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Venetian bridges

The area around Lemona 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.

Ruined Villages

Things to see near Lemona 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.
 Painting
  • The village of Letymbou with its 7 mediaeval churches.
  • The village of Fyti, settled by French stonemasons in the fourteenth century.
  • The Venetian Bridges

Monasteries


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