Cyprus Passion

Villages in Cyprus are so beautiful and full of traditional styled homes, pathways and cobblestone street that will make you feel like you’re in a fairytale. Visiting villages, you can find events that happen with cultural or religious meanings but also small local shops to buy traditional sweets, clothes and tools too. Some villages have nature hikes, others have museums, cafes, shops and others old historical bridges. Loose yourself in the winding streets of the villages and experience local hospitality and amazing picturesque places. Below you can find some of the villages we suggest you visit and experience Cyprus from a local’s viewpoint.

Pera Pedi village

Pera Pedi village

The village of Pera Pedi can be found in the Limassol district just 4km south-east of the village Pano Platres. Pera Pedi is at an altitude of 770 meters and is built upon a very wide and level land but is also surrounded by mountains ranges. The name of village originally derived from the actual […]

Pissouri village

Pissouri village

Pissouri village can be found in the Limassol district and is the third largest. It is between Limassol and Paphos and is around 152meters above sea level and is just 3km from the sea. The village got it’s name from the word ‘pissa’ which is the resin from the pine trees that grow locally. This […]

Peyia village

Peyia village

Peyia village is one of the largest villages found in the district of Paphos. It is located on the steep costal slopes of the hill from Coral Bay at the south of the Akamas Peninsula. Peyeia became an independent municipality in 1994 and is found at an altitude of 200 meters. Paphos city center is […]

Vouni village

Vouni village

Vouni village can be found just 7km north of Agios Therapon, situated in the Limassol district. The village actually gets its name from its location. The meaning behind it is ‘small mountain’. It is at an altitude of 800m and only 35k from Limassol city. The history of Vouni village is dated all the way […]

Platres village

Platres village

Platres, also known as Pano Platres is a village located in the mountains of Cyprus in the Limassol District. You will find the village on the southern slopes of Troodos mountains and is amongst the wine villages. Troodos square is just a short 5km from the village. The city of Limassol is 25km and Nicosia, […]

Kato Drys village

Kato Drys village

Kato Dry is a village found near one of the most well-known villages in the Larnaca district which is Lefkara. It is Southwest of Cyprus and also neighbours the village Vavla. It is found at an altitude of around 520meters above sea level and is situated in hilly mountain areas. Kato Drys received its name […]

Moutoullas village

Moutoullas village

This beautiful old village of Moutoullas can be found in the mountain range of the Nicosia District at an elevation of 800m in the Marathasa village. The village is most well-known due the old small stone chapel of Panayia tou Moutoulla. It dates back to the 13th century and has a beautiful steep-pitched wooden roof […]

Lofou village

Lofou village

Lofou village can be found just 26km northwest of Limassol at an altitude of 800 meters. The villages of Vouni, Silikou, Koilani, Agios Therapon and Pera Pedi and many more boarder Lofou. The name ‘Lofou’ was given because the village was built on a hill, Lofos means hill in Greek. Through findings of pottery and […]

Omodos village

Omodos village

Omodos Village is located in the Troodos mountains just 42km northwest of Limassol City. It is in the geographical location of wine making villages and hosts a wine festival every year in August. The village is found at an altitude of 810 meters and is built on the banks of the river of Cha-potami. The […]

Pedoulas village

Pedoulas village

Pedoulas village is found in the Troodos mountains in the Nicosia District, at an altitude of 1100 meters. It is in the Marathasa Valley just 4 kilometers from Moutoullas. The village got its name from the Greek word pediada (πεδιαδα) which means a plain or flat country and laos (λαος) which means people. There are […]

Agros village

Agros village

Agros village can be found in the Troodos mountains and more specifically in the Pitsilia Area of the Limassol District. The Village is just 45 minutes away from Limassol and Nicosia City, and just 1 hour and 20mins away from Larnaca and Paphos. This village is actually built amphitheatrically on the mountain slopes, which looking […]

Lania village

Lania village

Lania village is located at the bottom of Troodos mountains off of the road from Limassol to Troodos. This village is also well-known for its wine making as it is one of the main villages of wine production in Cyprus. The village got its name from Lana, the daughter of the God Dionysus, who was […]

Palaichori village

Palaichori village

Cyprus is full of wonderful and unique villages and Palaichori is one village that is worth while visiting. This village is found in the Nicosia region and is geographically located in the Pitsilia district. The name ‘Palechori’ derives from the words ‘palio’ (παλαιο) and ‘horio’ (χωριό) which means ‘old village’ Palaichori dates back to the […]

Lefkara village

Lefkara village

Lefkara is one of the most well-known villages amongst the European countries, as its reputation has preceded to Europe through the Cypriot Folk Needle craft called ‘Lefkaritika’, which is also known as embroideries. This famous technic of embroideries started way back in the 14th century. The village is located in the mountain ranges of Larnaca […]

Ayios Epiphanios Orineis village

Ayios Epiphanios Orineis village

Agios Epifanios, a village of the Lefkosia District, is located only 500m from the main road which leads from Lefkosia to Palaichori. According to Papamichael Toumazou, an epidemic struct the village in the 18th century and only one family consisting of the father, the mother and 3 daughters survived, but abandoned the village. Years later […]

Ayios Demetrios Marathassas village

Ayios Demetrios Marathassas village

Bordered by dense forests, Ayios Demetrios village is a little gem. The village lies in Marathassa valley, south of ‘Foini’ village, east of ‘Treis Elies’ and to the west of ‘Palaiomylos’ village. The village is also just a short distance from the mountain resorts of Prodromos and Pano Platres. We visited the village in December […]

Kakopetria village

Kakopetria village

Kakopetria is a beautiful village located 55km southwest of the capital Nicosia, approximately 50 km from Limassol, 100 km from Larnaca and 91km from Paphos. The village is built upon the foothill of the Troodos mountains while two small rivers flow through it (River Karkotis and River Girillis). The picturesque village has a unique architectural […]

Kalopanayiotis village

Kalopanayiotis village

Kalopanayiotis is located 3km north of Moutoullas in the Troodos Mountains in Marathassa Valley. The village which it’s history goes back to pre-Christian period got its name from the first resident in the village named ‘Panayiotis’. Kalopanayiotis is one of the most famous resorts in Troodos mountains as it combines nature, sightseeing and tradition. The […]