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Kykkos - Stavros tis Psokas, altitude 1153 metres, "Kremmos tis Pellis" (Cliff of the Crazy woman)
Kykkos - Stavros tis Psokas, altitude 1153 metres, "Kremmos tis Pellis" (Cliff of the Crazy woman)

Places in Cyprus - Kremmos tis Pellis (Cliff of the Crazy woman), Nicosia

The journey Kykkos Monastery - Stavros tis Psokas, can be easily characterised as one of the best that the mountain area of Cyprus may offer us. Emotions succeed one another and each road’s turn has a good surprise.

The sinuous road, seems to be hanging from nowhere, since it passes above...

District: Nicosia
At the location “Aspro Xilo” (White Wood) in Kykkos is where Vrysi tou Klamenou (Faucet of the one crying) is found
At the location “Aspro Xilo” (White Wood) in Kykkos is where Vrysi tou Klamenou (Faucet of the one crying) is found

Places in Cyprus - Taps - Vrysi tou Klamenou, Kykkos, Nicosia

Vrysi tou Klamenou is found just a kilometre away from the picnic area of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos and two kilometres before the Monastery itself, as you are heading from the village of Gerakies to the Monastery, in the location of “Aspro Xilo”.

The water gushed out free from the moun...

District: Nicosia
The central square with the platanus trees at Kampos tis Tsakkistras
The central square with the platanus trees at Kampos tis Tsakkistras

Villages in Cyprus - Kampos tis Tsakkistras, Nicosia

Kampos tis Tsakkistras is built on a smooth slope of the Kykkos mountains, that compared to others, looks like a field. A few hundreds of metres south, you will find the village of Tsakkistra. Since there are no areas of land able to be used for cultivation, its residents “descended” to the field...

District: Nicosia
The historical church of the Monastery of Archangel Michael
The historical church of the Monastery of Archangel Michael

Monasteries in Cyprus - Archangel Michael Holy Church, Lakatamia, Nicosia

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...

District: Nicosia