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 walking along its uphill narrow streets, you will realise that all of its yards are “decorated” with vines. The location of this village, as well as the rough slope of Troodos that the first residents decided to inhabit, does not give way to the development of agriculture and the cultivation to its beg areas of land.
In the square of the village, you will find one of the many “cooking” ovens for pottery, mainly huge jars, intact. You will see many of these in the yards of houses, rather useless for the reason they were first constructed.
The church of the village is dedicated to Agios Dimitrios. This church was the reason why the village was created. In the very olden days, some settlers from the coastline of Limassol, fled to this inaccessible, rough but very beautiful place to avoid attacks made by pirates. For a certain period of time, the village was abandoned by its residents. However, the existence of the church was a pole of attraction for the surrounding villages, resulting to its regeneration in the years to come.
It is important to note, that some settlers that in the recent past abandoned it, began restoring their houses and returning to them, not just for tourism, but for permanent residence as well, and this is some kind of hope for the future of the village.
In a small village such as this one (it has about 60 settlers) you will find a museum of traditional pottery, a play place for children meeting all the standards for a creative occupation of the children at maximum safety. We were surprised by the work done by this community council.
