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Republic of Cyprus

CapitalNicosia
RegionSouthern Europe
CurrencyEUR
Official languagesGreek, Turkish
Access to the seaYes
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Troodos

Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis

Kakopetria

Galata

Panagia tis Asinou

Nikitari

Exterior of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis with its steep timber roof in the Solea Valley.
Cyprus · Place of interest

Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis

Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis was the main church of an 11th-century Byzantine monastery. Its outer roof shelters a vaulted structure and paintings spanning the 11th to the 17th century.

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Galata
Cyprus · City or town

Galata

Galata serves as a reference point on the short Solea valley route, especially for visiting Panagia Podithou, located north of and outside the village. The church offers a clear architectural and pictorial contrast.

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Exterior of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis with its steep timber roof in the Solea Valley.
Cyprus · City or town

Kakopetria

Kakopetria is a practical starting point for visiting three painted churches in the Solea valley. Its historic core works well as a later walk, after allowing enough time for Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis.

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Panagia tis Asinou
Cyprus · City or town

Nikitari

Nikitari is given as the reference settlement for Panagia tis Asinou, located a few kilometres from the village. The church stands on the site of a former monastery and forms part of a route linking three painted churches in the Solea valley.

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Panagia tis Asinou
Cyprus · Place of interest

Panagia tis Asinou

Panagia tis Asinou is a church beside a stream, a few kilometres from Nikitari, on the site of a former monastery. Its nave and narthex preserve paintings from several periods, dating from the 12th to the 17th century.

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Troodos
Cyprus · Region or area

Troodos

Troodos brings together ten painted churches scattered across mountain villages and valleys. The Solea valley offers a manageable introduction to three churches, combining rural architecture with murals from different periods.

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Exterior of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis with its steep timber roof in the Solea Valley. Culture

Three Painted Churches to Explore in the Solea Valley

A focused itinerary through Kakopetria, Galata and Nikitari for understanding Troodos’s frescoes without trying to cover all ten World Heritage churches.

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