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Field in the sunset in Paphos

Evretou Dam is the third largest dam in Cyprus and also the largest rock-fill dam on the island.It lies at an altitude of 165 m and is located about 15 km south of Polis Chrysochou, next to the abandoned village ofEvretou. It is part of the…

At Episkopi there is the church of St. Hilarion, which dates from 1100 and has been declared as an ancient religious monument of the Department of Antiquities. According to the Church of Cyprus St. Hilarion the Great lived until the end of his life…

The Pancyprian Gymnasium is located in Nicosia . It is the oldest establishment of secondary Education in Cyprus. It was founded in 1812.

The mosque was formerly a 14th century Augustinian monastery dedicated to St. Mary. It was converted into a mosque in 1571 by Mustafa Pasha, the Ottoman conqueror of the island, who believed that the original church was built on the spot where the…

The Church of Panagia tou Araka. The 12th century church of Panagia tou Araka is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains some of the finest frescoes of the late Comnenian style (1192) comparable to those prevailing throughout Greece, the…

Allium ampeloprasum family liliaceae. Wild leek flowers from may and July in cultivated and follow fields ,by roadsides on rocky and sandy ground up to 3,000 ft throughout the island.

The valley Diarizou is inhabited since the Neolithic and Chalcolithic age. The Diarizos is the fourth largest river in Cyprus with length of 42 km. It flows from the south of Troodos near Fini village and poured in Kouklia (Palaipafos). The name…

The picturesque village of Kalopanagiotis is
known for its healthy sulphur springs and for its
church of Agios loannis Lampadistis.

Beach in the sunset in Larnaca.