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Μικρό εξωκλήσι αφιερωμένο στην Αγία Παρασκευή στην Χοιροκοιτία Λάρνακας
Μικρό εξωκλήσι αφιερωμένο στην Αγία Παρασκευή στην Χοιροκοιτία Λάρνακας

Εξωκλήσια της Κύπρου - Αγία Παρασκευή, Χοιροκοιτία, Λάρνακα

Βορειοανατολικά του χωριού Χοιροκοιτία που ανήκει στην επαρχία Λάρνακας και δίπλα από τον αυτοκινητόδρομο Λευκωσία – Λεμεσός υπήρχε από πολύ παλιά μικρό εξωκλήσι αφιερωμένο στην Αγία Παρασκευή. Ήταν πετρόκτιστο και οικοδομήθηκε το 1790. Ξεχάστηκε όμως από τους ανθρώπους με αποτέλεσμα ο χρόνος και...

District: Larnaca
The Naiads did a great job and gave us another source of water
The Naiads did a great job and gave us another source of water

Places in Cyprus - Taps, Agia Paraskevi Headwaters, Choirokoitia, Larnaca

From the early years of cosmogony, the water was the most basic resource on which the existence of any living organism is based. The gods made sure that Earth was covered at its most with water. They decided that mountains should store large quantities of water in their bowels, which then, return...

District: Larnaca
The Holy Church of Agios Iakovos o Persis in the village of Choirokitia, the mountain area of Larnaca
The Holy Church of Agios Iakovos o Persis in the village of Choirokitia, the mountain area of Larnaca

Chuch of Cyprus - Agios Iakovos o Persis, Choirokoitia, Mountainous Larnaca, Larnaca

In a central square of the Choirokitia village in the Limassol district, there is a Holy Church in the name of Agios Iakovos o Persis. It is a very interesting construction since it is built in a single aisled Basilica style, that has intense gothic influences.

It is a construction dated ...

District: Larnaca
Typical example of architecture in the village of Choirokoitia
Typical example of architecture in the village of Choirokoitia

Villages in Cyprus - Choirokoitia, Mountainous Larnaca, Larnaca

Between the valley created by the river Saint Minas and the historical plain where in the 7th century AD, King Janus of Cyprus, faced the army of Mamluk invaders and the on hill top, in the mountainous area of Larnaca, the village of Choirokoitia is built. It is 33 kilometres away from the city o...

District: Larnaca
The Maroni river diversion dam in Choirokoitia
The Maroni river diversion dam in Choirokoitia

Dams in Cyprus - Maroni diversion dam, Choirokoitia, Larnaca

The dam of the Maroni river, had to become a dam of diversion, since studies showed that a big dam for the collection of water for irrigation or enrichment purposes could not be built.

At the riverflow, a dam of 5 metres was put in place, and the water that is collected, is guided through...

District: Larnaca
The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios in Choirokoitia
The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios in Choirokoitia

Chapels in Cyprus - Agios Georgios Tropeoforos, Choirokoitia, Larnaca

The chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios Tropeoforos is found in Choirokoitia. It is a very old construction and it is built on the west shore of a small torrent, 4 kilometres west of the village.

On the east side of the small Church, there is a grove that includes a great number of perenni...

District: Larnaca
A part of our history was lost along with the Tower of Choirokoitia
A part of our history was lost along with the Tower of Choirokoitia

Castles in Cyprus - Tower of Choirokoitia, Larnaca

A part of the history of Cyprus was lost along with the Tower of Choirokoitia, that was the fortified castle of the area during the period of the Frank domination.

The Tower was demolished by the Ottoman Mamluks during the year 1426, when they invaded the island. These were the winners of...

District: Larnaca
The Byzantine Church of Panagia tou Kampou (Our Lady of the Fields) in Choirokoitia
The Byzantine Church of Panagia tou Kampou (Our Lady of the Fields) in Choirokoitia

Church of Cyprus - Panagia toy Kampou, Choirokoitia, Larnaca

The church dedicated to Our Lady is built from the 7th century in the field found west of the village of Choirokoitia, in the “shadow” of the “hill of the Franks”. In that very same field, the deadly battle between the invading army of the Mameluks and the army of the king of Cyprus, Ianos, resul...

District: Larnaca