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Stone lanes, mountain squares and afternoons that run on their own clock.

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21 places
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Village · Larnaca

Lefkara village

Needlework since the 14th century, silversmiths on the square, and lanes built for shade rather than cars.

Village · Limassol

Pissouri Village

The third largest village of the Limassol district, named for the pine resin — ‘pissa’ — gathered here.

Village · Paphos

Peyia

One of the largest villages of the Paphos district, on the slopes above Coral Bay at the edge of the Akamas.

Village · Limassol

Vouni

Its name means ‘small mountain’ — 800 metres up, 35km from Limassol city.

Village · Troodos

Moutoullas

Best known for the 13th-century chapel of Panayia tou Moutoulla and its steep-pitched wooden roof.

Village · Troodos

Agros

Built amphitheatrically on the slopes of the Pitsilia area — rose water, cured meats, mountain air.

Village · Limassol

Kyperounta village

The largest of the mountain villages, high in the Pitsilia above Limassol — apples, wine, a chapel painted in 1521, and Christmas lights in the pines.

Village · Nicosia

Palaichori

‘Old village’ in Greek — a Pitsilia village of painted churches in the Nicosia region.

Village · Nicosia

Ayios Epiphanios Orineis

A small Nicosia-district village on the Palaichori road, resettled after an 18th-century epidemic.

Village · Troodos

Ayios Demetrios Marathassas

A little gem bordered by dense forest in the Marathasa valley, near Prodromos and Pano Platres.

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Stay · Troodos

Platres village

Pine air on the southern slopes of Troodos, waterfalls a short walk away, and cool nights in high summer.

Wine village · Limassol

Lania village

One of the island’s main wine-producing villages, at the foot of Troodos — tastings, courtyards and painted doors.

Village · Troodos

Kalopanayiotis village

Sulphur springs, a UNESCO monastery and a valley that has been restored without being polished flat.

Seafood · Larnaca

Zygi village

A fishing village turned fish-tavern strip: whatever came in this morning, grilled whole, on the quay.

Village · Troodos

Kakopetria village

Two rivers, timber balconies and a mill at the bottom of the old street.

Stay · Limassol

Lofou village

Restored stone houses on a hill 800m up, 26km from Limassol and a world away from it.

Village · Troodos

Pedoulas village

Cherry orchards at 1,100m in the Marathasa valley, with a painted UNESCO church.

Village · Limassol

Pera Pedi village

Vineyards and apple orchards at 770m, a few minutes below Platres.

Village · Larnaca

Kato Drys village

Lefkara’s quiet neighbour: beekeepers, a folk museum and almost no traffic.

Village · Troodos

Askas village

Pitsilia terraces, stone bridges and a village square that still functions as one.

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