When you are in Cyprus, either as a visitor or as a resident and you have not visited or even walked part of the valley of Ezousa, this means that you did not see nor learned anything about the island. The valley, in all its length, from Tripylos until the coasts west of Acheleia includes unique ...

The abandoned and ruined village of Souskou that is found on the southeast side of the valley formed by the river Diarizos, used to be fully inhabited by Turks of Cyprus.

At the time of the Othoman Empire, the Greeks of the island were obliged to live in unapproachable and inaccessible pl...

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...

The dam of Arminou is the most discussed and probably the most beautiful dam in Cyprus. It is found 40 kilometres away from the town of Paphos, and a few kilometres northeast of the village of Arminou.

It is a dirt dam, with a maximal capacity of 4.3 million cubic metres of water. It has ...

Kalopanayiotis village is found on the shores of Setrachos river on an altitude of about 700 metres. The houses that make up the settlement, “rise” onto the western side, with an intense slope on the valley of Marathasa, in the depth of which the river flows.

The village does not have a l...

The dam of Kannaviou is ranked fourth among the dams of Cyprus in terms of capacity, and second in terms of height. It has a capacity of 18 million cubic metres of water. It was a height of 70 metres and its dyke has a length of 600 metres. It is found at a distance of about forty kilometres from...

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...

The picnic area of Agia is found in the valley created by the river of Ezousa. It is at a distance of about 10 kilometres from the Stavros tis Psokas picnic area. It is a dirt road in the forest. Even though the Department of Forests takes care of it quite often and cleans it from landslides, it ...

The river of Ezousa is ranked sixth in terms of length out of all the dams that exist on the island. It has a length of 41 kilometres. Its starting point is found very high on the slopes of Tripylos, east of the Forest station in Stavros tis Psokas. From there, after it covers a distance of 23 ki...

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...

The picnic area “Marathos” is found on a slope of Troodos at an altitude of 1300 metres. It was created by the Department of Forests of Cyprus and it has been equipped with all the facilities a Cypriot or foreign visitor would wish for.

On the middle of a steep slope, the Department of Fo...

The village of Gerovasa is found on the west slope of the valley of Trozena, two kilometres from the village that has the name of the valley.

Gerovasa was a non mixed Turkish Cypriot village and its residents lived and cooperated peacefully with the Greek Cypriot residents of Trozena. Tog...

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...

Oikos Marathasas is a very small mountain village, with about 200 residents. It is found built on the east slope of the ravine that holds the waters of the river Setrachos, going to the dam of Kalopanagiotis.

The village “climbs” on the steep slope of the mountain, and it gives the visito...

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 village of Agios Dimitrios in the district of Limassol, is found built among the villages of Foini, Treis Elies, Kaminaria and Paliomylos, as well as the shores of the Kryos river, in the valley of Marathasa.

It is a small but picturesque village with a very welcome population. While ...

The 4th river in terms of length in Cyprus is Diarizos. From its two sources (where its name comes from), until its mouth, it covers a distance of 42 kilometres.

Its sources are found on the southeastern slopes of Kykkos, one next to the Milikouri village, and one on the slopes of Lemitho...

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...

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...

The water dam of Kalopanagiotis is found a few hundreds of metres after the station of Orkontas. It is built on way of the river Setrachos and can store 363 thousand cubic metres of water. The height of the dam reaches 49 metres and it creates a deep and impressive lake.

From the dam (tha...

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...

One of the most beautiful valleys of Cyprus is the valley of Marathasa, which owes its existence, its creation and its formation to the Setrachos river.

The Setrachos river has its sources in the north slopes of Troodos and does not only rely on rain since it has dozens of natural sources...

The Soleas valley’s two villages, can only be divided topographically. They are situated 50 kilometres from the Capital and their houses are scattered in the valley. This valley is watered by the Karkotis river.

The National offerings from these two villages are significant. Flasou is a m...

Korakou, is built on the two banks of Karkotis river, a river that flows in the summer too, and is dressed in green. It is surrounded by high mountain peaks and this is how it protects itself from the strong winds. This allows the village to have a good variety of crops.

A few streams des...

Tempria is believed to have gotten its name from the king Tempros, who lived in this area, and more precisely in a Tempria cave.

Geographical names: Drakos: It is an old source.

Gerovrisi: It used to be a well known fountain of love. Petra: that was a high place that had a huge ro...

“I went to the nearest village, called Galata and I spent the night at a christian’s place with my fellows, who were priests. Let it be known that the Soleas villages have very few muslim residents, that the majority of them are Greek Orthodox Christians, with many temples and priests. This villa...