The Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Kykkos stands on a wooded mountainside in the western Troodos, about 15 km west of Platres as the crow flies. It was founded around 1100 under the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
It keeps an icon of the Virgin said to have been painted by Saint Luke, and has a museum of religious art. Archbishop Makarios III, the first president of Cyprus, is buried on a hilltop nearby. It opens daily.
Address: XPMR+C3X, F966, Κύπρος, Lefkosia 2865, Cyprus
Phone: +357 22 942435
Website: monikykkou.org.cy
Map: Open in Google Maps
Opening hours:
Monday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
