Machairas Monastery
A 12th-century monastery on the pine-clad slopes of the Machairas forest, about 40 km from Nicosia, with mountain views and deep historical roots.
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Machairas Monastery was founded in the 12th century around an icon of the Virgin found, tradition says, in a cave guarded by a knife, "machaira" in Greek. Rebuilt after a fire in the late 19th century, it sits at about 870 m with views over wooded hills.
Nearby is the hideout where EOKA fighter Grigoris Afxentiou died in 1957, now a memorial. The surrounding forest has walking trails and picnic sites.
Good to know
It is an active monastery. Respect quiet hours and dress modestly.
Avantages à proximité
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