Dams in Cyprus - Dimotamos dam, Skarinou, Larnaca
Two rivers connect at the Dipotamos area, east of the village of Skarinou and form the river Pentaschoinos. At the point of junction of the two rivers, the dam was built in order to collect the water and to irrigate the valley of Pentaschoinos with the 2800 plots of agricultural land, as well as ...
Places in Cyprus - Taps - Dipotamos natural tap, Larnaca
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...
Parks in Cyprus - Park of Cypriot Nature, Skarinou, Larnaca
The “Park of Cypriot Nature” is found in Skarinou. It is the result of an agrarianism that took place in the area, and was created in 2011.
It is a park with a small area, with a few Cypriot plants and trees. There are few games for children as well as a kiosk and benches.
Even th...
Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Skarinou, Larnaca
Under the shadow of the big church of Skarinou, the one of Panagia Odigitria, in the centre of the village, a very small and old chapel is built, dedicated to Agios Georgios. The date of its grounding goes very far back in time and reaches even before 1785.
In difficult for the community ...
Locations in Cyprus - Skarinou Station, Skarinou, Larnaca
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...
Church of Cyprus - Panagia Odigitria, Skarinou, Larnaca
The church that is dedicated to Panagia Odigitria in Skarinou was grounded in 1950 and after 3 years of hard work by the settlers of the village, it was inaugurated for the first time. It is a big Church and about 500 believers can go to worship simultaneously.
In the progressive communit...
Chapels in Cyprus - Apostolos Loukas, Skarinou, Larnaca
On your way from the Skarinou station to Skarinou itself, and a few metres before the overpass of the motorway from Nicosia to Limassol, you will find a small construction dedicated to the Apostle Loukas on your left. A dirt road begins from there and in a smaller distance of 50 kilometres you wi...
Villages in Cyprus - Skarinou, Larnaca
Skarinou is built at about 190 metres from the sea level, and on the mountain slopes that characterise the area and consist of a kind of stone that is unique in Cyprus. On the south of the village, there is an intercity motorway that joins the districts of Larnaca, Nicosia and Limassol.
T...
Villages in Cyprus - Agios Theodoros, Skarinou, Larnaca
Agios Theodoros of Skarinou belonging to Larnaca’s district, is found built on one of the island’s most beautiful valleys. The roadway from the lowest point of the Pentaschoinos riverbed that begins from the junction of the road F108 and B1, follows the reverbed for more than 7 kilometres and end...
