Maronas In 2025
New Bloom
Yes, the area here definitely looked like it was now inhabited.
It reminded me of the work been done further up the valley at Trozena, but on a much smaller scale.
I wonder what they do for water and electricity? After the Turkish invasion of 1974, Turkish Cypriots in the South were displaced to the North, and vice verca. One of the reasons refugees from the North didn't settle in these villages was because of their poor infrastructure. Apparently this was due to the fact that in the Fifties and Sixties intercommunal tensions made it unsafe for the Electricity Board to install powerlines. If you look in a ruin with a ceiling you will usually see it has a hook, where people would hang a lantern from.
Expansion Plans?
So does the person living here rely on a generator, or has power finally arrived in Maronas? It is nice to see a building being brought back to life though. Too often, when we revisit the old villages, we will see that areas have just been cleared, losing the identity forever.
Forest View
So that is how Maronas looks in 2025. If Tommy reads this, I hope he enjoyed the new pictures, and best of health to him!
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We first visited Maronas back in 2018. It is an abandoned village midway up the DIarizos Valley. We were passing the other day, and I thought it would be nice to revisit the area to see how it had changed.
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Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
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You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
