Pedoulas ( gr, Πεδουλάς) is a village in the Nicosia District 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 ge ...

, located at an altitude of 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 ...

, 4 km south of Moutoullas. It lies in Marathasa Valley. The name is derived from the words ''pediada'' (valley) and ''laos'' (people). It is popular summer resort.

Churches

Pedoulas is known for its 12 churches, varying from a 15th-century chapel to a 1930s cathedral. The most important is the ''Archangelos Michael'' (

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

) church, which is a

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along with nine other

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: # ...

.Museums in Pedoulas
/ref> It is built in 1474. ''Church of Holy Cross'' (''Timios Stavros''), main church of Pedoulas, was built between 1933 and 1935. Most important relic of ''Church of Holy Cross'' is a crucifix containing a piece of the Holy Cross, which was brought from

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...

. Church replaced old timber-roofed church and keeps icons and parts of iconostasis from 16th century. On top of one hill 1986. was built 25m high ''Holy Cross'', standing near one chapel. Not far from ''Holy Cross'' there is a monument built to honor Michalis Stivaros and all killed in the Balkan Wars. Monument is built in 2011 by Athanasios Ktorides Foundation.

Museums

Pedoulas has two museums: ''the Byzantine Museum'', opened in 1999, and the ''Folklore Museum'', opened in 2005. Byzantine Museum is situated near the Archangel Michael church and houses very important icons and relics from the 13th to 20th century. File:St Michael church Pedoulas Cyprus.jpg, ''Archangelos Michael'' church File:Pedoulas Saint Michael 4.JPG, ''Archangelos Michael'' church interior File:Pedoulas Saint Michael 5.JPG, Interior of Archangelos Michael church File:Pedoulas Konstantin.jpg, Saint Constantine and his mother Saint Helena File:Pedoulas Kyriaki.jpg, Saint Sunday (Kyriaki) File:Pedoulas 20180403 img 17.jpg, Church of Holy Cross (''Timios Stavros'') File:MihaliStivaros.jpg, Monument to Michalis Stivaros and Balkan Wars memorial

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