Terraces of Agioi Vavatsinias

Путь

The route passes through Skarinou, Pano Lefkara, Vavatsinia, Agioi Vavatsinias, Ora, Lageia, Vavla, Choirokoitia, Skarinou.

Стоит остановиться

• House of Patsalos museum, Pano Lefkara: Department of Antiquities museum of traditional embroidery and silverwork in a white limestone mansion, with a reconstructed blacksmith's smithy. Free entry; daily 08:30–16:00 in winter and 09:30–17:00 in summer.
• Vavatsinia village: Village with a paved square at its entrance, an old pine tree and woodland trekking routes; the 'Maria' restaurant on one of the forest trails serves traditional meze and homemade sweets.
• Agios Minas Convent, Vavla: 15th-century convent mixing Byzantine and Gothic styles; the nuns paint icons and sell preserves, and the church holds two large paintings of Agios Georgios and Agios Minas dated 1757. Open daily 09:30–11:30 and afternoons (14:00–16:00 Oct–Apr, 15:00–16:30 May–Sep); free entry, modest dress required.
• Choirokoitia Neolithic settlement (UNESCO): World Heritage Site since 1998 with five reconstructed round dwellings furnished with replica objects and an audio guide. Open daily 08:30–17:00 (16 Sep–15 Apr) and 08:30–19:30 (16 Apr–15 Sep); closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Orthodox Easter Sunday.

Где остановиться поблизости

• Aunt Maria's, Pano Lefkara: Renovated stone house in the heart of Pano Lefkara with three one-bedroom apartments, each with its own garden entrance and sitting area.
• Our House Guesthouse, Vavla: Early-1900s stone house with three en-suite rooms round a courtyard, village breakfast included and dinner by arrangement; hosts live on site.
• Kontoyiannis House, Kalavasos: 1880s village house on Makarios Avenue converted into four agrotourism apartments around a private courtyard and orange grove.

Перед прогулкой

• Берите с собой достаточно воды и еды: в деревнях по пути может работать только кафенио или вообще ничего, особенно во второй половине дня.
• Надевайте шлем и пользуйтесь фонарями: на многих дорогах нет обочины.
• Не выезжайте на маршрут в полуденную жару с июня по сентябрь.
• Набор высоты превышает 1000 м, поэтому маршрут подойдёт велосипедистам с некоторым опытом.
• После пожаров или штормов маршруты могут закрываться. Актуальный статус смотрите на официальной странице.
• В экстренной ситуации звоните по номеру 112.