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Black sand beach in Limassol

Aphrodite's Rock near Pafos. In Greek mythology it's the birth place of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality

A picturesque village of Kalopanagiotis in Troodos Mountains

Monastery of Saint John Lampadisitis in Kalopanagiotis

Kykkos Monastery, one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus

Saint Neofit Monastery near Pafos

The church of Ayia Paraskevi, built in the 9th century, preserved almost intact in its initial form

The Panagia Chrysopolitissa church, where Saint Paul was flogged

One of the mosaics inside the House of Aion in Pafos

The town of Pafos is included in the UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures

Another mosaic in Pafos

In Greco-Roman times Pafos was the island's capital

Beautiful spring flowers in Pafos

Pafos

Rape field near Kourion

Coast seen from Kourion

The Greco-Roman Kourion Theatre with great sea view

The ruins of Kourion

Palm tree in Kourion

The church of Assinou near Nikitari, one of 10 Painted Churches in the Troodos Region

12th century frescoes inside the church, among the finest examples of Byzantine mural painting in Cyprus

Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis church, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Iconostasis inside Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis church

The Great Cross with the Holy Rope, the most invaluable relic inside the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Omodos

Monk taking a nap in the Monastery of the Holy Cross

Monk in Stavrovouni Monastery. The main relic is a piece of the Holy Cross left there by Santa Helena

A local woman in Omodos

Omodos is a village in the Troodos Mountains. The village produces a lot of wine and holds a wine festival every August

Narrow streets in Omodos

Local man in Limassol