Agios Iraklidios (St. Heraclidios) Bridge
Agios Iraklidios is the first well-known Saint from Solea, who was initiated into Christianity by the Apostles Barnabas and Paul. He then made it his mission to the spread the word of Christianity to Cyprus.
In the place of its origin, between the villages of Tempria and Kallianon, a bridge is preserved with the name “The bridge of Agios Iraklidios”. This Venetian bridge joins the two banks of the Klarion river. It is located between towering plane trees and a short distance from where, according to tradition, the Apostles Paul and Barnabas Christened Saint Iraklidios. At this point every year on the 6th of January, ‘Epiphany day’, the baptism of the Cross takes place with a holy ceremony. Traditional sweets and delights are offered in the square of the Agios Ioannis (St. John) Monastery, which is dedicated to Agios Iraklidios.
The memory of Agios Iraklidios is celebrated on 17th September.
Location
Monuments
Kosti Giannaki Watermill
In Cyprus until the 1950s water mills were used for the grinding of wheat. There were hundreds of watermills on the island, of which they are still in good standing for over forty, scattered in many of the valleys of the island. The oldest known refere
Kria Vrisi (Cool Water Spring)
Kria Vrisi is the old water fountain of Spilia village. It is a water tank that was built in 1908 and receives the water of two adjacent sources. The water ends up in the tank through stone grooves. From the tank it flows with two taps that are at diff
Kria Vrisi (The Cool Water Fountain)
In the Agios Theodoros Soleas (Saint Theodoros Soleas) village and the eastern bank of the Atsa river, at the root of a huge, steep cliff there is, since time immemorial, a historic cool fresh water fountain (Kria Vrisi) of the village. A beautiful tre
Kykkos Watermill
In the village of Kalopanagiotis located in the valley of Marathasa, which was created by the Setrachos river, lies one of the best preserved watermills of the island. Originally belonging to the Kykkos Monastery, they called it ‘The Kykkos Watermill’
