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Located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, 51 km from the city and just off of the B9, the village of Korakou lies in the beautiful Solea Valley region, to the north of the ancient mine of Skouriotissa. References to Korakou date back to the Frankish period, and the village is believed to have taken its name either from an ancient king of the regi...

Located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, 56 km away from the capital, the small village of Katydata can be reached by following the B9 towards the mountainous region of the Solea Valley. The village has two rivers passing through it - Karkotis and Setrahos - which give it its name, derived from the words ‘kato’ (under) and ‘ydor’ (water). It has...

Although located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, due to the Turkish invasion of 1974, the village of Kato Pyrgos is now only accessible via the Pafos (Paphos) region; reached by-following the A1 and the A6 motorways. After arriving at Pafos, take the B7, then the E704 to find the village in the heart of the beautiful area of Tylliria. Built on ...

Located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, just 36 km from the capital, the small mountainous village of Gourri sits at the foothills of the Machairas mountain forest - in the Pitsilia area - and can be reached by following the E903 and then the E904. There are various versions of how the village was founded and named. One tells that it was establ...

Located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, Fikardou village sits at an altitude of 900 metres in the region of Pitsilia. The historical site can be reached by following the E903 and then the E904, finally reaching this secluded and idyllic village. The name of the village is believed to have originated from the Greek for ‘den of fugitives’ (‘figa ...

Located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, the village of Evrychou is the agricultural centre of the Solea region. Located about 50 km southwest of Lefkosia, the village can be reached by following the B10, and then the B9 straight to the heart of Solea Valley. Its verdant landscape is dotted with small streams that run down the slopes towards the...

Located in the Lefkosia (Nicosia) district, the old village of Alona sits at an altitude of 1.200 metres on the Troodos mountain range, in the picturesque Pitsilia area. Just 53 km away from Lefkosia, the village can be reached by following the E902 route, and then the E903. The village produces the local spirit ‘Zivania’, and the tradition is cele...