![Driving from Limassol into the Troödos Mountains which occupy most of western Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097284.lDPNPAO4.CyprusDec111870.jpg) Driving from Limassol into the Troödos Mountains which occupy most of western Cyprus |
![Roadside Greek Orthodox Shrine to the Virgin Mary - Panagia Amasgous](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097285.5INXK7nt.CyprusDec111871.jpg) Roadside Greek Orthodox Shrine to the Virgin Mary - Panagia Amasgous |
![Driving north into the mountains along the B8 (E802) road from Limassol](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097286.rPr4WUaZ.CyprusDec111872.jpg) Driving north into the mountains along the B8 (E802) road from Limassol |
![Small mountain village, perhaps Monagri or Doros](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097287.LHJhi0d1.CyprusDec111873.jpg) Small mountain village, perhaps Monagri or Doros |
![The Greek Orthdox Church of Trimklini, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097288.hHJZe5yk.CyprusDec111878.jpg) The Greek Orthdox Church of Trimklini, Cyprus |
![Stone house in Mandria with a red tile roof - autumn in Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097289.Mxl1Vjpm.CyprusDec111881.jpg) Stone house in Mandria with a red tile roof - autumn in Cyprus |
![Prickly Pear Cactus - Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097290.ZZYfSkLw.CyprusDec111882.jpg) Prickly Pear Cactus - Cyprus |
![Road through the Troödos Mountains of western Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097291.cmXDfZJu.CyprusDec111883.jpg) Road through the Troödos Mountains of western Cyprus |
![Wine Routes of Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097292.rzch1P8r.CyprusDec111945.jpg) Wine Routes of Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![A detour takes me past the village of Vasa, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097293.SkCgDnq1.CyprusDec111949.jpg) A detour takes me past the village of Vasa, Cyprus |
![Vasa, Cyprus, with its small Greek Orthodox Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097294.sOnd01GI.CyprusDec111950.jpg) Vasa, Cyprus, with its small Greek Orthodox Church |
![Canyon between Vasa and Malia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097295.KPUtkWtd.CyprusDec111953.jpg) Canyon between Vasa and Malia |
![Welcome to Malia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097301.eXiqLchs.CyprusDec111959.jpg) Welcome to Malia |
![Community Council - Malia, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097296.ZLAuaYzu.CyprusDec111954.jpg) Community Council - Malia, Cyprus |
![Troödos village of Malia, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097297.QZtSs31g.CyprusDec111956.jpg) Troödos village of Malia, Cyprus |
![Narrow street climbing through Malia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097299.nxmdgFOi.CyprusDec111957.jpg) Narrow street climbing through Malia |
![A sign of more integrated times - the Mosque of Malia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097300.b8kPHr0t.CyprusDec111958.jpg) A sign of more integrated times - the Mosque of Malia |
![Plowed field waiting for spring - near Malia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097302.jgh7eSHS.CyprusDec111961.jpg) Plowed field waiting for spring - near Malia |
![Village war memorial to the wars of 20th Century Cyprus: 1912-1913, 1914-1919, 1940-1945, 1955-1959, 1974](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097304.SJ6suMfr.CyprusDec111965.jpg) Village war memorial to the wars of 20th Century Cyprus: 1912-1913, 1914-1919, 1940-1945, 1955-1959, 1974 |
![The flags of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus at the war memorial](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097303.usuiqQda.CyprusDec111964.jpg) The flags of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus at the war memorial |
![Village church of Arsos, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097305.E2kY41FY.CyprusDec111967.jpg) Village church of Arsos, Cyprus |
![Agios Nikolaos, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097306.KYcTE2b6.CyprusDec111973.jpg) Agios Nikolaos, Cyprus |
![Panoramic view of the highlands of western Cyprus at Agios Nikolaos](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/329493/2/143097382.Dfv55BhO.jpg) Panoramic view of the highlands of western Cyprus at Agios Nikolaos |
![With a good map, it's pretty easy to find your way around, even up in the mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097307.ikQ2k9PA.CyprusDec111974.jpg) With a good map, it's pretty easy to find your way around, even up in the mountains |
![Esentepe Mosque - Agios Nikolaos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097308.GzWXGkd0.CyprusDec111975.jpg) Esentepe Mosque - Agios Nikolaos |
![Village of Agios Nikolaos, its old Turkish name - Esentepe](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097309.tfCkJ3bX.CyprusDec111976.jpg) Village of Agios Nikolaos, its old Turkish name - Esentepe |
