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At the eastern border of the serpentinite body, the fault has brought together heavily altered upper mantle rocks and cumulative rocks, including gabbro.
Troodos Ophiolite rocks began to form about 90 million years ago. This is the age of the ancient oceanic complex: the current mountains and valleys appeared much later.
In marine rocks, tiny remains of organisms are preserved: shells, parts of skeletons and other traces of life. Some of them are so small that they become distinguishable…
In basalt dykes, sulfide clusters are found here, attracting ancient miners.
North of Lagia, the rough volcanogenic breccia is replaced by red argillites and sandstones; they were later blocked by a basaltic stream.
The small temple of Archangel Michael in Pedulas is decorated so tightly that its interior resembles a painted box. The church was built and painted in 1474.
Arkolahanya is located by the Mesa Potamos River in front of the monastery of the same name. Tables are scattered along the forest slopes, and a small bridge…
The Arsos Museum occupies a restored 18th-century house, recognized as an ancient monument. Founded in 1997, it shows the rural everyday life of one of the old wine…
