Chapels in Cyprus - Panagia Theoskepasti, Kalopanagiotis, Nicosia
East of the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis (the Illuminator), in the village of Marathasa, Kalopanagiotis, the chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary is built on the slope of the bed of a tributary of Setrachos.
It is built in the 12th century simultaneously with the Monastery of Agi...
Villages in Cyprus - Kalopanagiotis, Marathasa, Nicosia
Kalopanayiotis village is found on the shores of Setrachos river on an altitude of about 700 metres. The houses that make up the settlement, “rise” onto the western side, with an intense slope on the valley of Marathasa, in the depth of which the river flows.
The village does not have a l...
Places in Cyprus - Taps - Orkontas tap, Orkontas, Kalopanagiotis, Marathasa, Nicosia
At the Orkontas station that is found on the shores of the river Setrachos, in the valley of Marathasa, there is a natural source of potable water. The residents of the settlement, transform it to a stone built tap.
For many years, back when the visitors still stopped at the restaurants o...
Venetian Bridges in Cyprus - Orkontas Venetian Bridge
From the medieval years, there was a road that crossed the Marathassa valley, that followed the same route with the current one. The medieval bridge of Orkonta that joins the shores of the Setrachos river is a witness of the ancient road.
It is found a few metres from the Orkontas station...
Dams in Cyprus - Kalopanagiotis dam, Marathasa valley, Nicosia
The water dam of Kalopanagiotis is found a few hundreds of metres after the station of Orkontas. It is built on way of the river Setrachos and can store 363 thousand cubic metres of water. The height of the dam reaches 49 metres and it creates a deep and impressive lake.
From the dam (tha...
Places in Cyprus - Orkontas Station, Kalopanagiotis, Marathasa, Nicosia
A few hundreds of metres before the dam of Kalopanagiotis, the small settlement of the above village, Orkontas is found. The settlement has very few houses; they do not exceed the number of ten. The houses are built along the east coastline of the Setrachos river.
On the opposite shore, y...
Rivers in Cyprus - Setrachos, Marathasa, Nicosia
One of the most beautiful valleys of Cyprus is the valley of Marathasa, which owes its existence, its creation and its formation to the Setrachos river.
The Setrachos river has its sources in the north slopes of Troodos and does not only rely on rain since it has dozens of natural sources...
