Painted Churches in the Troodos Region

About Painted Churches in the Troodos Region

The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals:Church of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis in Kakopetria: An 11th-century monastery and the oldest surviving katholikon in Cyprus Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis: A 13th-century monastery Church of Panagia Phorviotissa (Asinou) in Nikitari: A 12th-century church Church of Panagia tou Arakou in Lagoudhera: A 12th century church Church of Panagia in Moutoullas: A 13th-century chapel and the earliest example of steep-pitched wooden roofs Church of Archangelos Michael in Pedoulas: A late 15th-century church Church of Timios Stavros in Pelendri: A church containing unique 14th-century wall paintings Church of Panagia Podithou in Galata: An early-16th century church Church of Stavros Agiasmati in Platanistasa: A 14th-century church Church of Agia Sotira tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis: A 16th-century church.