Cyprus landscapes part 5

Kionia

Avdimou bay

Prodromos Kokkini view point

Dora

Archimandrita

Dora

Prodromos

Troodos

Agios Nikolaos

Axylou

 

Akrounta village

 

Vounin tis rkas

 Small hill in the Alykos area with a very characteristic shape.

It is said, according to popular tradition, that it was a pile of wheat (consistent with the euphoria of the area) that belonged to a stingy old woman (rka).

When, according to the myth, Jesus Christ was passing through the area and asked her for some wheat, she refused.

That is why the Lord cursed her by transforming the wheat into soil. At the top of the hill, the old woman's sieve can be seen upside down.

Akamas Lara beach

 

A walk through the line, 2017 CHIHARU SHIOTA

Chicaru's red string installation is part of a giant visual art exhibition ‘Terra Mediterranea: In Action’, where local and international artists consider Mediterranean identity.

The string net aims to show the complexity of Mediterranean politics, history and identity. Yep fairly complicated stuff.

Set up in the Fabrica Hill cave, it took 12 people working full time for 2 weeks to complete the project. (They still have red string nightmares).

800 year old Plane tree at Moutoullas

 

Limassol water tower

 The Water Tower was built in 1920 and supplied water to Limassol for almost 30 years. Its location was once the highest point of the entire city, since the few houses of Limassol started from the beach and reached where the tower is today.

The reservoir was created to replace Havuza, which supplied the city with water until the tower was built. It is a distinct point of Limassol, as well as a reference point for visitors.

The height and capacity of the Water Tower was sufficient to supply water to the entire city up until 1947, when the underground water supply system was created.

The pump, which was installed at the lowest point of Limassol, fed the tank through pipes that drew water from the place where there were burrows. The water transport system was innovative, not only for Cyprus, but also for the entire surrounding area.