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Kykkos Monastery
Wealthy 11th-century Orthodox monastery high in the Troodos mountains, richly decorated with mosaics and reached by mountain road.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Nicosia, Cyprus · Europe
Káto Pýrgos is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Léfka, 33km from Troodos Mountains.
Káto Pýrgos is a town located in Nicosia, Cyprus. With a population of 1,170, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Káto Pýrgos sits in Cyprus, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Nicosia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Káto Pýrgos to your route.
Kato Pyrgos (Greek: Κάτω Πύργος) is a village in Cyprus. Kato Pyrgos is the only Greek Cypriot village located on Morphou Bay and controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Due to its location, being surrounded by the Troodos Mountains, the Turkish controlled exclave of Kokkina, and the Green Line, it is rather isolatedRead more
and difficult to reach, and gets significant numbers of visitors only in August during summer vacation.
A Green Line crossing point was opened near Kato Pyrgos on 18 October 2010 to facilitate travel from there to Nicosia.
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Káto Pýrgos is located in Nicosia, Cyprus, Europe. The coordinates are 35.1790 latitude, 32.6860 longitude.
Káto Pýrgos has a population of approximately 1,170 people, making it a town in Cyprus.
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Wealthy 11th-century Orthodox monastery high in the Troodos mountains, richly decorated with mosaics and reached by mountain road.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A Marathasa valley village stacked above the Setrachos river, home to the UNESCO-listed Agios Ioannis Lampadistis monastery complex with three churches of frescoes under one huge timber roof, plus sulphur springs and a venetian bridge.
25 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
33 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
Twelve-metre waterfall on the Kryos river near Platres in the Troodos mountains, reached by a marked trail from a roadside car park.
34 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Undeveloped peninsula in northwest Cyprus with rough tracks to Lara Bay turtle beaches and the Avakas Gorge; a 4x4 is advisable.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Cobbled wine village in the Troodos foothills built around Timiou Stavrou monastery, a common stop on the Commandaria wine route.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A slot canyon on the edge of the Akamas peninsula whose limestone walls narrow to a few metres wide and rise 30 m overhead, with wedged boulders hanging above the path. Dirt-road access from Toxeftra beach, then an easy streambed walk.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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A protected medieval village in the Troodos foothills, its 18th-century timber-and-mudbrick houses preserved intact after near-total abandonment: a handful of residents, a rural-life museum and a taverna remain.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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