Στο χωριό Λιοπέτρι, εκεί που σήμερα κτυπά η καρδιά της Αμμοχώστου, οι άνθρωποι της έκτισαν μνημείο και το αφιέρωσαν στην πολύτεκνη Μάνα της Αμμοχώστου. Το έκτισαν με γρανίτη και σκάλισαν σε αυτόν την χαρακτηριστική μορφή της Μεσαορίτισσας Μάνας, που σαν πέρδικα σκεπάζει με τα φτερά της τα 18 παιδιά ...

Από πολλές χιλιετίες πριν γεννηθεί στην γη ο Χριστός, στην Κύπρο ανθούσε η παραγωγή ελιών και ελαιολάδου. Αυτό οφείλεται κυρίως στο γεγονός ότι το ελαιόδεντρο φύεται από μόνο του σε άγρια μορφή στο νησί από τις παράκτιες περιοχές μέχρι και πέραν των 1000 μέτρων ύψος. Καρποφορεί δε μέχρι τα 900 μέτρα...

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...

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...

Thousands of years ago, before the Municipality of Paris "created" the "Love Bridge" which eventually collapsed under the weight of locks that couples in love hung on it, the Cypriot sea sculpted and prepared the people for its own “Love Bridge".

East of the pre-eminent tourist destinatio...

In August 30, 1958, four EOKA rebels were found after anonymous information was received at the offices of the Royal Ulster Rifles, in the settlement of Famagusta district, under the name "Liopetri."

Immediately instructions were given to the commander of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Ar...

From the early years of cosmogony, the water was the most basic resource on which the existence of any living organism is based. The gods made sure that Earth was covered at its most with water. They decided that mountains should store large quantities of water in their bowels, which then, return...

The cultivation of olive trees in Cyprus, is lost in the depths of millennia. The Cypriot olive variety, combined with the most suitable for the growth and fruiting of the tree, weather conditions on the island, as well as the content of soil with the most necessary for this purpose minerals, giv...

Even though the village of Vikla was abandoned by its settlers and it is now ruined, but the manor it used to be, that extends to the south, thanks to the efforts of the people who wanted to develop the area, remains “alive” even if its usage has changed.

It no longer produces olives and ...

On the plain that "stretched" between the villages of Eptagonia and Akapnou, an ancient faucet still gives water. It is the fountain of "Panagia tou Kampou” (Our Lady of Campos). Unfit for human consumption anymore, the water continues to flow and connects to that of the Vasiliko river, which sti...

Among the villages of Akapnou and Eptagonia there is a site called "Agiochoma". It is a religious site and has cult character. It is situated 100 meters west of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Kampos, in the direction of Eptagonia on the south shore of the tributary of Vasiliko. Once, there w...

On our small island, there are some monuments - museums whose history is inextricably linked with the history of our People. Unfortunately, the indifference of the leaders and most of the current rulers, which leaves them at the mercy of time, weather and other conditions, resulting them to be de...

Northwest of the old centre of Oroklini and 200 metres west of the old Holy Church dedicated to Archangel Michael, a small chapel dedicated to Agia Ekaterini is found build in a rock. The reason that the believers built into the vertical rock and created the small shrine is the source that “offer...

In the Sacred Grove of Cypriot Goddess of Beauty and Love that was in the area in which later the village of Arsos was built, the running water watered trees, animals, birds and humans. Aphrodite took care and endowed the Sacred Grove of lavishly and placed many natural water sources.

The...

Arsos, Limassol, is the village that was built in the place of the Holy Alsos (grove) of Aphrodite which has “inherited” the natural charms of the Goddess. In a ravine, there is still a small part of the grove in which there are six natural sources of water. For thousands of years the water gushe...

Berengaria, was once a gem, not only in Cyprus but also globally. It is the hotel that once hosted kings and princes. This place was used for rest and fun by every person of "royalty." Berengaria is the hotel "cursed" by the Gods before it was even built. Berengaria is the haunted hotel that domi...

For anyone who likes to walk along nature trails, the free areas of Cyprus are real paradise. Thousands of kilometers have been built mostly by the Department of Forests as well as by the communities themselves or municipal authorities.

A very beautiful path, located in the village of Ars...

In the village of Pissouri in the district of Limassol, is a very pretty and very old building, a remnant of the ancient aqueduct of the region. It is the water basin of the aqueduct, which was restored and the area was embellished thanks to the initiative and expenses of migrants of Pissouri. &n...

One of the Othoman Turkish governors of Cyprus, during the years of the Othoman Empire, was Bekir Pasha. He is characterised as a meek person who loved the people of the same religion as himself, that is the Turkish Cypriots.

During the decade of 1740, the town of Skala (Larnaca) was hit ...

It was the Friday, 1st of April 1955, just a little before the sunrise above the occupied sky of Cyprus, when the island awake from the explosions. The morning sea breeze transfered a voice with it. A voice coming from the depth of the Greeks’ history saying that “Greeks, wherever you are, hear o...