![I decided to follow that sign for Kykkos Monastery which took me on narrow forest road to the town of Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097310.efUCRmf0.CyprusDec111978.jpg) I decided to follow that sign for Kykkos Monastery which took me on narrow forest road to the town of Mylikouri |
![Arminou Reservoir](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097311.s5MFCGHl.CyprusDec111979.jpg) Arminou Reservoir |
![Off to the right - the forest track to Mylikouri - 12km](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097312.vwJHMgeT.CyprusDec111986.jpg) Off to the right - the forest track to Mylikouri - 12km |
![Forest track to the picnic site at Komititzi and onward to Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097313.NvO5xJFy.CyprusDec111988.jpg) Forest track to the picnic site at Komititzi and onward to Mylikouri |
![Forest track to Mylikouri - off the beaten path](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097314.h9ed9N5o.CyprusDec111990.jpg) Forest track to Mylikouri - off the beaten path |
![Fall foliage on the mountain track to Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097315.1989d8TE.CyprusDec111999.jpg) Fall foliage on the mountain track to Mylikouri |
![Off the beaten path in Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097317.Zu7N92ds.CyprusDec112002.jpg) Off the beaten path in Cyprus |
![The small mountain village of Mylikouri, 4 km from Kykkos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097334.mrOcgXtr.CyprusDec112028.jpg) The small mountain village of Mylikouri, 4 km from Kykkos |
![Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097320.hLBYc8Z3.CyprusDec112006.jpg) Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus |
![Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097321.OSIL7bpG.CyprusDec112007.jpg) Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus |
![The church of Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097318.cJDFhVfZ.CyprusDec112004.jpg) The church of Mylikouri |
![This mountain church in Mylikouri is of a much different style than the other Orthodox churches I had seen so far](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097319.6thgd1ZE.CyprusDec112005.jpg) This mountain church in Mylikouri is of a much different style than the other Orthodox churches I had seen so far |
![Bell tower, Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097322.OrMpe1eJ.CyprusDec112008.jpg) Bell tower, Mylikouri |
![Greek Orthodox Church of Mylikouri, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097323.GVmfWDM6.CyprusDec112009.jpg) Greek Orthodox Church of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
![Church of Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097329.8MOQQ4Nj.CyprusDec112015.jpg) Church of Mylikouri |
![Mosaic of the Archangel Michael - Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097324.x5zOoecV.CyprusDec112010.jpg) Mosaic of the Archangel Michael - Mylikouri |
![Mosaic of the Archangel Gabriel - Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097325.eDtiCT62.CyprusDec112011.jpg) Mosaic of the Archangel Gabriel - Mylikouri |
![The white flag of the Republic of Cyprus is usually displayed together with the flag of Greece](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097326.5qp3z3Ou.CyprusDec112012.jpg) The white flag of the Republic of Cyprus is usually displayed together with the flag of Greece |
![Monument to the E.O.K.A. - the Greek Nationalist paramilitaries that fought for independence from Britain and union with Greece.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097328.zo3Tp167.CyprusDec112014.jpg) Monument to the E.O.K.A. - the Greek Nationalist paramilitaries that fought for independence from Britain and union with Greece. |
![Busts at the EOKA Memorial - Mylikouri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097327.chr8ygsh.CyprusDec112013.jpg) Busts at the EOKA Memorial - Mylikouri |
![Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097330.Rv5XA2Lz.CyprusDec112018.jpg) Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
![Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097331.ucuRdvAJ.CyprusDec112022.jpg) Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
![Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097332.QL8ew8Vd.CyprusDec112027.jpg) Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
![Forest covered Troödos Mountains near Kykkos Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097335.6vpBNuK6.CyprusDec112247.jpg) Forest covered Troödos Mountains near Kykkos Monastery |
![Turn left here for Gerakies and onward to Nicosia (Lefkosia)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097336.KRhfcEUH.CyprusDec112251.jpg) Turn left here for Gerakies and onward to Nicosia (Lefkosia) |
![Caution - Slippery Road Ahead](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097337.z8xsJfCL.CyprusDec112252.jpg) Caution - Slippery Road Ahead |
