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 lifetime, Mr. Loïzou had offered much to his hometown of Galata, as well as to the whole Solea region. He stood out in the Solea region due to his many donations to charitable projects, his love and financial support for the completion of educational projects.
The inhabitants of the Solea valley have been indissolubly tied to the Karkotis River since ancient times and have created a water distribution system in their villages so that everyone can benefit from the uninterrupted flow of water throughout the year.
The Galata community is a result of outstanding cultural heritage. Built at an altitude of 620m above sea level, on the banks of the Karkotis River. The village is surrounded by lush greenery consisting of fruit trees and wild plants. Impressive wooden balconies and stairs adorn traditional-style houses and six Byzantine churches, with pyramid roofs and rectangular tiles, stand proudly in the village.
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Hydroelectric Plant
The Kakopetria hydroelectric plant was first operated in 1926 by Christoforos Vassiliou and used water as its source of energy. He owes his creation to the vision and initiative of local, Christos Vassiliou. Gradually, the use of diesel engines for the
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