City Photos News Cyprus/Limassol

An old copper mine - now a lake

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:29:24 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.037789&lon=33.038083&z=14&l=1&m=h&v=2 .
Limassol, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

An old copper mine - now a lake

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:29:22 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.037789&lon=33.038083&z=14&l=1&m=h&v=2 the water colour is due to cuprum salts.
Limassol, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Monument near Kykkos monastery

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:23:58 +0000

A monument to a national hero who was shot around here... sorry, I lost a note on the man..
Limassol, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Troodos, mountains, valley, monastery, mountains, Kykkos, cloister

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:23:56 +0000

It's a highly revered place; the Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos was founded around the end of the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081 - 1118). The monastery lies at an altitude of 1318 meters on the north west face of Troodos Mountains. There are no remains of the original monastery as it was burned down many times. The first President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, was very fond of the monastery as he visited many times and even asked to be buried 3 km west of the monastery. There is a monument built to him near the monastery. http://www.kykkos-museum.cy.net/index2.html http://www.travelblog.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kykkos_Monastery .
Limassol, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

A church in Kykkos region

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:14:08 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=34.985271&lon=32.737783&z=12&l=1&m=h&v=2.
Limassol, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

A church in Kykkos region

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:14:06 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=34.985271&lon=32.737783&z=12&l=1&m=h&v=2 A small church stands quite far from houses..
Limassol, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

a village street

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:04:15 +0000