Kykkos Monastery
Kykkos Monastery is a monastery in Tsakístra, Nicosia. Kykkos Monastery is situated nearby to Kykkos Museum, as well as near Kykkos Winery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
10:00 AM—5:00 PM
January 1st: closed
January 6th: closed
March 18th: closed
March 30th: closed
May 5th: closed
June 24th: closed
August 15th: closed
December 25th: closed - Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Also known as: “The Holy, Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kykkos and Mylikouri.
Kykkos
Hamlet
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kykkos Monastery, which lies 20 km west of Pedoulas, is one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus. The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos was founded around the end of the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
Mylikouri
Village
Tsakistra
Village
Tsakistra is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Kampos. Tsakistra is situated 5 km north of Kykkos Monastery.
Kykkos Monastery
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: Tsakístra, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.98388° or 34° 59′ 2″ northLongitude
32.74123° or 32° 44′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G6JXPMR+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 60192575OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Kykkos Monastery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kykkosklooster”
- French: “Monastère de Kykkos”
- German: “Kloster Kykkos”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Κύκκου”
- Lithuanian: “Vienuolynas”
- Russian: “Монастырь Киккос”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Kikkos”
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