Maronas In 2025
In Need Of TLC
I don't think anybody will be repairing these buildings any time soon.
I remembered these two buildings from my first visit. I was never sure what the little one at the front was supposed to be.
Water Feature
When I first started exploring the abandoned villages of Cyprus, I was fascinated by these water features. They all seemed to be built in 1952, and I presumed that it had something to do with the Queen's Coronation in the UK. However, that is just a coincidence. I have since found water features with dates ranging from the late 40s to the 60s. After that, presumably, improved infrastructure rendered them redundant.
Sign Of Life
Amongst the ruins, a farmer was making his way up the road with his trailor. They drove past us on the plateau too. The road continues beyond Maronas to some farms, before eventually plonking you on the Archimandrita to Dora road.
Interesting...
The drone picked up something interesting though. Beyond the mosque and the main road, one or two of the buildings appeared to have been given some TLC.
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Last saturday my wife and I were in Paphos with a couple of hours to kill. So we decided to take a trip up the Diarizos Valley. Being on the Paphos / Limassol border, this valley is on the edge of the Paphos Life radar. However, it has a wealth of sites to visit, as you shall see over the coming weeks. Our specific destination was the abandoned village of Gerovasa. There is a fascinating bridge near to it, and we visited the village itself a few years ago, to do a geocache. However, on our way up the valley, we spotted some ramshackle buildings on the other side of the valley, and decided to take a detour...
Maronas Time Warp
A new member of our chat group, Tommy Nilsson, was stationed with the UN in Cyprus in 1964. Fortunately for us he liked taking pictures, and he has been sharing them. One picture caught my eye, as it showed the now abandoned village of Maronas as it used to look. I decided to revisit it to get a comparison shot...Related Pages
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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.
The route is suitable for all types of vehicle, and requires no off-roading. The guide contains about 130 photographs including shots of all the road signs you need to pay attention to, as well as some of the highlights you may experience along the way.
There are also several maps which will help you keep your bearings.
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.
