The Pine tree of Lavrentou – Panagias Podithou
A tall pine tree stands in the midst of wild vegetation, just a few metres away from the church of Panagia Podithou and within walking distance of the wooden chapel of Archangel Michael. It is a pine (pinuspinea) with a measured height of 18 metres, a trunk circumference of 3.75 metres and an estimated age of 170 years. This pine tree is also known as the “Pefkos tou Lavrentou”, according to one version, the monk Lavrentios, who served in the Holy Monastery of Podithou, planted it before leaving for the Kykkos Monastery.
The nearby church of the Virgin Mary is included in the ten churches of the Troodos area declared by UNESCO as World Heritage Monuments and listed on the list in 1985.
At the dawn of the 16th century, in 1502, the frescoes of the Panagia of Podithou Church in Galata, with Italian-Byzantine-style frescoes, are considered as a stage in the evolution of art in Cyprus.
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Natural Monuments
The Oak Square of Galata
One of the most enchanting moments in Galata can be enjoyed by visiting the village square. There, the ancient oak will offer shade and coolness, next to the Karkotis (Karkotis) river. This oak belongs to the Quercus Infectoria Subsp veneris variety ha
The Old Olive Trees of the Church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa
Next to the west door of the katholikon of the Monastery of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa there are two old olive trees planted, probably in the 16th century, at the same time the church was built. Agrielia (Wild Olive) is a long-living bush, essentiall
The pine-bell tower of Agios Antonis ton Spilion
It is a treasured, multi-stranded, symmetrical pine in front of the western entrance of the old church of St. Anthony of Spilia. At some point the trunk is divided into two thick arches. Between them, the bell tower of the church was created. At the ba
The Three Sisters Olive Tree
In the courtyard of the wooden-roofed Archangel Michael’s chapel, which is painted in post-Byzantine style from the beginning of the 16th century, one will see a complex of three ancient olive trees, also known as Tris Aderfes (Three Sisters). In fact,
The tomb of Panoukla (Plague)
The Tomb of Panoukla is situated at the location “Laou”, on a slope east of Spilia. It consists of two boulders with one on top of the other. The view of these two rocks is awe-inspiring and makes people wonder how they stay one on top of the other. Ac
