Massive Chalks
In the lower part of the incision, powerful chalk layers predominate, chalks and mergel chalks alternate above.
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In the lower part of the incision, powerful chalk layers predominate, chalks and mergel chalks alternate above.
In the gorge near Gurri, water descends on dark rocks amid dense greenery. The small waterfall of Mavritsios reveals the moist, shady side of the foothills of Maheras.
Mesa Potamos — Seven-meter waterfall in the forest valley next to the monastery of the same name. The water here runs along dark ledges among plane trees and…
Above the old Paleochori stands the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior of the early 16th century. Its appearance is simple, but inside almost all the space…
Millomeris is hidden in a narrow stone recess southeast of Platres. A 15-meter jet falls between dark rocks and greenery.
The Kikkos Museum is located inside the famous mountain monastery. Its collection connects church art with Cypriot antiquities: icons and manuscripts are presented next to archaeological objects from…
For the Troodos black roots, the album indicates heights of approximately 1600 – 1950 metres. For us a few hundred metres of climbing — part of the walk,…
A million years seems like a long time, but the formation of the Troodos ophiolite complex dates back to about 90 million years ago. Then these igneous rocks…
A large butterfly with characteristic growths of the hindwings.
In the Mitsero area, rounded lava bodies have retained characteristic flattened or convex tops and bases repeating the shape of the underlying pillows.