Pano Platres

From the New Stone Age to the Roman Empire, many archaeological and antiquities sites are scattered across the island. Nicosia, the capital, displays many monuments within its old walls. Cyprus is dominated by two mountain ranges: the Troodos Mountains (south - west) and the Kyrenia Range (north), between which there is the Mesaoria plain, drained by the Pedieos River. Mountains have beautiful trail walks, that turn into skiing tracks in the winter. In Troodos, you will have the possibility to taste one of the island’s best wines. If you’re looking for more quiet places, you should explore the coastline, and unveil hidden gems which are still rather unexplored by tourists.

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Today the village is well known as Platres, without the prefix "Pano" (Upper) preceding it, in contrast to the neighbouring village Tornarides as is referred to "Kato Platres" (Lower). It’s a misperception that Platres is a quite new village founded during the recent years. Platres is a very old village and is mentioned among the 119 villages of the Limassol district that existed during the Lusignan (Frank Rule, 1192-1489 AD) and the Venetian Era (1489-1571 AD). Credit © iStockphoto/Anastasia Yakovleva

Platres Village

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