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One of the oldest Christian communities in Cyprus, the chapel here dates from the 15th century. It lay in ruins before being restored in the 1960s.
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In the deserted village of Agios Sozomenos is the medieval church of Agios Mamas, with Gothic arches.
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Dali is a farming village that takes its name from the ancient city-state of Idalion. Aphrodite’s lover, Adonis, was killed by the boar of Idalion and the red flowers that bloom here are deemed tokens of his death.
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The hill village of Fikardou has won tourism awards for its living museum that shows Cyprus village life as it was until just a few decades ago (see Fikardou Rural Museum).
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Toppled ramparts mark the site of this Crusader keep.
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This monastery was founded in 1148 by two hermits guided by divine intervention to an icon of the Virgin, painted by Luke the Evangelist. The icon survived fires which damaged the monastery in 1530 and 1892 – proof, to believers, of its miraculous powers (see Machairas Monastery).
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Catacombs dug into the hillside show that this church dates from early Christian times, when believers worshipped in secret for fear of persecution.
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Saints, martyrs, emperors and demons are depicted in wall-paintings within the Byzantine church of Agioi Apostoloi in this small village near Dali.
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A 10th-century church with wall paintings dates from the 12th and 15th centuries.
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Tamassos was one of the earliest cities on the island (6th century BC) and grew wealthy from its copper mines, which were famed throughout the ancient world.
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