Evrychou Traditional Centre
Evrychou is built on the eastern bank of the Karkotis River, at an average altitude of 440 metres. Small streams flowing down the slopes to the valley, which break up the landscape of the village.
Evrychou retains its traditional character with old houses made of local stone. The tiled roofs, wooden balconies, the tiles and the use of local stone, with which the walls of the houses are built, are typical elements of the village’s folk architecture.
A. Gaudry, in his book Recherches Scientique en Orient, reports that Evrychou produced the best cotton in Cyprus in the middle of the 19th century. The village gained greater importance after the British occupation of Cyprus, due to infrastructure works that have taken place. Thus, in 1899 the construction of the road that ended in the village from Nicosia was completed. As a village of the area, Evrychou acquired a Police Station from 1905 and was the western end of the Cyprus Railways connecting Famagusta with Nicosia and Nicosia with Evrychou, with a total distance of 72 miles. The Railway, although operated since 1906, it was connected to Evrychou in June 1915. In 1932, a railway branch operated between Evrychou and Kalo Chorio Lefka.
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Architecture
Old Tembria Village
The village of Tembria is located in the centre of the Solea valley, on the west side of the Klarion River. It is 60 km from Nicosia and the average altitude of the village is 500 m. Tradition says that there was an ancient kingdom in the area of the
Palia (Old) Kakopetria
The traditional architecture, on which the building of the houses is based, as well as the traditional way of land mapping Palia Kakopetria, are classified in the rare examples of folk architecture. The old district of the village, with narrow and wind
Palia Galata (The Old Village of Galata) – Traditional Architecture
The settlement of Galata, although compact and centralised around the church of Panagia Odigitria, is built along the valley of the Karkotis river. The tiled roofs, wooden balconies and local stone with which the walls of the houses and the mantles are
Traditional Balconies – Terraces
Galata is also known as the “village of the balconies” due to the many houses with balconies. They are all buildings of the 1900s. The balconies of Galata, especially during the summer months, were where families would gather. There, they enjoyed the c