Larnaka, Cyprus · Europe
Mosfilotí works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kórnos, 18km from Larnaca Salt Lake.
Mosfilotí is in Larnaka, Cyprus, with about 1,200 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kórnos, about 4 km away.
Mosfiloti (Greek: Μοσφιλωτή, Turkish: Mosfiloti) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. The village is named after the Mosfilo, a variety of White Hawthorn making a delicious jelly, which grows abundantly in the region.
It is essentially a large rural community with pine-covered hills on either sideRead more
of a valley at an altitude of about 250 m. The population is about 1500 (2009) because of an influx of both Cypriot and foreign residents over the past few years. Communications are easy with motorway connections to Nicosia (25 minutes) and Limassol (40 minutes) and an ordinary road to Larnaca and Larnaca airport (20 minutes).
Historically, the earliest references are to the Ayia Thekla monastery, currently under the Archbishopric and run by an order of nuns. It has a source reputed for curing skin diseases. It was reputedly founded by Saint Helena. The old Ayia Marina church is probably 16th century, with a new one dedicated to the same saint. There is also a chapel commemorating the victims of the Helios air crash in Greece, two of whom were respected inhabitants of the village, owning a supermarket.
The village is dotted with a variety of retail commerces, public establishments and a restaurant noted for traditional food at reasonable prices.
Mosfiloti also houses a unique museum: "The Temple of Michel Platini", dedicated to the famous French football player. Held by Philippos Stavrou "Platini", a former footballer himself, the museum currently holds two Guinness records for biggest number of sport artefacts and biggest number of artefacts regarding football.
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Within an hour or so of Mosfilotí: Lefkara (14 km), Larnaca Salt Lake (18 km), Choirokoitia (19 km), Fikardou (23 km).
Mosfilotí is in Larnaka, Cyprus, about 4 km from Kórnos.
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landmark
A stone village on Troodos's southern slopes famed for lefkaritika lace: embroidery Leonardo da Vinci reputedly bought for Milan Cathedral in 1481, and filigree silverwork, still made in doorway workshops along its cobbled lanes.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Seasonal salt lake beside Larnaca airport that hosts flamingos in winter, ringed by a road and the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
UNESCO-listed Neolithic settlement of circular stone dwellings on a hillside beside the A1 motorway, with reconstructed houses and parking.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Picturesque horseshoe-shaped harbour overlooked by a Byzantine-era castle housing the world's oldest shipwreck.
44 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Medieval castle in Limassol's old town housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum, traditionally linked to Richard the Lionheart's wedding.
47 km · about 55 min drive
beach
Sandy bay with a shallow sandbar to a small islet at Ayia Napa, one of Cyprus's most visited beaches, with paid parking.
49 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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