Another quick blog post from Cyprus – this time a visit to Kykkos Monastery – one of the richest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus. Founded around the end of the 11th Century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios Komnenos (1081 – 1118), the monastery lies at an altitude of 1318m on the north-west face of the Troodos Mountains. Interesting, the first president of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III began his ecclesiastical career here as a monk in 1926. The galleried murals are fantastic. Enjoy!

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