Heroes Monument
The Heroes Monument is in the centre of the village. It was created by Andros Kazamias as a show of admiration, love and pride towards the Cypriot heroes, for eternal memory and as an example for future generations.
It is a column of around 5m in height. On it, is an elongated bronze cluster depicting a torn khaki shirt of a rebel who fell fighting for the freedom of Cyprus. At the base of the monument, on a granite plate, the names of the heroes of Galata are written as follows:
ΧΡΥΣΑΝΘΟΣ ΜΥΛΩΝΑΣ (CHRYSANTHOS MYLONAS)
ΕΥΑΓΟΡΑΣ ΠΑΠΑΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΥ 55-59 (EVAGORAS PAPACHRISTOPHOROU)
ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΓΕΡΟΥΔΗΣ 1964 (ANDREAS YEROUDES)
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΖΑΧΑΡΙΑ (GEORGIOS ZACHARIA)
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΣ ΓΕΡΟΥΔΗΣ 1974 (IACOVOS YEROUDES)
ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΥ (PANAYIOTIS ATHANASIOU)
Every year there is a public national memorial ceremony in front of the monument. Where there is also a deposition of wreaths.
The project was funded by brothers, Andreas and Iacovos Philippou.
Location
Monuments
The Kyrillou Watermill
Kyrillos’s mill is located in Galata, next to the Karkotis River, and has been restored, making it the attraction of visitors, locals and foreigners. Chrysanthos and Andreas Kyrillou were the only ones all over Cyprus who knew how to process and assemb
The Mastre Philippou Fountain
The Mastre Philippou water fountain can be found near the Galata village square. It bears the inscription: “ΒΡΥΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΑΣΤΡΕ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ” (Mastre Philippos’s Water fountain) and it was built in 1986. It was built by the late Philippos Loïzou. During his l
Venetian Bridge
The Venetian bridge, built in the 16th century, formerly connected the village with the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Lambadistis, the primary school and the rural area beyond. It is located just below the Monastery between towering plane trees, a short d