Panagia Tou Sinti Monastery is an amazing abandoned monastery that is located on the banks of the river Xeros in the Paphos region.This central nave of the Panagia Tou Sinit Monastery dates back to the 16th century and is still today in excellent condition mainly due to some excellent restoration work.Its one of the most important buildings of the Venetian period in… Cyprus. It received the Europa Nostra award for the restoration and conservation work that has been carried out.The monastery was restored by UNESCO and is today a World Cultural Heritage Site.Builded on the banks of the river Xeros, the Panagia Tou Sinti Monastery is surrounded by some of the most unspoiled lands on the island of Cyprus and it’s great for photographs and relaxes.

The church of Timios Stavros is situated in a central area of the Troodos mountain range, at the south end of the village of Pelendri, which is attested in the sources since the late 12th century.In 1985 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List which included nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.The present form of the church is the result of several additions and alterations, carried out throughout various periods…. Originally, it was a single-aisled domed structure, built around the middle of the 12th century.The original church was destroyed under unknown circumstances.Only the apse survived, which was incorporated in a new church of the same type, built at the end of the 13th or the beginning of the 14th century.

The church of Timios Stavros tou Agiasmati is situated in the eastern part of the Troodos mountain range, in the area of Pitsilia, about five kilometers northeast of the village of Platanistasa.In 1985 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List which includes nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.This church used to be the katholicon (monastery church) of a monastery bearing the same name, built towards the end of the 15th century.

The church of Archangel Michael is situated in a central area of the Troodos mountain range, in the valley of Marathasa, in the village of Pedoulas.In 1985 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List which includes nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.According to the dedicatory inscription above the north entrance, the church was built and decorated with frescoes in 1474, with the donation of priest… Vasilios Chamados.The priest, accompanied by his wife and two daughters, is depicted above the dedicatory inscription, offering Archangel Michael a model of the church.

The church of Panagia is situated in a central area of the Troodos mountain range, in the valley of Marathasa.It is located on a hill above the village of Moutoullas.In 1985 it was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, which includes nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.According to the dedicatory inscription on the north wall of the Holy Bema, the church was built and decorated with frescoes in 1280…with the donation of Ioannis of Moutoullas and his wife Irene.Both of them are depicted holding a model of the church.It is therefore possible, that the Church of Panagia tou Moutoulla was a private chapel.

The church of Ayios Nikolaos tis Stegis is situated in a central area of the Troodos mountain range, in the upper Solea valley.It is built on the west bank of the river Klarios/Karkotis, at a distance of about two kilometers southwest of the village of Kakopetria.In 1985 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List which includes nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.… Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis is the only surviving katholicon (monastery church) of an 11th century Byzantine monastery in Cyprus.

The Agios Ioannis tou Lampadisti is situated in a central area of the Troodos mountain range, in the valley of Marathasa.It is built on the east bank of the river Setrachos, opposite of the village of Kalopanagiotis.In 1985 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List which includes nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.…The exact founding date of the monastery is unknown.The katholicon (monastery church), which is dedicated to Saint Herakleidios, is dated to the 11th century.Among the wall-paintings of the narthex there is an inscription, dated to the 15th century, which describes this church as “katholiki”.

The church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, better known as Panagia of Asinou, is situated in the north foothills of the Troodos mountain range.It is built on the east bank of a stream, three kilometers south of the village of Nikitari. In 1985 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which includes nine other painted Byzantine churches of the Troodos range.… Panagia Forbiotissa used to be the katholicon (monastery church) of the Monastery of Forbion, as its name implies.