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...
Picnic Sites in Cyprus - Marathos, Nicosia
The picnic area “Marathos” is found on a slope of Troodos at an altitude of 1300 metres. It was created by the Department of Forests of Cyprus and it has been equipped with all the facilities a Cypriot or foreign visitor would wish for.
On the middle of a steep slope, the Department of Fo...
Picnic Sites in Cyprus - Xerargaka, Orkontas, Nicosia
The picnic area of Xerargaka has a capacity of 650 people. It spreads on a narrow strip of land, whose width does not exceed 40 metres and it is part of the bed of a small stream that is formed by the natural sources gushing out along its length.
It is an organised picnic area and the vis...
Villages in Cyprus - Oikos Marathasas, Marathasa, Nicosia
Oikos Marathasas is a very small mountain village, with about 200 residents. It is found built on the east slope of the ravine that holds the waters of the river Setrachos, going to the dam of Kalopanagiotis.
The village “climbs” on the steep slope of the mountain, and it gives the visito...
Villages in Cyprus - Agios Dimitrios, Marathasa, Limassol
The village of Agios Dimitrios in the district of Limassol, is found built among the villages of Foini, Treis Elies, Kaminaria and Paliomylos, as well as the shores of the Kryos river, in the valley of Marathasa.
It is a small but picturesque village with a very welcome population. While ...
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...
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...
