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...
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...
