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Τουρισμός στην Κύπρο

Sports and Leisure

St. Pauls Pillar is situated in the courtyard of Chrysopolitissa early christian basilica. According to legend the Apostle was flagged here before converting the Roman governor to Christianity.

The Troodos National Forest Park covers an area of 9,147 hectares around Mount Olympus. The highest point is Chionistra(1,952m) and the lowest is Moni forest(700m). It is an area of great natural beauty, suitable for activities such as hiking, winter…

Stavrovouni Monastery is perched on a rocky
peak 750m above sea level. Legend has it that it
was founded in the 4th century by Saint Helena,
mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, who
left a relic of the Holy Cross at the monastery.
The monks…

Sunset, Nature, Cyprus

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…

Originally a monastery, today’s church of Saint John Lambadistis is a complex of three churches: Agios Irakleidios (11th century), Saint John Lambadistis (1731) and a Latin chapel – all under a single pitched roof. The church is a listed UNESCO…

The church of Saint Nicholas tis Stegis (St. Nicholas of the Roof) stands about 5 km from Kakopetria. It once belonged to a monastery complex. It is covered entirely in wall paintings dating from the 11th to the 17th centuries and is considered one…

A listed UNESCO World Heritage Site, the church is an early 16th century chapel on the hill overlooking the village. Its interior is completely painted with one of the most accomplished series of murals of the post -Byzantine period.