Driving from Limassol into the Troödos Mountains which occupy most of western Cyprus |
Roadside Greek Orthodox Shrine to the Virgin Mary - Panagia Amasgous |
Driving north into the mountains along the B8 (E802) road from Limassol |
Small mountain village, perhaps Monagri or Doros |
The Greek Orthdox Church of Trimklini, Cyprus |
Stone house in Mandria with a red tile roof - autumn in Cyprus |
Prickly Pear Cactus - Cyprus |
Road through the Troödos Mountains of western Cyprus |
Wine Routes of Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
A detour takes me past the village of Vasa, Cyprus |
Vasa, Cyprus, with its small Greek Orthodox Church |
Canyon between Vasa and Malia |
Welcome to Malia |
Community Council - Malia, Cyprus |
Troödos village of Malia, Cyprus |
Narrow street climbing through Malia |
A sign of more integrated times - the Mosque of Malia |
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 |
The flags of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus at the war memorial |
Village church of Arsos, Cyprus |
Agios Nikolaos, Cyprus |
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 |
Esentepe Mosque - Agios Nikolaos |
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 |
Arminou Reservoir |
Off to the right - the forest track to Mylikouri - 12km |
Forest track to the picnic site at Komititzi and onward to Mylikouri |
Forest track to Mylikouri - off the beaten path |
Fall foliage on the mountain track to Mylikouri |
Off the beaten path in Cyprus |
The small mountain village of Mylikouri, 4 km from Kykkos |
Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus |
Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus |
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 |
Bell tower, Mylikouri |
Greek Orthodox Church of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
Church of Mylikouri |
Mosaic of the Archangel Michael - Mylikouri |
Mosaic of the Archangel Gabriel - Mylikouri |
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. |
Busts at the EOKA Memorial - Mylikouri |
Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus |
Forest covered Troödos Mountains near Kykkos Monastery |
Turn left here for Gerakies and onward to Nicosia (Lefkosia) |
Caution - Slippery Road Ahead |
Άγιος Σωζόμενος - St. Sozomenus |
Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Leaving Gerakies |
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains |
Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis |
Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis |
Maratho Traditional House - Casale Panayiotis Traditional Village |
Ayia Marina Church, Kalopanayiotis |
Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis |
Cypriot license plate (CY) on a Range Rover |
Another old Bedford bus - this one at Kalopanayiotis |
Moutoullas, Cyprus - elevation 900m (2500ft) |
Moutoullas - the new Greek Orthodox Church |
Autumn (December) in Moutoullas, Cyprus |
Moutoullas, Troödos Mountains |
Troödos Mountains - Cyprus |
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 |
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus |
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus |
Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas |
Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas |
Holy Place - Pedoulas |
Pedhoulas Hospital, Cyprus |
British post box - George VI - Cyprus |
The road from Pedhoulas to Kakopetria |
Kakopetria, Cyprus |
Sunset with the Greek Orthodox Church on the way to Nicosia |