In Kato Pyrgos in Nicosia Region, on a small crest near the sea there are the ruins of an ancient medieval Tower. The area is known as Troulli. The small structure seems to be built in the Byzantine period and was used as a signal beacon for ships and at the same time as an observatory. It was used up until the Francs era. The closest village...
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Κοντά στην ακρόπολη του Αρχαίου Ιδαλίου, στα ανατολικά της πόλης, βρίσκεται το εκκλησάκι του Αγίου Γεωργίου του Τροπαιοφόρου. Κτίστηκε τον 15ο αιώνα και αποτελεί ένα μονόκλιτο ναό σε ρυθμό βασιλικής με τρούλο.
Στο εσωτερικό της ξεχωρίζουν οι τοιχογραφίες της, κάποιες από τις οποίες έχουν δυστυχώς καταστραφεί με το πέρασμα των χρόνων....
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Η λιτή, λυόμενη και πρόχειρα κατασκευασμένη εκκλησία του Αποστόλου Ανδρέα βρίσκεται στο συνοικισμό «Στρόβολος3» και κτίστηκε μετά το 1974, για να καλύψει τις θρησκευτικές ανάγκες των προσφύγων.
Πρόσφατα έχει ανεγερθεί νέος μεγάλος ναός, σε κοντινή απόσταση από τη λυόμενη εκκλησία, ο οποίος και πάλι είναι αφιερωμένος στον Απόστολο Ανδρέα...
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The Liberty Monument is located within the city walls of Nicosia’s old town, close to the Archbishopric. It was crafted by I. Notara in 1973 during the presidency of Archbishop Makarios III. The monument was erected to honour the Greek Cypriots who fought for their independence against the British colonial rule, the Cyprus Emergency of 1955-...
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Tamasos was one of the most important town-kingdoms in Cyprus. Located about 21 kilometres southwest of Nicosia, the largest part of the ancient town lies under the modern villages of Politiko, Pera and Episkopio. Thanks to the exploitation of the rich copper deposits in its territory, Tamasos had been a flourishing town.
Even though...
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The Vateris Nature Trail is a small and easy 1-kilometre-long trail. The trail was built on the west bank of the cluster of Klario river and follows the course of the river, passing through a dense vegetation of plane trees, alders and oaks. The lovely scenery is enhanced by the small wooden bridges that penetrate into the river and lead to...
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Verengaria is a mysterious and mythical hotel in Prodromos village. It is a landmark, a true gem of the area, a “villa” of the local and foreign high society, and a hotel for the kings.
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ST GEORGE church is situated outside Pedoulas to the north. It is a small cemetery church that can be dated to the 13th or early 14th century. Originating in this church is a section of the 13th century main altar door, a wonderful icon of Saint George slaying the dragon painted in the early 14th century and another icon of Saint George in the...
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Bayraktar mosque is located on the west edge of Costanza Bastion and next the Okhi Market. It was built around 1820 to honor the Othman flag bearer, who climbed the Nicosia’s walls during the siege of the city by the Ottomans in 1570. At this location is the flag bearer’s tomb.
The Turkish word bairaktar means flag or war trophy. The...
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Cyprus has centuries long history on postal services, dating back to the Venetian period in the 15th century, where the first postal link between Cyprus and Venice took place. A postal office opened, during the Ottoman period in 1871 in Nicosia. Officially on 1878, the postal service was founded from the English rulers of that period, and...
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Holy Cross Church in Agia Irini is a single room with wooden roof chapel built using stone from the local area. The chapel follows the pattern of architecture used on other chapels of mountainous Cyprus. It was built on 1625. Inside the chapel one can admire the wooden carved template, and notable wall paintings, even though some of these...
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Severios Library owned by the Pancyprian Gymnasium started operations on 1812, the same year the Hellenic School started, which was later renamed to Pancyprian Gymnasium. The founder of Severios Library and of Hellenic School, was the national hero Archbishop Kyprianos, who at the time provided the library theological books, publications of...
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This specific location is located between the villages of Stavros tis Psokas and Kampos in Nicosia Region and on route to the Kykkos monastery. The route to get there is via an all curves road that passes through a green landscape infested with trees. Deep vegetated gorges are something to see. One of these deep gorges, at an altitude of 1153...
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Many EOKA fighters, among them Gregoris Afxentiou, were finding shelter at Machairas Monastery and the surrounding areas, protecting themselves from the English occupants. In close proximity from the monastery, in a rocky with wild vegetation area in the Machairas forest, Gregoris Afxentiou with his comrades, Antonis Papadopoulos, Feidias...
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Panagias Chryseleousis church was built over the remains of the older church dated at around 12 to 13 Century. Based on the inscription on the north side of the temple, the temple was built around 1756-1821 from Archbishop Kypros Kyprianou. After the martyrdom of Archbishop Kyprianou, the church suffered looting from the Turks. On the reign of...
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Οι Κύπριοι στα πρώτα χρόνια λειτουργίας του σιδηρόδρομου έβλεπαν τα τρένα περισσότερο ως ένα ωραίο θέαμα παρά ως μεταφορικό μέσο παραμένοντας έτσι πιστοί στις μετακινήσεις τους με τα γαϊδούρια. Συχνά έρχεται στο προσκήνιο η ανάγκη για τη δημιουργία ενός σύγχρονου σιδηροδρομικού δικτύου που θα ενώνει όλες τις πόλεις της Κύπρου. Κάτι τέτοιο...
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Στον περίβολο της Μονής του Μαχαιρά δεσπόζει ο επιβλητικός ανδριάντας του ήρωα Γρηγόρη Αυξεντίου. Η Μονή διαδραμάτισε σημαντικότατο ρόλο σε όλη τη διάρκεια του απελευθερωτικού αγώνα 1955-59 φυγαδεύοντας αγωνιστές της ΕΟΚΑ. Για τον Γρηγόρη το Μοναστήρι αποτελούσε το καταφύγιο αλλά και το ησυχαστήριο του. Έπειτα από μια εγχείριση σκωληκοειδίτιδας...
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Η εκκλησία του Αγίου Γεωργίου αποτελεί την κύρια εκκλησία της κοινότητας. Κτίστηκε πιθανότατα στα μέσα του 19ου αιώνα, στα κατάλοιπα μιας παλαιότερης εκκλησίας, η οποία καταστράφηκε από πυρκαγιά, στις αρχές της δεκαετίας του 1830. Στην πορεία ο ναός υπέστη αρκετές μετατροπές με κυριότερη την επέκταση του, κατά τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες του 19ου...
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Ένα παλαιοντολογικό μουσείο στην Λευκωσία που θα σας κάνει να νιώσετε σα να ήσασταν για λίγο ήρωες σε ταινία επιστημονικής φαντασίας