Kalopanagiotis ( gr, Καλοπαναγιώτης) is a village in the
Nicosia District
Nicosia District (Greek: Eπαρχία Λευκωσίας) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the ...
of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
, located 3 km north of
Moutoullas
Moutoullas ( el, Μουτουλλάς [], tr, Mudulla) is a mountain village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, at an elevation of in Marathasa Valley. In 2011, it had a population of 174.
The old village church, the 13th-century chapel of ''Pa ...
in the
Troodos Mountains
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; el, Τρόοδος ; tr, Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus ( el, Όλυμπος), also known as Chion ...
. It lies in
Marathasa Valley. The village and its architecture include cobbled streets and footpaths, chapels and churches. Houses with tiled rooftops, balconies, courtyards and shady vine trees are characteristic of the village.
The village is surrounded by the green vegetation of the Setrachos Valley.
In the village, there are a number of churches and chapels, such as the churches of Saint Marina and Panayia Theotokos, the chapels of Saint Andronikos and Saint Athanasia, Saint George, Saint Kyriakos, Archangelos Michael, Saint Sergios and Bachos and Panayia Theoskepasti.
The most notable Byzantine monuments in the area include the monastery of Saint John Lampadistis, and the
Kykkos watermill. The monastery of Saint John Lampadistis is one of the ten
Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals:
# Chu ...
, which were inscribed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
in 1985 because of their outstanding frescoes and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus.
Gallery
Monasterio de San Juan Lambadistis, Kalopanagiotis, Chipre, 2021-12-13, DD 23.jpg, Saint John Lampadistis
Kalopanagiotis Kreuzigung.jpg, Christ's way to the Crucifixion
Kalopanagiotis Koenige.jpg, Three biblical Magi
References
Communities in Nicosia District
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