Travelers Tales:
[Dear co-travelers,
Kornos belongs to the district of Larnaca but is located in the center between the three big cities of Larnaca, Nicosia and Limassol. The traditional village of Cyprus lies in the middle of a small torrent and extends a long distance alongside the riverbed. It is surrounded by hills covered with low pine trees. It has a about 2000 permanent residents.
Kornos is placed back in the 9th century and it was first built by a group of people coming from the Byzantine village of Koronos, from Limnos. They were refugees from Byzantium coming to Cyprus to find a place to live at the time when the iconoclasm was at its peak. This is the reason why in the village one may find houses build in the Aegean style. In the old village many houses and mansions have been restored but kept their traditional folk architecture. In the center of the village there is a square with a characteristic mosaic on the floor. This same motif is repeated in the small neighborhoods that surround the village's square.
Many of the villages churches and chapels have been restored and became into a beautiful reason to take your walk around the village to look at them and light up a candle in the Saints honor.
Kornos takes pride in the making of handmade red clay pottery. Last weeks festival gave the opportunity to anyone interested to watch live the making of pottery and even try it out on their own. Also Kornos is famous for producing honey of superior quality. Its agricultural production includes citrus fruits, olives and carobs.
If you want to taste the Cypriot cuisine when in Kornos you may visit "Arxontiko Papadopoulou" which is located in the center of the village or the Cypriot tavern "To Koultouriariko" which is located outside the village in the boundaries of Kornos-Mosfiloti. Also if you are looking for a place to stay nearby I totally recommend the luxurious Kornos villa. Look it up from Airbnb and Booking.com and have an amazing holiday in Cyprus!!
Hope you enjoy this weeks' destination and have a lovely week everybody!! Until we meet again in one of our travelling locations, wishing you my very best!
[Dear co-travelers,
This week finally, as promised, Sunday Travelers Tales is presenting the beautiful and graphical village of Kornos.
Kornos belongs to the district of Larnaca but is located in the center between the three big cities of Larnaca, Nicosia and Limassol. The traditional village of Cyprus lies in the middle of a small torrent and extends a long distance alongside the riverbed. It is surrounded by hills covered with low pine trees. It has a about 2000 permanent residents.Kornos is placed back in the 9th century and it was first built by a group of people coming from the Byzantine village of Koronos, from Limnos. They were refugees from Byzantium coming to Cyprus to find a place to live at the time when the iconoclasm was at its peak. This is the reason why in the village one may find houses build in the Aegean style. In the old village many houses and mansions have been restored but kept their traditional folk architecture. In the center of the village there is a square with a characteristic mosaic on the floor. This same motif is repeated in the small neighborhoods that surround the village's square.
Many of the villages churches and chapels have been restored and became into a beautiful reason to take your walk around the village to look at them and light up a candle in the Saints honor.
Kornos takes pride in the making of handmade red clay pottery. Last weeks festival gave the opportunity to anyone interested to watch live the making of pottery and even try it out on their own. Also Kornos is famous for producing honey of superior quality. Its agricultural production includes citrus fruits, olives and carobs.
If you want to taste the Cypriot cuisine when in Kornos you may visit "Arxontiko Papadopoulou" which is located in the center of the village or the Cypriot tavern "To Koultouriariko" which is located outside the village in the boundaries of Kornos-Mosfiloti. Also if you are looking for a place to stay nearby I totally recommend the luxurious Kornos villa. Look it up from Airbnb and Booking.com and have an amazing holiday in Cyprus!!
Hope you enjoy this weeks' destination and have a lovely week everybody!! Until we meet again in one of our travelling locations, wishing you my very best!
MK]
References:
1. http://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/discovercyprus/villages/item/454-kornos-village
2. https://www.ix-andromeda.com/larnaca/kornos-larnaka.html
3. http://www.cyprushighlights.com/2012/10/27/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82/
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