Information about Cyprus
Search content
Our search found 11 related results
Galata is a village which is located 60 kilometres west of Nicosia at the beautiful valley of Solia. It has an altitude of 620 metres above the surface of the sea and it is built at the two banks of the Klarios River, which is covered in green.
In addition, Galata is connected with the...
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.
The church was built in 1502,...
The Folklore Art Museum is situated in the village of Galata in the Nicosia district. It was originally set up during the summer of 1990 from the Headmaster of the School Mr. Athanasio Papadopoulo. After many visits to many villages he managed to create a nice museum with rich items, the first in...
The church of Agios Sozomenos is built in the centre of the old village of Galata which belongs to the geographical region of Solea.
The temple was constructed and its iconographies were painted in 1513 according to the inscription which is located on the west entrance. Fourteen residents of the...
Location: Galata
District: Limassol
Starting Point: Archangelos Chapel in the Galata Village
Length: 1 kilometre
Time: 15- 20 minutes hiking
Difficulty: 1
Points of Interest:
The Archangelos chapel, the rich river bank vegetation of the Klarios River which flows with the nature trail and...
To the southeast of the village of Askas in the Nicosia district, at a distance of 100 metres from the last houses is the church of Timiou Prodromou.
The Church of Timiou Prodromou is the main temple of the village and it is dedicated to Ioanni Vaptisti. It is built on a wide area in the middle of...
The Nicosia district is one of the 6 districts and it is the largest on the island. It has an extent of 2710 square kilometres forming the 29,32 % of the island. Nicosia is then divided into twelve municipalities (The Morphou and Kythrea Municipalities are under occupation) and 162 communities (39...
The Panagia Theotokos Chapel is situated in the entrance of the village of Kakopetria in the Nicosia district. It is a small chapel which seems to be of Byzantine architecture, built in 1514.
When the road was built in order to get to the village of Galata the west part of the chapel has to be...
The Metamorphoseos tou Sotiros Church is situated in the village of Kakopetria in the Nicosia district. More specifically it is located in the centre of the Old Kakopetria community.
The church is dedicated to the Metamorphoseos tou Sotira and it was built in 1520. It was built with the same...
A list with 99 Nature trails in total is given below in the table.
These are nature trails which are located in and out of the national forests along with important information for a basic update for visitors. It must be noted that the Forest Department is responsible for the management and...