Panagia Eleousas Church
The church of Panagias Eleousas is located in the centre of the village and is today the largest and main church of Korakou. It was built in the 18th century and is one of the largest three-aisled churches in Cyprus with colonnades and pine-wood bows. On the outside, the church seems to be wooden-roofed with hooked tiles, but the inner roof is made from laths in a semi-cylindrical form, giving the impression that the roof is made of stone. Initially, the church was single-aisled and became three-aisled when it was extended. In the church there is also a gynecone with expansions to the northern and southern aisles.
The bell tower is made of stone and carved with various Byzantine motifs and is one of the most beautiful in the area of Solea. Preserved recently by the Department of Antiquities. In the church there is a movable icon of the Archangel Michael that is attributed to the folk painter Minas of Myrianthousa, who lived in the 15th century, as well as the ambiguous image of the 17th-century of the Virgin Mary Aristerokratousas Odigitrias, at the back of which the Crucifixion is depicted. An important icon, also of the 18th century, is the Christ on a Throne and is attributed to painter Gabriel Kykkotis. In 1765 the Archbishop of Kyrenia, Chrysanthos gave the church a bible printed in 1754 in Venice by the printing house of Nicholas Sarou.
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Churches
Apostolou Louka Church
The church of Apostolou Louka is on a hill and is the first church that you find when you enter the village of Korakou. In the northern entrance of the church, on a stone slab, the date of its construction is carved, 1697. It is a unified church with a
Archangelou Michael Church
The Archangelos Michael church is built in the village of Pedoulas in the valley of Marathasa, opposite the Byzantine Museum. It is one-aisled, wooden-roofed, with a semicircular arch that protrudes to the east. The lower part of the arch is placed on
Chapel of Prophet Elias
Prophet Elias was a sea man but was bored at sea and decided to go up in the mountains. That is why he became the saint of the mountaintops. The chapel of Prophet Elias is built on the hill with his name, in a location with great views. It was built in
Church of Agia Irini
The main church of the village is dedicated to Saint Irene and is located in the centre of the village. It was built in the 16th century but was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1910. All that had been saved from the fire was an arch. It is a small one
Church of Agia Marina
The church of Agia Marina was built in 1872 and is located in the centre of Evrychou village. It is the type of single-aisled basilica, which is covered with a simplified form of arched arches and cross-shaped elements that have been established during
Church of Agia Paraskevi
The main church of the Tembria community is dedicated to Agia Paraskevi and is located in the centre of the community, within walking distance of the Primary School. It was built in 1872, as appears on the inscription above the entrance of the church.
Church of Agios Dimitrianos
The temple of Agios Dimitrianos was built in the early 19th century and is located in the center of Flassou village, among its traditional houses. The church is a one-aisled basilica, which is covered in a simplified form of arched arches and crosses.
Church of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis (St. Nicholas of the Shelter)
On the right bank of the River Karfotis, in a tree-lined mountainous area, just outside the village of Kakopetria, lies the church dedicated to Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis. Since 1985, along with nine other frescoed Byzantine churches of Troodos, it has