Places in Cyprus - Museums, Patitiri Stafilion, Prastio Kellakiou, Limassol
Το μικρό αλλά πολύ όμορφο χωριό Πραστειό Κελλακίου που ανήκει στην επαρχία της Λεμεσού, μέχρι και πριν μερικές δεκάδες χρόνια ήταν μία από τις πολλές περιοχές της Κύπρου που κύρια ασχολία των κατοίκων ήταν η αμπελοκαλλιέργεια και η παραγωγή Κουμανταρίας. Σήμερα όλα αυτά αποτελούν παρελθόν και αυτ...
Chapels in Cyprus - Panagia ton Ampelion - Panagia Aimatousa, Aradippou, Larnaca
The small chapel “Panagia ton Ampelion” (Our Lady of the Vines) or “Panagia Aimatousa” (Our bleeding Lady) is found northwest of the village of Aradippou. It is an old construction, whose history reaches the years of the Saracens and the crusades they made in the area.
It was built on the...
Places in Cyprus - The rock of Chasampoulion, Kidasi, Paphos
On your way from Agios Nikolaos to Paphos, through the valley of Diarizos and then the Kidasi village, you will find two huge rocks. The road passes through them thus getting a lot narrower. These rocks have a very interesting history.
The area in which they are found is one of the ...
Castles in Cyprus - Limassols Medieval Castle - Limassol
Limassol’s Medieval Castle is situated opposite the old port of the town. It is a 1191 construction and according to tradition, this is the place where Richard the Lionheart got married to Berengaria.
The initial construction was greatly destroyed by continuous earthquakes that hit Cyprus...
Churches in Cyprus - Agia Marina Holy Church - Analiontas - Nicosia
Not very far away from the old Agia Marina church, a new one in honour of Agia Marina (Saint Marina) has been built. It is a church that has been completed a few months ago, which is also when the residents assisted Holy Mass for the first time.
From any point of the village, you can see ...
Villages in Cyprus - Analiontas - Tamassos Region - Nicosia
The small village Analiontas is situated 20 kilometres south of the Capital and it is between two important monasteries of the Cypriot Church. The Monastery of Archangel Michael and the Monastery of Theotokos (Holy Mary). It has about 350 residents.
A few years ago, a few dozens of people...
Pyrgos tis Rigainas - Pervolia - Larnaca
Pyrgos tis Rigainas is found in Pervolia, in Larnaka. I do not know why it is called like that, since there is another one with the same name in the Pafos district and a few other ones in different places in Cyprus.
It is dated during the Venetian occupation of the island. The marks of th...
