Emba is a traditional Cypriot village, perfect for property purchasers who want peace and quiet and a rural feel. It is one of the largest villages of Paphos and is spread over a wide area that borders not only Paphos but the villages of Mesogi, Tremithousa, Tala, Kissonerga and Chloraka. It is said that the […]
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According to the historical facts and information gathered, Deryneia is 700 years old. Yet the archaeological sites and monuments prove that its history goes way back into time. Sights The Municipal amphitheatre is located on Iroon Street, next to the Theme Park. It has a capacity of 800 seats and is a real gem for the municipality […]
Kelafolovryso HISTORY OF LAPITHOS MUNICIPALITY When the British bought Cyprus from the Ottoman Turks in 1878 and set about re-organizing the administrative structure of the island, Lapithos became one of the ten new ‘municipalities’. Both the Mayor and the Municipal Council were democratically elected by the people of Lapithos. As a result competent personalities were […]
Dromolaxia is a village of the Larnaka district and, together with the neighboring village of Meneou, form the Municipality of Larnaka since October 2011. The Municipality of Dromolaxia is about 8 km from Larnaka. According to the 2011 census, Dromolaxia had 5064 inhabitants and Meneou 1625. The name of the village:About how the village got […]
Geroskipou (Greek: Γεροσκήπου) is a coastal town in Cyprus, east of Paphos. Its current population is approximately 7,000 and it is the second largest municipality in the Paphos District. Yeroskipou, with its remarkable five-domed Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi, and its Folk Art Museum, is a popular tourist destination. It is known especially for the production of Turkish Delight or “lokum” (locally loukoumia or lukum). The town is the […]
Dali (Idalion) is a city in the province of Nicosia and an independent municipality of Cyprus. It is located in the southern part of the province. It is the modern city of the ancient city of Idalio. The Holy Metropolis of Trimithountos is temporarily based in Dali. The current Mayor of the Municipality of Idali is Leontios Kallenos.
ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ Παίρνοντας τον παλιό δρόμο προς Πάφο και κάπου στα δεξιά μας, σε απόσταση τριών χιλιομέτρων, βρίσκεται η κοινότητα του Ύψωνα. Πριν προχωρήσουμε στο εσωτερικό του χωριού λίγο έξω, νοτιοδυτικά του Ύψωνα, θα συναντήσουμε τον ναό του Αγίου Γεωργίου. Όταν τότε άρχισε να κτίζεται η εκκλησία του Αγίου Γεωργίου (Φτωχού), η περιοχή ήταν […]
Rubí is a municipality in Catalonia (Spain), in the comarca of Vallès Occidental and the province of Barcelona, 15 kilometers from Barcelona. It is bordered on the north by Terrassa and Ullastrell, on the south by Sant Cugat del Vallès, on the west by Castellbisbal and on the east by Sant Quirze del Vallès. Main sights Castle Celler Cooperatiu, a Modernist building constructed in 1920-1921 Church of Sant Pere Roman archaeological site […]
Ciudad Real is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region. Main sights The Plaza Mayor sits in the centre of Ciudad Real. Today, only two parts of the wall that surrounded the city in medieval times remain […]
Roquetas de Mar is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain. In 2016, the population was 91,965, the municipality with the second highest population in the province behind the capital, the 14th in Andalucía and the 69th in Spain. Geography and climate Roquetas de Mar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh) with very mild winters and very hot and dry summers. […]
Manresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu. Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. He also […]
Chiclana de la Frontera is a town and municipality in southwestern Spain, in the province of Cádiz, Andalucía, near the Gulf of Cádiz. It belongs to the association of municipalities of the Bay of Cádiz (Bahía de Cádiz), the provincial capital of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera, San Fernando, El Puerto de Santa María, Puerto Real and Rota which form the third largest metropolitan area in Andalusia, […]
Sant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality north of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. Known as Castrum Octavianum in antiquity (which literally means the castle of Octavianus) and as Pins del Vallès during the Second Spanish Republic, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery. The final part of its toponym, del Vallès, is a reference […]
