Kourion (Greek: Κούριον), also Curias (Pliny v. 13) or Latin: Curium, was a city in Cyprus, which endured from antiquity until the early Middle Ages. Kourion is situated on the south shores of the island to the west of the river Lycus (now cal...

Pissouri covers a large area stretching from the hills rolling away into dramatic countryside to the north, to the sea in the south, and from the edge of the Western Sovereign Base area in the east to Aphrodite’s Rock in the west.   The v...

  The -mixed population -village Prastio of the Limassol district stands at a distance of about 38 kilometres west of the city of Limassol. Because of its adjacency to the village Avdimou, it is known as "Prastio Avdimou". It is built at an a...

Anogyra is the only village in which the tradition of "pasteli" making still goes on (carob-honey and sesame pie). "Pasteli" is basically made during the months between September and May since it is not easily shaped when there is heat. Large and...

Dora village seats atop a ridge that overlooks a wide valley formed by the Diarizos river (don't look  for a real river). This valley is one of several fairly deep and wide drainage’s radiating from the mountains to the coastal plain in southw...

Pachna (Pakhna, Πάχνα) is a village in the Limassol District of the Republic of Cyprus. It is situated on the south slopes of the Troodos mountain range at an altitude of 745m (2447ft). The name Pachna is thought to originate from the ancient G...

  The village Agios Ambrosios is found on the main Limassol-Omodos-Platres street, at a distance of about 27 kilometers north-west from the city of Limassol. It is one of the most beautiful winemaking villages of the Limassol district; it was ...