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The area around the tekniart retreat is a rich source of creative inspiration for visitors. The vegetation and rolling hills in this region provide painters and others with a range of beautiful vistas. Over the centuries, Cyprus has been occupied by many different cultures, and the ruins and monuments in the area reflect this.
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Things to see near tekniart retreat include:
- The deserted villages of Statios and Agios Photios with picturesque ruins.
- Old Monasteries such as Agia Moni, originally a nunnery and now the home of orthodox monks, and Panagia Chrysalaiotissa, once the site of a temple to the goddess Hera.
- The monastery of St Ephraim, recently established by a monk following a vision.
- The village of Pano Panagia, the birthplace of Archbishop Makarios, the bane of the British during the EOKA uprisings of the 1950s.
- The village of Choulou, down the road from Lemona, said to be the site of King Piere's summer palace. Choulou is also home to a small mosque.
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- The village of Letymbou with its 7 churches.
- The village of Fyti, settled by French stonemasons in the fourteenth century.
- The Venetian Bridges
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