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Omodos
Cobbled wine village in the Troodos foothills built around Timiou Stavrou monastery, a common stop on the Commandaria wine route.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Páchna
Limassol, Cyprus · Europe
About Páchna
Páchna works well as a base: 20 minutes from Sotíra, 17km from Troodos Mountains.
Páchna is in Limassol, Cyprus, with about 1,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Sotíra, about 10 km away.
Pachna (Pakhna, Πάχνα) is a village in the Limassol District of the Republic of Cyprus. It is situated on the south slopes of the Troödos mountain range at an altitude of 745 m (2447 ft).
The name Pachna is thought to originate from the ancient Greek word “πάχνη” (pachni) which relates to the morning white frost foundRead more
on leaves following a chilly night. Another explanation could come from the alternative meaning of “πάχνη”, a manger, in reference to its protected location amidst the surrounding high hills. During the Frankish and Venetian occupations of Cyprus the village appeared on maps under the name of Padena.
Chalky soil, its elevation and climate, have made Pachna an ideal location for viticulture. By 1985 statistics 830 hectares of land were registered with the agriculture department as cultivated with wine or table vines, making it the largest grape producing village on the island. Evidence that vines have been cultivated here since ancient times came from pottery found in excavations nearby (at Ayia Marina settlement). The vast majority of the cultivated grapes are the local varieties of mavro and xynisteri. Less common is the cultivation of olives, carobs, apples, pears and lentils.
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Within an hour or so of Páchna: Omodos (8 km), Kourion Archaeological Site (15 km), Caledonia Falls (15 km), Troodos Mountains (17 km).
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Páchna is in Limassol, Cyprus, about 10 km from Sotíra.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,008
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Cyprus
- Region
- Limassol
- Timezone
- Asia/Nicosia
- Coordinates
- 34.7787, 32.7936
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Worth the detour from Páchna
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Kourion Archaeological Site
Greco-Roman city on a bluff west of Limassol with a restored theatre and mosaic villas overlooking the Mediterranean, with parking.
15 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Caledonia Falls
Twelve-metre waterfall on the Kryos river near Platres in the Troodos mountains, reached by a marked trail from a roadside car park.
15 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Troodos Mountains
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Kolossi Castle
Compact three-storey Crusader keep west of Limassol, once a Hospitaller headquarters, with an adjacent sugar mill and car park.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Petra tou Romiou
Sea stacks on the Paphos–Limassol coast road identified in legend as Aphrodite's birthplace, with a roadside viewpoint and car park.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Kykkos Monastery
Wealthy 11th-century Orthodox monastery high in the Troodos mountains, richly decorated with mosaics and reached by mountain road.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Kalopanagiotis
A Marathasa valley village stacked above the Setrachos river, home to the UNESCO-listed Agios Ioannis Lampadistis monastery complex with three churches of frescoes under one huge timber roof, plus sulphur springs and a venetian bridge.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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- 20 kmPetra tou RomiouSea stacks on the Paphos–Limassol coast road identified in legend as Aphrodite's birthplace, with a roadside viewpoint and car park.
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