Omodos Village

Omodos Village

One of the most famous and picturesque wine villages of Cyprus!

Full of beautiful traditional houses and other interesting buildings. Omodos village has maintained its typical Cypriot tradition alive.

Arriving at Omodos it is worth visiting the chapel of the Apostle Philip, which is the oldest of all the chapels in Omodos and it is located in the ‘Pente Litharia’ area of the village. It is speculated that in ancient times this chapel was once an altar to the Greek god Apollo, this is because there is a large ancient laurel tree next to the chapel. It is worth mentioning that this chapel was renovated in 1773.

The Monastery of the Holy Cross, stands in the centre of the village and it is one of the oldest and most historic monasteries of the island. There are museums built in the renovated halls within the Monastery.

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