Abandoned Villages - Makounta
Swings!
There is a play area, if your children can't find any frogs to entertain them.
It is also worth noting that the picnic area has a rudimentary toilet, should you be caught short.
A Shrine
The area is also graced by this small shrine, presumably to Saint Merkourios. Next time I am in the area I want to get a closer look at that picture. According to the internet, Saint Merkourios used to go to war with two swords. It would be interesting to see if that was depicted here.
Through The Forest
We continued our journey through the forest. Pictures only give you a glimpse of how beautiful the scenery is.
Distant Landslide
Across the valley, we could see there had been what looks like a landslide in the not too distant past. Fire isn't the only destructive force out here.
End Of The Line
We eventually hit tarmac again. We knew exactly where we were, so turned right and headed into Lysos. We will leave you with a shot of the route we had followed. We might not have found the most exciting abandoned village, but the strange tree more than made up for it, and it was a lovely drive through the forest. We now have a route whereby you can offroad from Paphos all the way to Polis. Start on the coast in Geroskipou. Head up the Ezousa Valley to Episkopi. Drive through Nata (a tiny strip of tarmac, but we can be forgiven for that), then up the valley, past Sinti Monastery, to Roudia Bridge then Pera Vasa. Up to east of Pano Panagia, and through the forest to here. Then contiue the route we just came to the coast. It would certainly be a fun ride.
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