Kato Drys ( el, Kάτω Δρυς) is a small village in

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 ...

, southwest of

Larnaca Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144 ...

. It is near the villages of

Pano Lefkara Pano Lefkara ( el, Πάνω Λεύκαρα) is a village on the island of Cyprus famous for its lace, known as lefkaritika in (Greek: λευκαρίτικα) and silver handicrafts. The village takes its name from the white of its silica and lime ...

(4 km), Kato Lefkara (4 km), and

Vavla Vavla ( el, Βάβλα) is a small village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 52. References Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ...

(6 km). Its average altitude is 520 meters above sea level. The village is set in hilly terrain with narrow, deep valleys, through which flows the

Agios Minas Agios Minas ( el, Άγιος Μηνάς) is a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the cent ...

river. Kato Drys is pictured on the

one pound note. A significant figure from the village is

Saint Neophytos Neophytos of Cyprus, Saint Neophytos, Neophytos the Recluse (Greek: Άγιος Νεόφυτος ο Έγκλειστος; 1134–1214) was a Cypriot Orthodox monk, priest, and sometime hermit, whose writings preserved a history of the early cru ...

, born in Kato Drys in 1134. The house in which he was born still stands today. Sir Reo Stakis (1913–2001) was also born in the village. There is a small church dedicated to the saint located on a hill near the village.

References

External links

Kato Drys Community Council website
{{Larnaca District Communities in Larnaca District