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Panagia Tsampika in Nicosia

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Panagia Tsampika in Nicosia

Driving on the Nicosia - Larnaka motorway, everyone can see on a hill a beautiful chapel standing up there. The chapel is dedicated to Panagia Tsampika and is built on a hill calle…

Church of Panagia Chrysopolitissa in Larnaka

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Church of Panagia Chrysopolitissa in Larnaka

The church of Panagia Chrysopolitissa is stately and majestic with the colonnades of its galleries and its tall and impressive bell tower, which has been preserved over the centuri…

The heroine of Tauru

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The heroine of Tauru

Taurus is a community of occupied Karpasia (by the Turkish conquerors in 1974) Geographical Location: Located 33 km north of the town of Famagusta. Population: In 1960, 311 Greeks …

Virgin Mary of Love

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Virgin Mary of Love

The beautiful chapel of the loved ones of the Virgin Mary of Love is located 3 km north of the village of Vavla in the province of Larnaka on the riverbank of Agios Minas, which cr…

Abandoned Villages of Cyprus

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Abandoned Villages of Cyprus

Ah! Now I understood. A signpost suggested that I turn right for Farmakas. “14 kilometres,” it said. We had been visiting the abandoned village of Fikardou. “ Why did people leave …