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[Oracle]

The picturesque village of Agros has been chosen as a European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).

EU - EDEN CYPRUS
The picturesque village of Agros, situated in the Pitsilia region at the Troodos mountain range, was selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) as the best national tourism destination in the framework of the European Commissions EDEN project (European Destinations of Excellence).
The EU project was related to Tourism and Local Intangible Heritage. Agros, situated at 1100 meters above sea level, was selected as the best tourism destination of Cyprus for its Rose Festival, which takes place every May.

Agros is a village famous for its rosewater industry, which started in 1918. Every May, the annual week- long Rose Festival takes place in the village, at the peak of the rose blossom.
Source: CNA

Here is the village website:

http://www.agros.org.cy/english/index.shtm

It looks lovely!

This little snippet caught my eye from the history of Agros:

In 1692 A.C. death virus spread all over the island causing death to 2/3 of the population. The survivors left their houses and moved close to the

Sorry, OFF topic (Piratis please take note)

The virus would have affected the invading Ottomans as much (if not more so) as the natives. Any decline in numbers should be seen in both groups of people, not just GCs. Besides numbers after such epidemics usually are back to normal within a few decades (Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918) ... not centuries!

[paliometoxo]

I haven't found one that has everything yet ... but have found a few that have something I love ...

Do you have a favourite Cypriot Village?

... OR

Have you found one that just has something special to make it worth visiting?

paliometoxo fysika

agia napa is a village maybe you like it there

some villages in pafos are very nice and in the mountains, Kyperounta is nice but villages never have everything

[denizaksulu]

The picturesque village of Agros has been chosen as a European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).

EU - EDEN CYPRUS
The picturesque village of Agros, situated in the Pitsilia region at the Troodos mountain range, was selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) as the best national tourism destination in the framework of the European Commissions EDEN project (European Destinations of Excellence).
The EU project was related to Tourism and Local Intangible Heritage. Agros, situated at 1100 meters above sea level, was selected as the best tourism destination of Cyprus for its Rose Festival, which takes place every May.

Agros is a village famous for its rosewater industry, which started in 1918. Every May, the annual week- long Rose Festival takes place in the village, at the peak of the rose blossom.
Source: CNA

Here is the village website:

http://www.agros.org.cy/english/index.shtm

It looks lovely!

This little snippet caught my eye from the history of Agros:

In 1692 A.C. death virus spread all over the island causing death to 2/3 of the population. The survivors left their houses and moved close to the

Sorry, OFF topic (Piratis please take note)

The virus would have affected the invading Ottomans as much (if not more so) as the natives. Any decline in numbers should be seen in both groups of people, not just GCs. Besides numbers after such epidemics usually are back to normal within a few decades (Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918) ... not centuries!

Ofcourse the Malaria epidemic which was rampant in Cyprus rarely affected the hosts, the Cypriots themselves, but I am not AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST SO WILL NOT PURSUE THAT SIDE OF THINGS. However the loss of life mentioned above does not show in the figures posted re: the populations at various times. So the figures are wrong. Damn.!!

[Oracle]

The picturesque village of Agros has been chosen as a European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).

EU - EDEN CYPRUS
The picturesque village of Agros, situated in the Pitsilia region at the Troodos mountain range, was selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) as the best national tourism destination in the framework of the European Commissions EDEN project (European Destinations of Excellence).
The EU project was related to Tourism and Local Intangible Heritage. Agros, situated at 1100 meters above sea level, was selected as the best tourism destination of Cyprus for its Rose Festival, which takes place every May.

Agros is a village famous for its rosewater industry, which started in 1918. Every May, the annual week- long Rose Festival takes place in the village, at the peak of the rose blossom.
Source: CNA

Here is the village website:

http://www.agros.org.cy/english/index.shtm

It looks lovely!

This little snippet caught my eye from the history of Agros:

In 1692 A.C. death virus spread all over the island causing death to 2/3 of the population. The survivors left their houses and moved close to the

Sorry, OFF topic (Piratis please take note)

The virus would have affected the invading Ottomans as much (if not more so) as the natives. Any decline in numbers should be seen in both groups of people, not just GCs. Besides numbers after such epidemics usually are back to normal within a few decades (Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918) ... not centuries!

Ofcourse the Malaria epidemic which was rampant in Cyprus rarely affected the hosts, the Cypriots themselves, but I am not AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST SO WILL NOT PURSUE THAT SIDE OF THINGS. However the loss of life mentioned above does not show in the figures posted re: the populations at various times. So the figures are wrong. Damn.!!

Deniz those figures insan provided, showed the population over spans of periods of time, not year by year .... when such things may have shown up. They were concerned with the fluctuating statistics from century to century, when declines in populations due to illness etc, recover, and the overall trend should be upwards (from Century to CENTURY!)

[denizaksulu]

The picturesque village of Agros has been chosen as a European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).

EU - EDEN CYPRUS
The picturesque village of Agros, situated in the Pitsilia region at the Troodos mountain range, was selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) as the best national tourism destination in the framework of the European Commissions EDEN project (European Destinations of Excellence).
The EU project was related to Tourism and Local Intangible Heritage. Agros, situated at 1100 meters above sea level, was selected as the best tourism destination of Cyprus for its Rose Festival, which takes place every May.

Agros is a village famous for its rosewater industry, which started in 1918. Every May, the annual week- long Rose Festival takes place in the village, at the peak of the rose blossom.
Source: CNA

Here is the village website:

http://www.agros.org.cy/english/index.shtm

It looks lovely!

