Places in Cyprus - Irrigation Water Bucket Wheel (Alakati), Mathiatis, Nicosia
Κατά τη διάρκεια της πορείας ενός ταξιδιού, προσπερνούμε μικρά και φαινομενικά ασήμαντα κτίσματα ή και μνημεία ακόμα, απλά και μόνο γιατί δεν ξέρουμε τη σημασία ή ακόμα και την ιστορία τους και ακόμα πιο πολύ γιατί δεν ξέρουμε πόσο σημαντικά ήταν για τους ανθρώπους, όταν αυτά ήταν σε χρήση. Ένα τ...
Places in Cyprus - Taps - Mathiatis tap, Mathiatis, Nicosia
Cyprus is an island that often suffers from droughts. In its history there are periods of time where all of its citizens have abandoned it due to droughts that lasted for years, but not due to insufficiency of water. Cyprus has and always had a lot of water. Hundreds of natural taps exist all ove...
Chapels in Cyprus - Agia Irini Chrysovalantou, Mathiatis, Nicosia
In the village of Mathiatis, in Nicosia, inside the pinewoods found southeast of the village, there is a small chapel dedicated to Agia Irini Chrysovalantou.
The small but very beautiful chapel, is an offering realised by the residents of the neighbouring village of Mathiatis, called Agia...
Archaeological sites in Cyprus - English cemetery, Mathiatis, Nicosia
After the winning result of the Greek Revolution, Turkey fell into a severe economic crisis. Upon trying to find a way to get rid of it, they were obliged to sell Cyprus to England. For Turkey, Cyprus was not a beneficial colony.
The greek citizens of the island, as well as a part of the ...
Rivers in Cyprus - Tremithos, Nicosia
One of the two big tributaries of Tremithos, has its sources in the east areas of the Mathiatis village. The other one has its sources in the areas that are included in the village of Sia.
The two tributaries join at the Lympia dam. When they overflow, they create the Tremithos river, tha...
Dams in Cyprus - Mathiatis dam, Mathiatis, Nicosia
The government chose to build a small dam and to create a small, oblong, magnificent lake, in a truly wild and virgin landscape formed by the Gialias river. It was enriched with fish, among which hundreds of goldfish give life to the small lake, as they move in shoals. On the shores of the lakes,...
Church of Cyprus - Agia Paraskevi, Mathiatis, Nicosia
In the Mathiatis village, that belongs to the Nicosia district, you will find the church of Agia Paraskevi. You will find it on your left as you are travelling from Agia Varvara towards Mathiatis and it is the first construction that you will find before entering the village.
It is ...
