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Kykkosklosteret og landsbyer i Troodosfjellene med lunsj

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Utforsk de tradisjonelle landsbyene og dalene i Trodosfjellene
Besøk det hellige Kykkosklosteret og beundre dets ikoner og fresker
Nyt en kypriotisk lunsj i den familiedrevne restauranten i Pedoulas
Nyt den vidstrakte utsikten fra erkebiskop Makarios IIIs grav på en bakketopp
Dyktig lokalguide med stor kunnskap om Kypros og øyas befolkning

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Turen opp i Troodosfjellene er en reise til et annet Kypros. Her møter vi rustikke landsbyer med steinhus, grønne daler og den tradisjonelle livsstilen. Denne heldagsutflukten tar oss med inn i det åndelige hjertet av høylandet, til klosteret Kykkos, samt til Throni Hill. Alexia, en av lokalguidene våre, sier: "Ikonet til Jomfru Maria på Kykkos anses som mirakuløst, så det er viktig for kypriotere å besøke kirken minst en gang i året".

Når vi kommer dypt inn i de furukledde Troodosfjellene, blir vi møtt av et vakkert landskap som står inn sterk kontrast til kysten. Etter en kaffepause i landsbyen Eledio, kommer vi til dagens høydepunkt, det vakre Kykkosklosteret på toppen av fjellet Kykkos. Klosterets interiør er rikt dekorert med gylne ikoner og fresker. Ikonet til Jomfru Maria holdes skjult og ble sist vist for hundrevis av år siden. Du får tid på egen hånd til å rusle rundt på området og nyte panoramautsikten over fjellene. I tillegg hjelper besøket ditt til med å bevare dette viktige kulturminnet.

Deretter besøker vi erkebiskop Makarios IIIs grav på en høyde. Her venter en fantastisk utsikt før vi kjører ned til landsbyen Pedoulas. Her kan du nyte en typisk kypriotisk lunsj laget av lokale råvarer på en familiedrevet restaurant. Det er tid til en valgfri spasertur opp til den rikt dekorerte ortodokse kirken Holy Cross, før vi kjører tilbake med et kaffestopp i Pano Platres på veien.

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Christine
From Storbritannia - oktober 2024

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55 - 64 år

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The guide talked far too much!! Especially about herself. It was a very long trip sitting on a bus looking at trees with a woman guide going on and ...
colin allen
From Amerikas forente stater - oktober 2024

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Mrs R Stanier
From Amerikas forente stater - oktober 2024

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55 - 64 år

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4/5

Food very basic and rushed. Guide very attentive to ensure we all had a seat and drinks. Complementary lemonade at last stop dreadful. Excellent drive ...
Kernow
From Amerikas forente stater - oktober 2024

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Knowledgeable courier and good driver. Could have done with longer at the Monastery. Lunch was OK but not much choice. Not enough detail given in ad ...
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From Amerikas forente stater - oktober 2024

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Afternoon stop wasn't really necessary
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Entertaining and informative guide, Liza, who made the trip very interesting. We felt safe with the driver's handling of the winding roads and the coa ...

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