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Ayios Photios in the region of Paphos is a town in Cyprus - some 47 mi or ( 76 km ) South-West of Nicosia , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ayios Photios is now 03:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Nicosia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Statos and Ayios Photios, Statos, Pendalia, Paphos, and Pano Arkhimandrita. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Statos and Ayios Photios . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ayios Photios ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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IRC 2011 Cyprus Rally - SS3 Salamiou

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IRC 2011 Cyprus Rally - SS3 Salamiou. Want to find out about the IRC Cyprus Rally 2012? Go to www.cyprusandmore.com ..

Omodos-1

4:28 min by Alexander Ustinov
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Экскурсия по деревне Омодос. Часть 1 ..


IRC 2011 Cyprus Rally - SS4 Koilinia

2:30 min by Mike McCormac
Views: 955 Rating: 3.67

IRC 2011 Cyprus Rally - SS4 Koilinia. Want to find out about the IRC Cyprus Rally 2012? Go to www.cyprusandmore.com ..

Omodos-2

1:25 min by Alexander Ustinov
Views: 266 Rating: 5.00

Экскурсия по деревне Омодос. Часть 2 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chrysoroyiatissa Monastery

Chrysoroyiatissa is a monastery dedicated to Our Lady of the Golden Pomegranate located about 40 km north-east of Paphos at an altitude of around 2,700 feet. It was founded by a monk called Ignatius (Ιγνάτιος) in the 12th century. It lies 1.5 km from the today village of Panayia, birthplace of the late Archbishop Makarios. The present building dates to 1770. Celebrations are held yearly on 15 August in honour of the Virgin Mary.

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Located at 34.91 32.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Cypriot Orthodox monasteries

Panagia tou Sinti Monastery

Panagia tou Sinti Monastery is an orthodox monastery near the village of Pentalia in the Paphos district of Cyprus. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was founded in the 16th century. In 1997 it received an Europa Nostra award for its restoration and conservation.

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Located at 34.84 32.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cypriot Orthodox monasteries

Paphos District

Paphos District is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and capital is Paphos. The entire district is controlled by the internationally recognized government of Cyprus. There are four municipalities in Paphos District: Paphos, Yeroskipou, Peyia, and Polis Chrysochous. The area of the district is 1,393 km. ², which constitutes the 15.1% of the total area of the island, and the population in 2011 was 88,266.

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Located at 34.83 32.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of Cyprus

Phiti

Phiti village also known as Phyti, is situated on a plateau 25 kilometers north-east of Paphos and 20 kilometres south-east of Polis Chrysochous. There are several small villages within a 3 kilometre radius of Fyti including, Lasa, Kritou Marottou and Anadhiou all residing at an average altitude of 680 metres.

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Located at 34.93 32.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Paphos District

Stroumbi

Stroumbi is a small village in the heart of Paphos District and exactly in the middle of the distance between Paphos and Polis. The name of the village is said to be coming from its founder, a man called "Stroumpos" or by the view of the mountains around the village (stroumpoula - rounded). The village is well known for the annual "Dionysia" wine festival taking place at the end of August, named after Dionysos the ancient Greek god of wine..

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Located at 34.88 32.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Paphos District