Pera Oreinis
Pera Orinis is located south of Nicosia on the right bank of the Pedieos. Ancient houses and public buildings are adjacent to the fields, and the proximity of…
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Pera Orinis is located south of Nicosia on the right bank of the Pedieos. Ancient houses and public buildings are adjacent to the fields, and the proximity of…
Peristerona is located at the river of the same name in the plain west of Nicosia District. Its silhouette is easy to recognize in the neighborhood of the…
Cretan incense — shrub with pink flowers, similar to thin crumpled paper. Yellow stamens stand out in the center of each flower. In spring, it makes the dry…
Platania — a well-known forest area in the Solea Valley, near the road from Kakopetria to Troodos. Tent places are located among tall trees, in the mountain air…
Platanistas lies at an altitude of about 940 meters in mountainous Pitsilia. Narrow valleys, nut plantations and steep peaks surround the village, whose small squares and cobbled streets…
Politico is located in the honeycomb foothills southwest of Nicosia, near Pera Orinis. Modern rural settlement is surrounded by monuments of ancient Tamassos — The city-kingdom, whose wealth…
There is a shady walnut grove at the bottom of the Polystipos. Between thin trunks of flattery there is a path to the source of Vrisi. — another…
The Cyprus Ptylostemon looks like a small shrub with narrow leaves. At a distance, its greens may resemble a coniferous plant, but in summer pink-purple flower baskets appear…
An ordinary fox inhabits both natural and man-made landscapes in the district.
Five domes above the stone temple immediately distinguish Peristerona from neighboring villages. The Church of Saints Barnabas and Hilarion stands next to the mosque, preserving the expressive silhouette…
The Cyprus Helmet — small island endemic with swollen leaves and double-lipped flowers. In the mountains of the district is found its typical subspecies Scutellaria cypria subsp. cypria.
At the bottom of the Solea Valley, wooded hills frame a large reservoir. On a calm surface, slopes are reflected, and open shores show seasonal changes in water…