Kritou Marottou - A Typical Cypriot Village
Published 9th of January, 2023
The Second Church
I wonder why there are two prominent churches here. You often get villages with a main church and one or more smaller churches which only have one or two services a year. But both these churches could qualify as the main one.
Second Church View
The view from this church is pretty fine too.
Saint George And?
I found some more interesting murals at the rear of the church. The left-hand one is obviously St George and the Dragon. The right is a bit of a puzzle though. What is that animal?
Church Flowers
Walking up past the church I was impressed with how neat and tidy the village was.
More Mouflon!
Past the church I came across another Mouflon sculpture, as well as another well. Is there a folk story that involves a well and a mouflon? There is also a rather battered roadsign here, indicating that this road leads to Fyti as well. I was puzzled by this, as I thought I had already been up that. So I walked further up to see where it would lead.
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