Ancient monument

Agia Katerini Royal Chapel (Vasiliko) - Pyrga

The Royal Chapel of Agia Katerini is located at a small distance from the Nicosia-Limassol Highway at the west end of the village Pyrga.  It is built at a low hill which looks over a smaller river of the River Trimithos.

The chapel was built and decorated in 1421/22 according to an inscription which lost today. It must be noted that there is also the possibility that the chapel was dedicated to Το the Pathos of Sotiros.

Timios Stavros Church - Agiasmati

Stavros tou Agiasmati Church is located in the mountains of Troodos, in the centre area of Cyprus and is considered as one of the most magnificent monuments of byzantine art.

This concerns some iconographies on churches which are saved today and depict various movement of Byzantine and Meta-Byzantine art from the 11th until the 19th century. Ten of these churches have been added onto the list of the UNESCO World Heritage programme. 

Stavros tou Agiasmati

Panagia tou Moutoulla Church

Panagia tou Moutoulla church is one of the ten churches of the mountain range of Troodos that have been listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

The monument is located in the valley of Marathasa, on a hill above the village of Moutoulla.In Greek the name the church translates to "Παναγία του Μουτουλλά".

Panagia tou Moutoulla
Panagia tou Moutoulla church

Timios Stavros Church - Pelendri

Timios Stavros church is located in the village of Pelendri in the Limassol district.

Timios Stavros Church Pelendri
Timios Stavros Church

Archangelos Michael Church - Pedoulas

The Archangelos Michael church is located in the main part of Cyprus, within the Troodos mountains range. Here in the heart of the mountain , some of the most significant monuments of the history of Byzantine painting have lasted.

archangel michael church pedoulas
archangel michael pedoulas church

Agios Sozomenos Church - Galata

The church of Agios Sozomenos is built in the centre of the old village of Galata which belongs to the geographical region of Solea.

Panagia Podithou Church - Galata

Panagia Podithou Church is situated near the village of Galata, in the mountains of the Troodos range.

The Church of Panagia Podithou as well as 9 other byzantine churches of the Troodos range, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their significance.

Panagia Podithou church
Panagia Podithou church Cyprus
Church of Panagia Podithou

Panagia tou Araka Church

Panagia tou Araka church is one of the ten byzantine churches of the Troodos mountain range that have been granted World Culture Heritage status by UNESCO.

The church is located in the centre of the Troodos mountain range, between the villages of Lagoudera and Saranti in a breathtaking location.

Panagia tou Araka church Lagoudera
Panagia tou Arakos
Panagia tou Araka church
Panagia tou Araka
Panagia tou Araka church Troodos

Panagia Angeloktisti Church

Panagia Angeloktisti Church is located in the village of Kiti, in Larnaca.

The church, dates back to the 11th century and was erected over the ruins of an earlier Christian basilica dating in the 5th century A.D. This earlier basilica has a semi-circular synthronon which survives, nowadays, in the bema of the Church of Panagia tis Angeloktistis.

Panagia Angeloktisti Church
Panagia Angeloktisti Church Larnaca
Church of Panagia Angeloktisti
Panagia Angeloktisti

Kolossi Castle, Limassol

The Kolossi Castle is situated in the village of , Kolossi  14km west of the town of Limassol .This well admired 15th century castle was initially constructed in the 13th century and it was then rebuilt in its present form during mid-15th century.

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