The Church of Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros (Transfiguration of the Savior)
The Church of Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros is located on the hill, west of the village of Palaichori, in the area of Pitsilia, at the foot of the Troodos mountain range. Its foundation dates back to the early 16th century. It was incorporated in December 2001 in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
It is a church built in the type of wood-framed temples that we find in the Troodos Mountains. Later in the early 17th century, a narthex in the form of a cavern was added to the southwest, and the whole church is housed under a single roof, covered with traditional hooked tiles.
The frescoes have effects from different styles. The Secret Supper and the Prayer in the Garden are from the Macedonian Era, while the characteristics of the two bandits during the Crucifixion have a semiauthentic style and have influences from the West. The Society of the Apostles is one of the two examples in Cyprus that have been saved. The sacrifice of the Divine Infant is characteristic of Cyprus alone. The frescoes of the southern corner with St. George and Demetrios riding together, are the only version in existence in Cyprus.
The few frescoes in the narthex differ substantially from those of the main church and date back to 1612. The temple’s wood-carved temple dates back to 1704.
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Churches
Old church of Agios Ioannis tou Theologou (St. John The Theologian)
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Osios Kyriakos (Saint Kyriakos) Chapel
The church of Agios Kyriakos was built in the 16th century and is a typical example of a medieval catacomb. It is a wooden-royal basilica with a special protrusion on the north wall, where the Holy Sepulcher is located. The chamber is located in the mi
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.
Panagia Iamatiki Church
The church of Panagia Iamatiki was built in 1993 in the ruins of an older church. The first attempt to erect the church was in 1931, but the effort was abolished when a wrong move by the builders led to the collapse of the church. In 1975, the need for
Panagia tou Araka Church
The church of Panagia tou Araka is located in a central area of the Troodos mountain range, between the villages of Lagoudera and Saranti. Since 1985, it has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. It was built in the Middle Byzantine p
Stavrou tou Agiasmati Church
The church of Stavrou tou Agiasmati is located in the Troodos mountain range, in the Pitsilia area, 6.5 km northwest of Platanistasa village. It was built in the late 15th or early 16th century, at the expense of the priest Petros Peratis and his wife
Temple Shield of The Panagias Theotokou Church (Church of Our Lady)
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The Agios Epiphanios Church Ruins
Agios Epiphanios (Saint Epiphanios), is an uninhabited settlement. During the 1960s, according to the census tables, there were 117 Muslim settlements in Cyprus. One of which was at Agios Epiphanios Soleas. This however, does not mean that the village