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Agioi Saranta Chapel
Taking the loose surface road to the area of Agioi Saranta or one of the nature trails the visitor comes across the picturesque chapel...
Panagia Chrysospiliotissa Church
Located near Kato Deftera village, 11km southwest of Lefkosia (Nicosia), the church ‘Our Lady of the Golden Cave’ (dedicated to the Virgin Mary) is...
Church of Timiou Stavrou (Holy Cross) – Anogyra
Situated southwest of the village of Anogyra, the Church of Timiou Stavrou is built over the foundations of an early Christian basilica. At the...
Angeloktisti Church
This 11th century Byzantine church of Angeloktisti (which means ‘built by angels’ in Greek) was erected over the ruins of an Early Christian basilica...
Church of Agios Varnavas and Ilarionas (Saints Barnabas and Hilarion)
ocated in the village of Peristerona, on the west bank of Serrahis tributary river, the church dedicated to Saints Barnabas and Hilarion is thought...
Agios Georgios Arperas Chapel
The chapel of Agios Georgios Arperas is situated about 2km from Larnaka (Larnaca) in the village of Tersefanou, where the Medieval village of Arpera...
Agia Paraskevi Byzantine Church – Geroskipou village
Located in the village of Geroskipou, this interesting 9th century Byzantine church is a five-domed, three-aisled, barrel-vaulted basilica, making it one of only two...
Kalopanagiotis Churches
Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery
It is situated on the east side of the Setrachos river opposite the old village center. In 1985 UNESCO included the...
Agia Marina Chapel, Frenaros
Located in the Ammochostos (Famagusta) district, the village of Frenaros was named after the Lusignan monks that lived in the nearby monastery of Panagia...
Church of Saint George (Old gothic church)
The gothic church of St. George is located next to the metropolitan church in the main square of Paralimni. According to a marble inscription,...
Church of Panagia (or of Agia Anna)
In the Church of Panagia (or of Agia Anna) of the 13th century in the centre of Paralimni, icons of the 16th to the...
Temple of Virgin Mary the Catholic
In the graphic village of Pelendri that is found in the geographic region of Pitsilia, the Bishopric of Limassol in collaboration with the Institution...
Metamorfosis tou Sotiros Church
Overlooking the beautiful, old mountainous village of Palaichori, the Metamorfosis tou Sotiros Church (Transfiguration of the Saviour) is an early 16th century chapel that...
Panayia Asinou Church in Nikitari village
Located on the east bank of a stream, 3km from the mountainous village of Nikitari, Panagia Asinou Church is a small church dedicated to...
The UNESCO listed churches (Troodos)
Cyprus has a large number of Byzantine monuments resulting in ten of them having such significant historical and artistic value that UNESCO included them...
Agios Lazaros Church
Located in its own square in the centre of town, the magnificent stone church of Agios Lazaros is one of the most remarkable examples...
Kakopetria churches
Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis Unesco Church
"Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis" (literally, Saint Nicholas of the Roof), located close to the mountainous Kakopetria, is the only...
Panagia Chrysaliniotissa Church
Dedicated to Panagia Chrysaliniotissa (Our Lady of the Golden Flax), this church is believed to be the oldest Byzantine church in Lefkosia (Nicosia), and...
Galata’s Churches
Panagia tis Podithou Unesco Church
Travelling on the Nicosia-Troodos tourist road and entering the Galata community, in your right you face the "Panagia of Podithou"...
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
The church of St Paul was built in 1893 when Cyprus was part of the British Empire.
The influence of politics an architecture is evidenced...
Church of Panagia tou Moutoulla
Located in the mountainous region of Moutoulla, the tiny 13th century chapel of Panagia tou Moutoulla is one of the earliest examples of its...
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Breezy on Monday with increasing clouds, rain
Monday will be breezy in the morning with increasing clouds during the day and periods of rain in the afternoon.
Winds will be westerly to...
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Three covid deaths in Cyprus, new cases drop further to 157 but fewer tests
Cyprus recorded three covid deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the number to 170, 113 men and 57 women, with an average age...
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Thousands protest in Amsterdam against Dutch coronavirus lockdown
Several thousand today people held an unauthorised protest in Amsterdam against a national lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, before being...
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Search and rescue crews looking for woman off Larnaca
The Search and Rescue Coordination Centre in Larnaca received a call around four in the afternoon about a 70 year old woman missing off...
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Rapid Test locations on Monday Jan 18
Here are the rapid test locations for Monday January 18
Limassol
Apostolos Loukas church, Ayios Athanasios (Ayios Athanasios refugee settlement)
8.30-4.30
Ayios Stylianos church, Linopetra
8.30-4.30
Mesa Yeitonia Cultural Centre...