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Agios Constantinos is found perched on a slope of Papoutsa
Agios Constantinos is found perched on a slope of Papoutsa

Villages in Cyprus - Agios Konstantinos, Great Commandarie, Limassol

The village of Agios Konstantinos in the province of Limassol, is built on a hillside slope of the Papoutsa mountain which is included within the valley of the Amathos river.

Although the story goes far back in time, the village consists of houses built only in the second half of the 20th...

District: Limassol
The elementary school in Vouni turned into “krifo scholeio” (secret school) at the times of the Ottoman Empire
The elementary school in Vouni turned into “krifo scholeio” (secret school) at the times of the Ottoman Empire

Villages in Cyprus - Vouni, Limassol

The village of Vouni in Limassol district is a “living” time museum for those who wish to study the history of Cyprus from the Middle ages until today.

It is found built on a south slope of the mountains of Troodos, west of the river Kryos. The houses of the village are “gathered” on the ...

District: Limassol
The chapel of Agios Ioannis the Russian in Vouni, Limassol
The chapel of Agios Ioannis the Russian in Vouni, Limassol

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Ioannis the Russian, Vouni, Limassol

A small church dedicated to one of the most miracle performing Saints of Christianity, is found on the south of the village of Vouni, belonging to the district of Limassol. You will find it upon travelling from Vouni towards Limassol, just a hundred metres after the big church that is dedicated t...

District: Limassol
Potamiou is found on the “road of wine” in the mountain area of Limassol
Potamiou is found on the “road of wine” in the mountain area of Limassol

Villages in Cyprus - Potamiou, Limassol

The village Potamiou is another village found on the so-called “road of wine” and it is built among the wind producing villages, Malia, Kissousa, Vasa and Omodos, at 39 kilometres from the town of Limassol

It is a beautiful, picturesque village, with stone built houses and paved streets a...

District: Limassol
Traditional houses in the village of Koilani, Limassol
Traditional houses in the village of Koilani, Limassol

Villages in Cyprus - Koilani, Limassol

Many villages of Cyprus owe their existence, their creation and their name to the ancient arcadians of Peloponnese. In the 11th century B.C. in ancient greece, a great number of immigrants was noted going toward Asia and the island of the Aegean.

Some groups of immigrants ended up in Cypr...

District: Limassol
The village of Kissousa in Limassol hides an unknown story
The village of Kissousa in Limassol hides an unknown story

Villages in Cyprus - Kissousa, Limassol

Upon travelling from the village of Erimi of Limassol, towards the mountain villages of the district, the so-called “wine producing villages”, at 40 kilometres you will find the riverbed of the Ha-Potami river in front of you. Once you pass the bridge, you will find the right exit at 50 metres th...

District: Limassol
The beautiful wine producing village of Limassol, Omodos
The beautiful wine producing village of Limassol, Omodos

Villages in Cyprus - Omodos, Limassol

The village of Omodos belonging to the Limassol district, is probably the most famous village of Cyprus, on the island itself as well as to the rest of the world, just after the village of Lefkara in the district of Larnaca. It is built 40 kilometres northwest of Limassol, among high mountain pea...

District: Limassol