Torrent is a city located within the metropolitan area of the city of Valencia, Spain. It is situated some 7 km from Valencia city proper, to which it is connected via the metro. The two metro stations in Torrent are called Torrent and Torrent avinguda on lines 1, 2 and 7. It is bordered by Aldaia, Alaquàs and Xirivella in the north, Picanya and Catarroja in the east, Alcàsser and Picassent in the south and Montserrat, Godelleta, Turís and Xiva in […]
Gandia is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar, 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Valencia and 110 km (68 mi) north of Alicante. Vehicles can access the city through road N-332. Gandia operated as an important cultural and commercial centre in the 15th and 16th centuries: in the 15th century it had a university. […]
Guadalajara is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Guadalajara. Lying on the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at roughly 685 meters (2,247 ft) metres above sea level, the city straddles the Henares River. As of 2018 it has a population of 86,222 which makes it the […]
Las Rozas de Madrid is one of the largest townships and municipalities in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, with an area of 59 km² (22¾ sq. mi.). It is located 20 km (12 miles) northwest of the city of Madrid itself, on the A-6 freeway to A Coruña. Las Rozas is the beginning of this freeway, near the fork road M-505 to El […]
Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of nine populated Spanish territories in Africa and, along with Melilla, one of two populated Spanish territories on mainland Africa. It was part of the province of Cádiz until 14 March 1995. On that date, Statutes […]
El Ejido is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is located 32 km from Almería with a surface area of 227 km², and as reported in 2014 had 84,144 inhabitants. El Ejido is the centre of production for fruit and vegetables in the “Comarca de El Poniente”. The work opportunities the city provides attract many foreign farmhands, […]
Ferrol is a city in the Province of A Coruña in Galicia, on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain, in the vicinity of Strabo‘s Cape Nerium (modern day Cape Prior). According to the 2016 census, the city has a population of 66,065, making it the seventh largest settlement in Galicia. With Eume to the south and Ortegal the north, Ferrol forms the Ferrolterra comarca, and together with A […]
Toledo is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage. Located on the banks of the Tagus in central Iberia, Toledo is known as the “Imperial City” because it was the main venue […]
Orihuela is a city and municipality located at the feet of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Spain. The city of Orihuela had a population of 33,943 inhabitants at the beginning of 2013. The municipality has a total area of 367.19 km², and stretches all the way down to the Mediterranean coast, west of Torrevieja, and had […]
Pozuelo de Alarcón is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Bordering the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid proper to its west, Pozuelo de Alarcón is surrounded by large Mediterranean pine-tree forests: the Casa de Campo, the Monte del Pardo, and the Monte del Pilar. As of 2019, it ranks as the wealthiest municipality in Spain. La Finca, an isolated luxury residential […]
Germasogeia is an eastern suburb of Limassol and a municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus. As of 2011, Germasogeia had a population of 13,421.
Agios Dometios is a suburb west of Nicosia and a municipality of Cyprus since 1986. It has an extent of 12 square kilometres and is located at an altitude of 160 meters. The largest part of municipality, 4/5 are under the Turkish Occupation since 1974. It is located 3 km from Nicosia and is crossed […]
Η ιστορία της Έγκωμης είναι άμεσα συνδεδεμένη με τα δύο μοναστήρια που βρίσκονται στην περιοχή της: το παλαιό μοναστήρι της Παναγίας Μακεδονίτισσας, που πλέον λειτουργεί μόνο ως ναός, και τον Ιερό Ναό του Αγίου Προκοπίου, γνωστό ως Μετόχι της Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου. Και τα δύο μοναστήρια κατείχαν μεγάλες εκτάσεις γης του χωριού. Στα κτήματά τους απασχολούνταν μόνιμα αρκετοί κάτοικοι […]
The municipality of Morphou (Μόρφου) or Güzelyurt (in Turkish) has about 18,000 inhabitants. Do not trust its name in Greek or Turkish: Morphou means “the beautiful” and Güzelyurt, “beautiful city”. That’s not true. With the exception of a few colonial-style villas and the municipal market inherited from the British period (along the main street, Ecevit […]