What You Will Do
Cyprus is full of hidden treasures and you’ll explore some of the island’s rural highlights on this full day excursion into the Troodos Mountains. You’ll drive into the countryside – where most say the trip is worth it for the views alone – to Anogyra, Lampadistis Monastery and Kalopanayiotis with a few delights in between.
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Itinerary
1
Troodos Mountains
1 hour
Cyprus is full of hidden treasures and you’ll explore some of the island’s rural highlights on this full day excursion into the Troodos Mountains. You’ll drive into the countryside – where most say the trip is worth it for the views alone – to Anogyra, Lampadistis Monastery and Kalopanayiotis with a few delights in between. First up is Anogyra a gorgeous village that’s surrounded by carob trees. We’ll stop off at the Carob and Pasteli Museum to get better acquainted with this sweet treat before heading to Tzelefos Bridge. Then, it’s on to Kalopanayiotis village. Here, you’ll stop at a tavern for a traditional Cypriot lunch before another highlight on this day the Lampadistis Monastery, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1985. Apart from the complex of the three churches there are other monastic buildings including cells, auxiliary rooms and an oil press and before heading back to the resort you’ll be able to sample a typical herbal tea in Mandria.
2
Anogyra
1 hour
You’ll drive into the countryside – where most say the trip is worth it for the views alone – to Anogyra, Lampadistis Monastery and Kalopanayiotis with a few delights in between. First up is Anogyra a gorgeous village that’s surrounded by carob trees.
3
Tzelefos Bridge
25 minutes
We’ll stop off at the Carob and Pasteli Museum to get better acquainted with this sweet treat before heading to Tzelefos Bridge.
4
Kalopanayiotis
2 hours
Then, it’s on to Kalopanayiotis village. Here, you’ll stop at a tavern for a traditional Cypriot lunch
5
Monastery of Saint John Lampadistes
25 minutes
Originally a monastery, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a complex of three churches - Ioannis Lampadistis, Agios Irakleidios and a Latin chapel - all under a single, enormous timber roof.
Located in the Troodos valley of Marathasa (just off the village of Kalopanagiotis), the precise date of the monastery’s foundation is not known, and the building complex that survives today has undergone extensive reconstruction and restoration at different periods.
The church of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis was built in 1731. The saint’s tomb, which dates to the 12th century, can be found under the narrow north-eastern arch, and the saint’s skull lies in a niche. The icon of Lampadistis dates to 1543. A very interesting Byzantine museum can be found near the church.
The church of Agios Irakleidios was built in the 11th century, while its frescoes date to the 13th and 16th century. The ancient wooden templon is particularly noteworthy and is covered with gargoyles, including a heraldic Lusignan lion and Byzantine eagle.
The Latin Chapel contains the most complete series of Italo-Byzantine paintings in Cyprus.
6
Mandria
2 hours
Apart from the complex of the three churches there are other monastic buildings including cells, auxiliary rooms and an oil press and before heading back to the resort you’ll be able to sample a typical herbal tea in Mandria.
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