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The eastern alder forms green corridors along mountain watercourses. In Karkotis, next to the plane trees, it helps to maintain a cool river environment, sharply different from the…
Panagia Asina stands among the wooded slopes near Nikitari. The small church holds paintings of the XII – XVII centuries and is one of the most famous artistic…
Panagia Poditou stands near Galata under a wide wooden roof. Modest appearance hides the painting of the time, when Cyprus connected the Byzantine tradition and the art of…
Between Lagudera and Saranti stands Panagia tou Araka. — 12th century church with outstanding Byzantine paintings. The high roof forms a wooden gallery around it.
Panagia tou Moutoulla Church — A tiny 13th-century church with a steep wooden roof. It is one of the earliest surviving examples of the characteristic mountain type of…
The Byzantine Museum of Pedulas is located opposite the Church of the Archangel Michael. It opened in 1999 and collected icons, manuscripts and church items that had previously…
The Pedulas Folklore Museum tells about the crafts and home life of the mountain village. It is located near the central temple of the Holy Cross in a…
The incision stores several episodes of magma introduction: early striped ultra-core rocks, then wehrlite and younger dykes.
Black pillow lava alternates with lava flows and hyaloclatites.
