The main church of the village of Odou in the mountain area of Larnaca is dedicated to the favourite Saint of the Cypriot people, Agia Marina. It is a construction dated in the 18th century. It is built in the form of a single aisled Basilica that has a wooden, gabled and pointed vaulted roof.

Upon travelling from Choirokoitia and when ascending towards Ora going to the village of Odou, I had the image of a neglected and abandoned mountain village in mind and this is what I was expecting to see. Thus, I concentrated on the beautiful journey that begins from the outskirts of Ora and con...

The small chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios is a reminder of human presence in the complete abandonment of the settlement of Drapia, that every visitor will feel, found in the periphery of Ora, belonging to the mountain area of Larnaca.

It is a small, stone built construction with a sing...

In the abandoned settlement of Parsata found in the periphery of the village of Ora in the mountain area of Larnaca, there is a small Church dedicated to Panagia Odigitria (Our Lady the Guide).

It is a single aisled Basilica with a gabled, vaulted roof. It is built out of concrete. The tw...

The small, abandoned settlement of the Venetian Empire on the island of Cyprus, carrying the name of an administrative region of southern Italy, Drapia, is another “monument” of residue.

It is built on a hill slope, northwest of the village of Kalavasos, halfway on the road taking you to ...

Parsata is another abandoned “village” of Cyprus. It is only 3 kilometres east of the village of Lagia and 5 kilometres northwest of the also abandoned “village” of Drapia. Even though both “villages” are found very close to Kalavasos, in terms of administration they belong to the village of Ora....

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 ...

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...

Louvaras is a village in the mountain areas of Limassol. It is at about 30 kilometres away from Limassol and it is found built on the northeast mountain slope that is surrounded by other hill peaks of the same height, which gives the village a particular and beautiful image.

In the centre...

The Orthodox church honours the memory of 3 different pairs of Saints, having the same names, Kosmas and Damianos. All of them were doctors and none of them ever accepted payment for their services. Their only difference, were their origins. Their memory is honoured at different dates.

In...

Northwest of the village of Ora, in the mountain area of Larnaca, there is a small dam. Its basin is padded with a membrane, so as to not have any rates of absorption. Its height is 18 metres and it has a capacity of 62 thousand cubic metres of water.

In the mountain area of Larnaca, ther...

On a confluent of Vasiliko, very close to the village of Odou, that belongs to the mountain area of Larnaca, there is a small picnic area. Its capacity is limited to 30 people. It does not have sanitaries nor places for food preparation. The only thing it offers is 3-4 picnic tables.

This...

The semi-mountainous village of Larnaca, Agioi Vavatsinias is found built on the northwest of the village Ora, at an altitude of about 700 metres. It is a small village and it has 130 residents.

In the location of the village, a certain tree thrives, and it has the name “Vavatsinia” (bram...

Melini is a small village of the mountain area of Larnaca. It is found between Ora and Eptagonia. 60 people permanently live in the community.

Despite the difficult conditions that the residents are facing for their survival, they take care of and conserve their village that is in perfect...

Lagia or Lageia, is a village of the mountainous part of Larnaca, and it is found a few kilometres after Lefkara. The journey to Lagia goes uphill through a thick, greek pine forest. At many points you have the chance to stop and admire the panoramic view that the landscape offers. The view begin...

In the village belonging to the Mountainous part of Larnaca, Lageia or Lagia, you will find a very old tap with potable water. The residents were supplied with the necessary amount of water for their homes from 1709, from a wild landscape, and the confluence of two streams. A source on the south,...

In the village called Lefkara, found on the mountainous part of Larnaca, there is a series of small and big Churches. The biggest one is dedicated to Timios Stavros (the Holy Cross) and is found in the centre of the village.

In the Church, in a hidden crypt, there is a big silver cross an...

When you want to describe a place such as Lefkara, it is difficult to decide where to start from and it is even more difficult to pick the right words.

Lefkara is “perched” on the east side of the mountain that hosts the “Kionia” peaks, built on the southwest edge of the deep valley forme...

Travelling from Larnaca, in a distance of 35 kilometres, you will find yourselves in a village known in Cyprus as well as abroad. Lefkara. It is a village in the highlands of Larnaka and it is divided into two. Pano and Kato Lefkara.

Each one has its own administrative structures. Kato Le...

A few hundreds of metres before the Agios Minas Monastery, on the road coming from Vavla toward Kato Drys, you will find the Agios Stylianos church.

No one could give us information about this church. If anyone knows anything about it, let them communicate with us and report everything they know.

Agios Minas female Monastery, is found on our way from Vavla to Kato Drys or even the opposite.

The Monastery has its roots from the Venetian domination, when it has been founded. During the Ottoman period a radical renovation took place in 1754. Consequently it degraded and was abandoned...

Vavla, the village found on the highlands of Larnaka, is built at a height of 450 metres from the sea level and its houses are placed on a steep slope of the mountain, something that makes you see this village from far and think that the houses are built on each other.

All the houses are ...

Vavatsinia is found in the mountainous Larnaca, nested in thick pine woods. You can go to the village by following two geographically opposite directions. One of them is by taking the new road to Limassol. At the Skarinou exit, leave the motorway and take the uphill to Lefkara. It is a very beaut...