This little snippet caught my eye from the history of Agros:

In 1692 A.C. death virus spread all over the island causing death to 2/3 of the population. The survivors left their houses and moved close to the

Sorry, OFF topic (Piratis please take note)

The virus would have affected the invading Ottomans as much (if not more so) as the natives. Any decline in numbers should be seen in both groups of people, not just GCs. Besides numbers after such epidemics usually are back to normal within a few decades (Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918) ... not centuries!

Ofcourse the Malaria epidemic which was rampant in Cyprus rarely affected the hosts, the Cypriots themselves, but I am not AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST SO WILL NOT PURSUE THAT SIDE OF THINGS. However the loss of life mentioned above does not show in the figures posted re: the populations at various times. So the figures are wrong. Damn.!!

Deniz those figures insan provided, showed the population over spans of periods of time, not year by year .... when such things may have shown up. They were concerned with the fluctuating statistics from century to century, when declines in populations due to illness etc, recover, and the overall trend should be upwards (from Century to CENTURY!)

I wondered what you would come up with next. It should have been mentioned with the posting. But the important thing to remember that any numbers produced until the first proper census by the British is suspect. Especially the data from the Library of Congress.

[Oracle]

The picturesque village of Agros has been chosen as a European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).

EU - EDEN CYPRUS
The picturesque village of Agros, situated in the Pitsilia region at the Troodos mountain range, was selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) as the best national tourism destination in the framework of the European Commissions EDEN project (European Destinations of Excellence).
The EU project was related to Tourism and Local Intangible Heritage. Agros, situated at 1100 meters above sea level, was selected as the best tourism destination of Cyprus for its Rose Festival, which takes place every May.

Agros is a village famous for its rosewater industry, which started in 1918. Every May, the annual week- long Rose Festival takes place in the village, at the peak of the rose blossom.
Source: CNA

Here is the village website:

http://www.agros.org.cy/english/index.shtm

It looks lovely!

This little snippet caught my eye from the history of Agros:

In 1692 A.C. death virus spread all over the island causing death to 2/3 of the population. The survivors left their houses and moved close to the

Sorry, OFF topic (Piratis please take note)

The virus would have affected the invading Ottomans as much (if not more so) as the natives. Any decline in numbers should be seen in both groups of people, not just GCs. Besides numbers after such epidemics usually are back to normal within a few decades (Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918) ... not centuries!

Ofcourse the Malaria epidemic which was rampant in Cyprus rarely affected the hosts, the Cypriots themselves, but I am not AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST SO WILL NOT PURSUE THAT SIDE OF THINGS. However the loss of life mentioned above does not show in the figures posted re: the populations at various times. So the figures are wrong. Damn.!!

Deniz those figures insan provided, showed the population over spans of periods of time, not year by year .... when such things may have shown up. They were concerned with the fluctuating statistics from century to century, when declines in populations due to illness etc, recover, and the overall trend should be upwards (from Century to CENTURY!)

I wondered what you would come up with next. It should have been mentioned with the posting. But the important thing to remember that any numbers produced until the first proper census by the British is suspect. Especially the data from the Library of Congress.

Historical data should be backed up with as many pieces of information as available. But you are still missing the point GR and piratis made, the minute population growth which spanned over 300 years ... this one (flu?) incident would not skew the results over such a long period of time ... (maybe if you looked at the figures, year on year from a few decades you would see its effect).

We are not talking millions for a census where huge errors could occur with more primitive book-keeping formats. But a few hundred thousand, would not have been beyond those intent on collecting taxes, to ascertain pretty accurately.

But I don't want to go over the same ground as covered by others on the CyProb thread ... so say something nice about a Cypriot village I could visit .... you belligerent Turk

I tried Googling Paliometoxo to show why (our) paliometoxo said it was nice ... but I keep getting links with paliometoxo and Get Real! and some other villages I don't recognise

[kafenes]

Oracle, I remember while driving past there the signs were spelt 'Paleometocho' or 'Paliometocho'. Try googling these names.

[denizaksulu]

Paliometocho it is. Kafenes. You are a real Cypriot. Even if I say so.

[bill cobbett]

The picturesque village of Agros has been chosen as a European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).

EU - EDEN CYPRUS
The picturesque village of Agros, situated in the Pitsilia region at the Troodos mountain range, was selected by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) as the best national tourism destination in the framework of the European Commissions EDEN project (European Destinations of Excellence).
The EU project was related to Tourism and Local Intangible Heritage. Agros, situated at 1100 meters above sea level, was selected as the best tourism destination of Cyprus for its Rose Festival, which takes place every May.

Agros is a village famous for its rosewater industry, which started in 1918. Every May, the annual week- long Rose Festival takes place in the village, at the peak of the rose blossom.
Source: CNA

Here is the village website:

http://www.agros.org.cy/english/index.shtm

It looks lovely!

I too was very impressed by Agros which we visited last summer.

As well as the rosewater stuff, it has some shops selling excellent, locally sourced, heioromeri, lountza, loukanika, pastourma etc at excellent prices. Must confess we were very naughty and brought back a half suitcase full of the stuff to GB.

And yes the local zivania was very smoooooooth.

(Oh and of course it has lots and lots of nice water)

[purdey]

Lofou, for it's stone houses and cobbled streets, Doros for it's back alleys and historic houses ( and good hunting). Most villages along the Kouris Valley have something special to offer if you are prepared to look around.