Machairas Monastery 870 metres high on the slopes of Mount Kionia in the Machairas foothills. It houses the miraculous icon of Panagia of Machairas, attributed to St Luke the Evangelist.
The brotherhood is extremely devout, keeping vows as strict as those of Mount Athos in Greece. No photos...

Archangelos Michail ConventThis is just 10 minutes drive from Nicosia, off the Nicosia to Anthoupolis Road. It is a Byzantine construction and contains the tomb of Archbishop Nikiforos. Who founded it. It is open all year round.
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This is 9km off the Nicosia-Limassol highway and stands high above the surrounding landscape on a rocky outcrop. It was founded in the 4th century by St Helena who built it to contain a fragment of the true cross. St Helena is said to have introduced cats to Cyprus to deal with the number of snakes...

A Europa Nostra award winner for restoration work carried out in 1977, this is on the banks of the Xeros River in the Diarizos Valley at Pentalia.
This central nave of the Panagia Tou Sinit Monastery dates back to the 16th century and is still in remarkably good condition mainly due to...

This is 40km northeast of Paphos and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Golden Pomegranate. It was founded in the 12th century although the present building dates from 1779. On August 15, the feat of the assumption, a solemn religious ceremony takes place. It produces some of Cyprus’s finest wines.
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The most well-known and richest monastery in Cyprus. It was founded in 100 and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It also contains one of three icons ascribed to St Luke. Close by is the tomb of Archbishop Makarios, first President of Cyprus who began his ministry as a novice at the monastery. It is the...

High above Platres on the Troodos mountain slopes, it was founded during the 13th century beneath a grotto where hermits, according to local legend, guarded the holy icon for many years. The cave can be visited by all, but the monastery and its wondrous icon may be seen only by Orthodox pilgrims...

Dedicated to the Virgin Mary it is 2km from Prodromos in the direction of Platres. It is under the protection of the Antiquities Department....