Tour Cyprus - Troodos Mountains - Kykkos
Monastery
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Duration: 8 hours | |
No visit to Cyprus is complete without venturing to it's green lush
heart otherwise known as the Troodos Mountains.
Passing the largest water dam in Cyprus,
you will enjoy travelling through an array of picturesque mountain
villages and pine forests.
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| Troodos Mountains |
At the very centre of Troodos Mountains we will stop at
the central square, 1750m above sea level for coffee and to soak
up the view.
Continuing our journey we will visit the richest, largest
and most famous monastery on Cyprus the
Kykkos Monastery, founded in the 12th century and dedicated to
the Virgin Mary. We also visit the Tomb of the first president of Cyprus,
the Archbishop Makarios III.
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| Kykkos Monastery |
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Virgin Mary and Child |
This trip includes a stop off for lunch at a traditional Cypriot Restaurant.
Before returning to Paphos we will enjoy an afternoon coffee break
at Omodos a wine producing village with its stone paved open square,
surrounded by inviting shops and restaurants and the Monastery Stavros, ‘Holy
Cross.
This is a not to be missed experience!
NB Visitors to all monasteries are requested to be properly
dressed.
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