Upon searching for the sources of the Diarizos river, you will be taken to some of the most beautiful valleys that exist in Cyprus. Starting from Kouklia of Paphos and going on for about forty kilometres north, you will be able to see, admire and observe beautiful and unique ecosystems. This is t...

In the village of Anogira that is found in the Limassol district, there is a faucet of potable and fresh water. It was named “Apikrenis” from the fact that its water is sweet and not bitter. It is found a kilometre before the entrance of the village.

In order to understand the value and t...

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...

In Cyprus, even though it is often struck by droughts, there is a chain of mountains that “makes sure” its residents never run out of water, and this is the chain of Troodos. The chain of mountains, does not only have rich mineral wealth in its ophiolitic stones, but also huge amounts of water, w...

“Kato Vrisi” is found on the south side of the village of Louvaras in the District of Limassol. At the beginning of a green ravin, on the base of a small hill, where the village is built, water gushes out from the ground.

The settlers, who for many years were supplied with necessary for t...

On the land where Akamas lay his tired body to rest from the fatigue of a ten year battle, is where the Goddess of Beauty and Love chose to meet her lover, the beautiful Adonis, when he came up on the surface of the earth from the world of the dead. A few dozen metres from the shore, in a very be...

Selladi tis Aftoullinas is still a location in Cyprus that does not by any means remind us of its past. The marks of abandonment are more than visible on the only tap that refreshed the passersby that travelled from Poli Chrysochous to Stavros tis Psokas through the village of Lysos.

Sell...

The location of “Dichaloi” is found left of the road of Panagia towards Koilada ton Kedron (the Valley of the Cedrus trees).  It is a location where there are many water springs that are being used to irrigate the communities nearby.

An artificial water tap constructed in 1981, a woo...

Vrisi tou Diakou (the tap of the deacon) is found 3 kilometres south of the picnic area of Agia, within the valley of the river of Ezousa, if you are travelling from Stavros tis Psokas towards the dam of Kannaviou.

The source of the tap is found a few metres away from the dirt road and th...

East of the small village found in the semi mountain area of Limassol with the name “Kouka”, there is a natural source of potable water. It is found on the east of the road taking you from Pera Pedi to Kouka, in a small ravine, at a distance of 50 metres from the road.

From the very old y...

The Cedar Valley can be found on the route from the Monastery of Kykkos to Stavros tis Psokas. It covers areas of the southern slope of Tripylos and part of the north. The location as it has been described as the "Cedar Valley" is located on the southern slope, in the Paphos Forest. Administrativ...

In Mesa potamos, or “potamos tis Arkolachanias”, a few metres from the picnic area having its name, the water flows on huge gabbro rocks, making a lot of noise, and it is transformed into waterfalls. The biggest one has a height of seven metres.

The waterfalls are accessible from the picn...

The Matsima tap is very old, and it was the first stop for the travellers that were heading to Stavros tis Psokas and from there on to Poli and Pyrgos, coming from the Kykkos Monastery or the area of Kampos tis Tsakkistras.

The water up until 1967 ran freely from the rocks, thus creating ...

The Location “Petrokefala” is found 8 kilometres before the village of Kampos tis Tsakkistras at an altitude of 702 metres. You will find it when travelling from the area of Orkonta to Pyrgos and Kampos.

Apart from the amazing view that it offers towards the gulf of Morfou and our occupie...

In Trozena, a village of Limassol, except from the very beautiful in terms of architecture chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios, except from the headwaters of Trozena found east of the village among very high Platanus trees, except from the magnificent images that the visitor can see from the peak ...

In a village found in the semi mountain area of Limassol, which is found 6 kilometres south of Arsos, there is a small “miracle”. East of the deserted village of Trozena, and on the only road that exists that takes you to the church of Agios Georgios, among the high and ancient Platanus trees, th...

In a part of the village of Trimiklini found on the road Limassol - Platres, there is a waterfall that is formed from the sources that gush next to the cafe-restaurant “Green Valley”.

The water from the sources, continues flowing in a small bed and in a distance of 100 metres it is transf...

The Location Vouppos is the east shore of the river Xeros in Morfou. On the peak of the hill, it dominates the gulf and the field that spreads from the feet of the hills, until the sea of the occupied City. The dam of Kafizis and the areas of green due to the water, combine perfectly with the blu...

From the very ancient years, the people that lived on the slopes of the mountain of Madari, used a path that followed the journey of the river Elias to reach the lowland villages. They always gave names to locations to be able to delimit their itinerary.

At some point, a few hundred metre...

Upon travelling from Kykkos Monastery towards the picnic area of “Stavros tis Psokas”, the excursionist will cover a distance of 26 kilometres through the forest of Troodos and then through the forest of Paphos. The journey is destined for… strong travellers. Even though the road is linear, apart...

