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Cultural
Center of Contemporary Art in Archangelos Michail, Monagri |
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Cyprus: Cities
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Lemesos
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Lemesos
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Agia Anastasia Church
Pano Polemidia
This
is a complex of two churches. The older one, possibly
dating to 12th century, is on the East side and is a
cross-in-square domed church. The second church, on West
side, was added in 14th century and built in the same
architectural style. The surviving mural paintings date
back to 14th-15th centuries.
Agia Christina Church
Germasogeia
Germasogeia
is an important municipality in Lemesos area. Church of
Agia Christina, which lies in the center of the village,
also houses Germasogeia Ecclesiastical Museum. It is a
small church with a flat roof, the outcome of several
recent interventions. Recently restoration work has
revealed 16th century wall paintings.
Agios Georgios Alamanos Convent
Off Lefkosia-Lemesos road, 19 km from Lemesos
Originally
founded in 12th century. Nuns, besides performing their
religious rites, spend their time in icon painting,
cultivation of flowers and herbs and production of honey.
Kourris Valley
A series of important Byzantine monuments, e.g. Panagia
Amasgou, Timios Stavros-Kouka, Archangelos Monagri, could
be found along the Kourris valley, about 20 minutes from
Lemesos. The vaulted church of the Monastery of Panagia
tis Amasgou belongs to 12th century and is covered by a
second roof made of wood and tiles. Church retains 12th,
14th and 16th century wall paintings. Monastery is now run
as a nunnery. Archangelos at Monagri was built in 1740 on
the foundations of an older monastery that had burned
down. One of the interests is the painted wood-carved
iconostasis and nearby olive oil mill of the Roman period.
Northern buildings of monastery have been renovated and
turned into a Center for Contemporary Art.
Timios Stavros at Kouka has an excellent example of the
Palaeologian style on a wall painting of 14th century.
Not far away is the picturesque village of Laneia, a
favorite with artists.
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