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The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Pegeia
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Pegeia

Church of Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Pegeia, Paphos

On the peak of a hill that dominates the small island of “Geronisos”, where the village of Paphos, Pegeia is found, there is a Holy Church dedicated to Agios Georgios. On the slopes of the hill there are carved graves, that make up the necropolis of an ancient Greek Roman settlement. The small is...

District: Paphos
Iera Nisos (Holy Island) hosted the altar honouring God Apollo
Iera Nisos (Holy Island) hosted the altar honouring God Apollo

Places in Cyprus - Iera Nisos (Holy Island), Geronisos, Agios Georgios, Pegeia, Paphos

Iera Nisos (Holy Island), or as it has been paraphrased to “Geronisos”, is found a few hundred metres away from the shores of the gulf of Agios Georgios in Pegeia, Paphos. It is a small island that played a great role in the navigation of the east Mediterranean in the ancient years.

The y...

District: Paphos