic measures t...
Picnic sites in Cyprus - Mantra tou Kampiou, Machairas, Nicosia
The “Mantra tou Kampiou” picnic area, that is found on the limits of the National Forest park of Machairas, is another proof that the Department of Forests of Cyprus, is an active and creative organism.
Five kilometres from the Kapedes village, on the road going to the Panagia tou Machair...
Places in Cyprus - Small Forest of Palms, Mazotos, Larnaca
On the area of the church of Petounta, on the beaches of Mazotos and on the eastern side of the new settlement, there is a small forest. Being surrounded from the east, west and north sides by vines, it surprises you once you face it.
In Cyprus we are used to pinewoods and of course...
Dams in Cyprus - Athalassa Water Dam
When the department of forests received the non fertile area where the National Forest park is found today, on their effort to create a big forest, it was necessary that they join two torrents, the Vathis (deep) and kalogeros (monk), and to gather water with an earthen fence in order to irrigate ...
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...
Monastery of our Lady of Machairas
The Monastery of our Lady of Machairas, or as we all know it, the Machairas Monastery, is built a little bit under the highest peak of the Kionia mountain, perched on steep slopes belonging to the woods of Machairas, in an amazing green environment.
In order to get to the monastery coming...
