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The Best Attractions In Troodos

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Troodos is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus , also known as Chionistra , at 1,952 metres , which hosts four ski slopes. The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and mountains are villages clinging to terraced hills. The area has been known since antiquity for its mines, which for centuries supplied copper to the entire Mediterranean. In the Byzantine period it became a centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monaster...
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The Best Attractions In Troodos

  • 1. Troodos Mountains Troodos
    Troodos is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus , also known as Chionistra , at 1,952 metres , which hosts four ski slopes. The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and mountains are villages clinging to terraced hills. The area has been known since antiquity for its mines, which for centuries supplied copper to the entire Mediterranean. In the Byzantine period it became a centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline. The mountains are also home to RAF Troodos, a listening post for the NS...
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  • 2. Trooditissa monastery Troodos
    Trooditissa Monastery, is situated on the southern slopes of the Troödos Mountains on the island of Cyprus. It is an orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was founded in 990, but the current building dates back to 1731. It is built at an altitude of 1,500m and the closest village is Plátres. The Holy Monastery of Trooditissa is estimated to have been founded after the period of Iconoclasm. The earlier buildings, which were of the middle Byzantine period are not saved. The main church and the other surrounding buildings were built in the 18th-20th centuries. The most important relic of the monastery is the thaumaturgist icon of Virgin Mary, originally from Asia Minor and is known for its wonders to childless married couples who wish to have a child. The church celebrates on ...
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  • 3. Mount Olympus Troodos
    Olympus, or Chionistra, at 1,952 metres , is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. Mount Olympus peak and the Troodos Square fall under the territory of Platres in Limassol District. A British long range radar currently operates at Mount Olympus' peak. The Mount Olympus Ski resort consists of the Sun Valley and North Face areas. Each area has its own chairlifts and runs. Writing in the late first century BC or first century AD, the geographer Strabo reported that on one of its promontories was a temple to Aphrodite of the Heights , which women were forbidden to enter.There are 4 ski slopes: Aphrodite or Sun Valley I, Length: 150m, Level: Beginner Hermes or Sun Valley II, Length: 150m, Level: Intermediate Dias/Zeus or North Face I, Length: 500m, Leve...
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  • 10. Amiantos Asbestos Mine Troodos
    Amiantos is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 9 km south-west of Kyperounta.
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  • 11. Coral Bay Peyia
    Coral Bay is a popular tourist resort in the Peyia municipality 6 km North of the city of Paphos. The coast to the north and to the south of Coral Bay is characterized by rocky headlands and sea caves, Coral Bay itself is a 600m crescent of soft white sand, enclosed by a pair of limestone headlands.Coral Bay beach carries an EU Blue Flag certification which means that it adheres to all standards, rules and regulations required by the relevant committee of the European Union. The broader area of Coral Bay encloses another beach called Potima Bay. It is situated about 1.5 km / 1 mile away bordering the boundaries of Kissonerga village.
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