![Άγιος Σωζόμενος - St. Sozomenus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097338.AnaOCidn.CyprusDec112254.jpg) Άγιος Σωζόμενος - St. Sozomenus |
![Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097339.7g3VLfOA.CyprusDec112255.jpg) Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097340.hi2Sm8Ks.CyprusDec112256.jpg) Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Leaving Gerakies](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097341.rLGNRPfj.CyprusDec112257.jpg) Leaving Gerakies |
![Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097342.m4fgqcVG.CyprusDec112261.jpg) Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097343.kPwRTeni.CyprusDec112263.jpg) Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097344.uuCdg5zp.CyprusDec112264.jpg) Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097346.S9Ynmltv.CyprusDec112267.jpg) Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097347.oOfGSJv3.CyprusDec112268.jpg) Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
![Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097345.iZLlM8ok.CyprusDec112266.jpg) Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis |
![Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097348.VcvStinM.CyprusDec112271.jpg) Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis |
![Maratho Traditional House - Casale Panayiotis Traditional Village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097349.gttDGSJO.CyprusDec112273.jpg) Maratho Traditional House - Casale Panayiotis Traditional Village |
![Ayia Marina Church, Kalopanayiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097350.IDEucZO5.CyprusDec112274.jpg) Ayia Marina Church, Kalopanayiotis |
![Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097351.8ItLeBAM.CyprusDec112276.jpg) Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis |
![Cypriot license plate (CY) on a Range Rover](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097352.vIl4Gofh.CyprusDec112279.jpg) Cypriot license plate (CY) on a Range Rover |
![Another old Bedford bus - this one at Kalopanayiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097353.3HKyrXB6.CyprusDec112280.jpg) Another old Bedford bus - this one at Kalopanayiotis |
![Moutoullas, Cyprus - elevation 900m (2500ft)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097354.qhGtBkGB.CyprusDec112308.jpg) Moutoullas, Cyprus - elevation 900m (2500ft) |
![Moutoullas - the new Greek Orthodox Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097355.IHpTmOmu.CyprusDec112309.jpg) Moutoullas - the new Greek Orthodox Church |
![Autumn (December) in Moutoullas, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097356.W0k9RvFc.CyprusDec112312.jpg) Autumn (December) in Moutoullas, Cyprus |
![Moutoullas, Troödos Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097358.EZWo48T5.CyprusDec112313.jpg) Moutoullas, Troödos Mountains |
![Troödos Mountains - Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097359.6NkJqFbJ.CyprusDec112314.jpg) Troödos Mountains - Cyprus |
![On a clear day you can see the mountains of Turkey from the Troödos Mountains in Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097361.w1h5L3h1.CyprusDec112316.jpg) On a clear day you can see the mountains of Turkey from the Troödos Mountains in Cyprus |
![Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097362.d3YqlZ6t.CyprusDec112318.jpg) Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus |
![Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097364.3MhngCOD.CyprusDec112319.jpg) Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus |
![Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097366.Fja3ZQVi.CyprusDec112320.jpg) Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus |
![Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097369.r9A4LNhi.CyprusDec112321.jpg) Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas |
![Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097370.cAZYTNfg.CyprusDec112322.jpg) Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas |
![Holy Place - Pedoulas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097371.DpDgWA1C.CyprusDec112323.jpg) Holy Place - Pedoulas |
![Pedhoulas Hospital, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097372.mvQtMx4V.CyprusDec112324.jpg) Pedhoulas Hospital, Cyprus |
![British post box - George VI - Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097373.Lra3n5Wa.CyprusDec112326.jpg) British post box - George VI - Cyprus |
![The road from Pedhoulas to Kakopetria](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097374.AOjQFPEv.CyprusDec112349.jpg) The road from Pedhoulas to Kakopetria |
![Kakopetria, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097375.m2wt4Iz1.CyprusDec112351.jpg) Kakopetria, Cyprus |
![Sunset with the Greek Orthodox Church on the way to Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143097376.H5iU7U1A.CyprusDec112361.jpg) Sunset with the Greek Orthodox Church on the way to Nicosia |