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About Cyprus
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Kakopetria is built 700 metres above the sea in the Solea valley area of the Troodos Mountains and is a popular summer resort and a rich fruit-growing village.
Kakopetria is divided into two parts; the original, medieval settlement which is situated on the east bank of the river Karkotis and the modern resort with shops, cafés, banks and even a public swimming pool. There... |
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Kapileio is a small picturesque wine village in the Limassol district, situated 550 metres above sea level, in a green area among pine trees and vineyards, through which the river Ambelikos flows. It is built on a low hill and consists of small stone houses that lend it an exceptional quaintness.
East of the village lies the ancient church of Agios Georgios o Tropeoforos (St George... |
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"Gateway" to the Akamas. Ideally situated between Pafos and Latsi, this prety village built of stone is set on top of the low hills of the Laona plateau. Kathikas is 22kms from Pafos and 14kms from Latsi and has a long history as a resting place for merchants travelling with their animals, getting some refreshments at the old in which existed at the time between the two towns.... |
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Kissonerga village is situated between Paphos and Coral Bay,7km from Paphos.
On the coastal road are several hotels, mini-markets, several bars and taverns, as well as plenty of shops aimed at tourists. Off the coast road, and into Kissonerga village you will find the main street with a few restaurants, several mini-markets, a bank, two coffee shops (one of which also operates... |
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Kyperounta lies at an altitude of 1130-1300 meters and it is the third highest village in Cyprus. With a population in approximately 1,500 it can be called the head-village of Pitsilia. The village took its name from the plant Cyperus rotundus (kyperos). The village was possibly established during the Byzantine era. This is indicated by several folkloric songs of the 9th and 11th century... |
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Lania is a small, beautiful village, built at the foot of Mount Troodos on the main Limassol to Troodos road, about 26 Kms from Limassol. Lania is one of the main wine producing villages.
According to tradition, Lania got its name from Lania, daughter of the Greek god of wine and pleasure: Dionysos. This indicates the deep roots of the village in the filed of vine-growing and... |
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Latchi a picturesque fishing village situated on the North West Coast. Before tourism had discovered Latchi its main industry apart from fishing was the exportation of sea sponges. The main focal point of Latchi is the fishing harbour sporting fishing boats bobbing gently on the clear waters weighed down with nets, wicker baskets and the catch of the day. Fresh fish can be sampled in one of... |
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Kato (Lower) Lefkara is a village of the Larnaca district and it is located about 34 kilometres south-west of the city of Larnaca.
The community is built on an average altitude of 480 metres. The terrain is hilly and the altitude in the north-east of the settlement reaches up to 417 metres ("Shinokefalos" hilltop). The landscape is fragmented by the rivers Syrkatis... |
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The village Lofou lies 26 Kilometres Northwest of Limassol. It is built over the hills like an amphitheatre, at an altitude of about 800 meters.
It is isolated because the road-path does not continue beyond the village. Turnpike roads connect Lofou with Ipsonas and with the Limassol-Platres road at the level of Alassa. In the Southwest it is connected with the village St. Therapontas... |
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The village of Maroni is found built about 35 kilometers southwest of Larnaca. It has an average altitude of 70 meters, the altitude reaching 200 meters in the north of the village, and has a distance of 2 kilometers from the sea. The village receives an average annual rainfall of about 380 millimeters; citrus fruits (lemons, grapefruits, oranges), cereals, forage plants, olive and locust... |
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On the road from Paphos to Polis,  about 13 km before you reach Polis, there is a turning on the left which will take you to the little village of Miliou nestling on the Laona plateau.
Right next door to the springs is the restored monastery of Agii Anargyri which is now being used as a spa hotel. The monastery was built in 1649 and is said to be one of the first ever... |
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Omodos is located about 42 kilometres north-west of the city of Limassol, in the geographical region of the wine-making villages. It is built near the west bank of the Cha-potami river at an average altitude of 810 meters. The village is surrounded by tall mountaintops, the tallest of which are "Afames" (1153 m.) and "Kremmos of Laona" (Laona's Steep, 1092 m.).
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Today the village is known as Platres, without the word "Pano" (Upper) preceding it, in contrast to the neighbouring village Tornaritis that is referred to as "Kato Platres" (Lower Platres). It is a misperception that Platres is a new village founded during the recent years. Platres is a very old village. It is mentioned among the 119 villages of the Limassol district... |
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An unmixed Turkish Cypriot village in the Limassol district.
It is located 6 kilometres north-west of Limassol. It lies next to the Limassol-Platres-Troodos main road. To the south, it is linked with Kato Polemidia with which it is nearly united.
Pano and Kato Polemidia took their name from the deciduous tree polemidkia (German medlar-tree) that is seldom found in Cyprus. The... |
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Parekklisia is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located northeast of Agios Tychonas. As a village near the sea, it was first inhabited in the Early Aceramic Neolithic Period about 8200 B.C. in the site named "Shillourokambos". There, in a tomb, French archaeologists discovered the earliest domesticated cat in the world.Parekklisia is also known from the president of... |
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