The journey Kykkos Monastery - Stavros tis Psokas, can be easily characterised as one of the best that the mountain area of Cyprus may offer us. Emotions succeed one another and each road’s turn has a good surprise.

The sinuous road, seems to be hanging from nowhere, since it passes above...

The Cypriot Mouflon is a subspecies of the Asian wild sheep Ovis orientalis, and it is the conqueror in the forests of the island.

Up until a few decades ago, it was endangered to become extinct, since the number of the animals had been decreased to 15.  After some drastic measures t...

The quarry of Limassol is found in an area north of the village of Parekklisia, west of the Grigoris Afxentiou Avenue, that connects the mountain and semi mountain areas of Limassol with the town itself.

The river Dogaki tou Pyrgou begins from the point where the excavations take place.

On the north of Nisou, the catacomb of Agios Eftichios or Agios Epafras is found. No one knows if they are two different people or if the two names belong to the same Saint.

The catacomb was a hellenistic tomb which later on, during the first years of Christianity the Bishop of Akanthou E...

Vrysi tou Klamenou is found just a kilometre away from the picnic area of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos and two kilometres before the Monastery itself, as you are heading from the village of Gerakies to the Monastery, in the location of “Aspro Xilo”.

The water gushed out free from the moun...

The waterfall of Chantara is formed 3 kilometres south of the Monastery of Trooditissa and a kilometre north of the village of Foini, on the river of Trooditissa, or as it is called by the residents of the surrounding areas “diplos potamos” (double river). A few kilometres more north it joins the...

On the west side of the river Ha-Potami, on the slope of the valley that the river formed, you will find the village of Kissousa. It is composed of 8 houses and it only has 6 settlers, the only ones that are left after the obligatory departure of most of them.

The few settlers of the vill...

The overflow of a dam in Cyprus is a very important moment. Its importance is not only extracted from the amount of water collected by the dam. The Water Development Department of Cyprus made sure that at most of the dams, if not all, that were created from 1960 until today, the overflow is combi...

The Diplopotamos area in Kalo Chorio of the mountainous part of Klirou, is one of the most beautiful valleys in Cyprus, and this is why it is included in the Natura 2000 programme.

From the bridge of the river Maroullena, a narrow path that takes you deep into the gorge, just 20 metres fr...

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...

Upon travelling from Kalo Chorio of Larnaca to Mosfiloti, the first village you will meet is the one of Agia anna. Before you enter the village, on your left you will see a beautiful view. A phenomenon that is rarely produced and it is worth being seen by any lover of rivers, waters and nature in...

“Petra tou Romiou” is probably the most famous rock in the world. No other was photographed as this one. No other receives as many thousands of visitors from all the parts of the Earth, and this is not in vain.

Two myths are connected to the rock. Two stories that take you back into time,...

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 ...

On the dyke and at the end of the overflow of the Dipotamos dam, nature placed a tap with sweet water.

A tap whose water “jumps out” from the “bowels” of the mountain. The constructors of the dam, made sure to guide the water towards is basin, thus transforming the dyke appropriately at t...

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...

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...

In the village belonging to the Mountainous part of Larnaca, Lageia or Lagia, you will find a very old tap with potable water. The residents were supplied with the necessary amount of water for their homes from 1709, from a wild landscape, and the confluence of two streams. A source on the south,...

Cyprus owes its capacity as an inhabitable island to Troodos. The mountain overtakes about ⅔ of its area. If it were not for the mountain, it would be a hostile place where humans would not be able to survive.

It creates a favorable climate for rain with its volume and its height that rea...

In Cape Greco you shall see one of the most amazing natural bridges in Cyprus. It is called the bridge of Koraka. It is a masterpiece of the best creator, nature. Millions of years were needed to degrade the hard rock in order to create a bridge above the sea.

It is found on the road towa...

The point that the Francs in the 14th century, and later on the Venetians, had transformed into a quarry to cut stones to construct the walls of Nicosia, is the point where the Aglantzia Municipality chose to built the beautiful amphitheatre of 1200 seats, the award-winning “Skali”. 

On the area of the church of Petounta, on the beaches of Mazotos and on the eastern side of the new settlement, there is a small forest.  Being surrounded from the east, west and north sides by vines, it surprises you once you face it.

In Cyprus we are used to pinewoods and of course...

The Skarinou Station is found on the height of the Pentaschoinos riverbed and it can be met while travelling from Nicosia, Larnaca and Ammochostos towards Limassol.

In order to understand the value of the Station and the necessity of its creation, we should travel back to the beginning of...

In an area called Agridi in Dali, and very close to a mixed village called Potamia, there is an old water mill.

Next to the medieval chapel of Agios Dimitrianos, you can find the reservoir made of stone, that gathered water to put the mill in function.. A little further from the reservoir...