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Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:14 pm
by cyprusmax47
Another photo from an abandoned village in the Paphos district - who knows it's name?
Max
Re: Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:36 pm
by Yioula
Is it Souskiou.........
Re: Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:31 am
by cyprusmax47
No, it is not Souskiou, Yioula. There are not that many trees there...
Max
Re: Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:57 am
by kingfisher
Is it the abandoned part of Statos Agios Fotios, Max?
Jon.
Re: Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:51 pm
by cyprusmax47
Wow.... Jon, you got it right. It is Statos. On the old road leading from Agios Photios-Statos to Panayia.
Max
Re: Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:07 pm
by kingfisher
Max, we have passed through it quite a few times en-route to the Troodos via Lemona.
On a couple of occasions, we stopped, as we believed it had been partly abandoned as a result of the war- however, on looking it up on Wiki, it appears that it was partly evacuated in the sixties for safety reasons- heavy rainfall had caused extensive landslides.
So, although sad, it will not feel quite as desolate again! Also didn’t realize it was quite so high- nearly 1000 metres.
Jon.
Re: Do you know Cyprus? Villages (#26)
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:17 pm
by Dominic
It's actually only the abandoned village of Statos.
The abandoned village of Agios Fotios is further along the valley.
Stato Agios Fotios is the new village they built to replace the two they abandoned.
Statos:
https://www.paphoslife.com/blog/statos
Agios Fotios:
https://www.paphoslife.com/blog/agios_fotios
Statos Agios Fotios Festival:
https://www.paphoslife.com/blog/statos_ ... s_festival