Ayios Ioannis Part 1
Published 24th of August, 2019
Interesting Bar
We soon came across a small bar as we made our way up the main road. Now, we visited a few weeks ago, before Cyprus broke up for Summer. It is possible that Ayios Ioannis is now full of activity. On our visit, the bar was closed though.
Make Your Mind Up
Or was it? The OPEN and CLOSED signs jostled for prominence.
Interesting Still
Near to the bar we saw this machinery. Is it some sort of still, or is it used by dairy farmers?
More Signs of Life
This building was obviously in use.
Stilts
This was a puzzle. I could understand building a house on stilts if you lived in the base of the valley, and were subject to occasional flooding. But Ayios Ioannis is on the top of a large hill. So why were stilts used here?
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We haven't explored the further reaches of the Diarizos Valley much, especially not the hilltops that head towards the Xeros Valley and Paphos Forest. We've been rectifying that recently, and in this blog we want to take you on a visit to Ayios Ioannis. We thought it would be a smallish village, but we were in for a surprise.
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