Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 meters. Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the highest visible base-to-summit elevation on Earth (approximately 5400 metres). ... The highest point of the Troodos Mountains (1952 m). ...

Troodos Mountains

Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus, offering cool sanctuary and idyllic hours spent in long walks in its scented pine forests in summer and winter sports and ski-ing in winter. There are many famous mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and picturesque mountain villages clinging to terraced hill slopes. There are 9 churches in Troodos that are counted among Unesco's World Heritage Sites and several monasteries, of which the Kykkos monastery is the most famous and rich. The nine Byzantine churches are: The Troodos Mountains in Cyprus Date: August 2001 Photographer: Ulrich Leininger Licence Status: GNU FDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Troodos Mountains in Cyprus Date: August 2001 Photographer: Ulrich Leininger Licence Status: GNU FDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... kykkos Monastry ,Outside View with the adorable Orthodox icons hand painted on the walls. ... Byzantine Empire (native Greek name: - Basileia tōn Romaiōn) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ...

• Stavros tou Ayiasmati
• Panayia tou Araka
• Timiou Stavrou at Pelendri
• Ayios Nikolaos tis Stegis
• Panayia Podithou
• Assinou
• Ayios loannis Lampadistis
• Panayia tou Moutoula, and
• Archangel Michael at Pedhoulas.

The area has been known since ancient times for its mines, and in the Byzantine period it became a great centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline.

Villages of Troodos (selection)

• Louvaras
• Palaichori
• Kourdhali
• Pelendri
• Galata
• Kalopanayiotis
• Moutoullas
• Pedhoulas
• Omodhos
• Phini
• Koilani
• Agros
• Kakopetria
• Prodromos
• Marathassa Valley
• Monte Korfi

Louvaras is a village in the Troodos Mountains off Cyprus. ... Galata is a village in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. ... Omodhos is a village in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. ... Phini is a village in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. ... Prodromos (Greek: Προδρομος) is the main centre for winter sport in Cyprus. ... Marathassa Valley is a beautiful and fertile valley in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. ...

See also

• Geography of Cyprus

Coordinates: 34°55′N 32°50′E Map of Cyprus Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, the third biggest in Meditteranean Sea, situated in the Middle East, south of Turkey. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...