Troödos Mountains (Τρόοδος)

Driving from Limassol into the Troödos Mountains which occupy most of western Cyprus	Roadside Greek Orthodox Shrine to the Virgin Mary - Panagia Amasgous	Driving north into the mountains along the B8 (E802) road from Limassol	Small mountain village, perhaps Monagri or Doros
The Greek Orthdox Church of Trimklini, Cyprus	Stone house in Mandria with a red tile roof - autumn in Cyprus	Prickly Pear Cactus - Cyprus	Road through the Troödos Mountains of western Cyprus
Wine Routes of Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	A detour takes me past the village of Vasa, Cyprus	Vasa, Cyprus, with its small Greek Orthodox Church	Canyon between Vasa and Malia
Welcome to Malia	Community Council - Malia, Cyprus	Troödos village of Malia, Cyprus	Narrow street climbing through Malia
A sign of more integrated times - the Mosque of Malia	Plowed field waiting for spring - near Malia	Village war memorial to the wars of 20th Century Cyprus: 1912-1913, 1914-1919, 1940-1945, 1955-1959, 1974	The flags of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus at the war memorial
Village church of Arsos, Cyprus	Agios Nikolaos, Cyprus	Panoramic view of the highlands of western Cyprus at Agios Nikolaos	With a good map, it's pretty easy to find your way around, even up in the mountains
Esentepe Mosque - Agios Nikolaos	Village of Agios Nikolaos, its old Turkish name - Esentepe	I decided to follow that sign for Kykkos Monastery which took me on narrow forest road to the town of Mylikouri	Arminou Reservoir
Off to the right - the forest track to Mylikouri - 12km	Forest track to the picnic site at Komititzi and onward to Mylikouri	Forest track to Mylikouri - off the beaten path	Fall foliage on the mountain track to Mylikouri
Off the beaten path in Cyprus	The small mountain village of Mylikouri, 4 km from Kykkos	Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus	Village of Mylikouri in the Troödos Mountains, Cyprus
The church of Mylikouri	This mountain church in Mylikouri is of a much different style than the other Orthodox churches I had seen so far	Bell tower, Mylikouri	Greek Orthodox Church of Mylikouri, Cyprus
Church of Mylikouri	Mosaic of the Archangel Michael - Mylikouri	Mosaic of the Archangel Gabriel - Mylikouri	The white flag of the Republic of Cyprus is usually displayed together with the flag of Greece
Monument to the E.O.K.A. - the Greek Nationalist paramilitaries that fought for independence from Britain and union with Greece.	Busts at the EOKA Memorial - Mylikouri	Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus	Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus
Village of Mylikouri, Cyprus	Forest covered Troödos Mountains near Kykkos Monastery	Turn left here for Gerakies and onward to Nicosia (Lefkosia)	Caution - Slippery Road Ahead
Άγιος Σωζόμενος - St. Sozomenus	Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	Village of Gerakies, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	Leaving Gerakies
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains
Oikos, Cyprus - Troödos Mountains	Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis	Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis	Maratho Traditional House - Casale Panayiotis Traditional Village
Ayia Marina Church, Kalopanayiotis	Casale Panayiotis - Traditional Village at Kaloranayiotis	Cypriot license plate (CY) on a Range Rover	Another old Bedford bus - this one at Kalopanayiotis
Moutoullas, Cyprus - elevation 900m (2500ft)	Moutoullas - the new Greek Orthodox Church	Autumn (December) in Moutoullas, Cyprus	Moutoullas, Troödos Mountains
Troödos Mountains - Cyprus	On a clear day you can see the mountains of Turkey from the Troödos Mountains in Cyprus	Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus	Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas village, Cyprus	Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas	Church of the Holy Cross - Pedoulas	Holy Place - Pedoulas
Pedhoulas Hospital, Cyprus	British post box - George VI - Cyprus	The road from Pedhoulas to Kakopetria	Kakopetria, Cyprus
Sunset with the Greek Orthodox Church on the way to Nicosia