Painted Churches in the Troödos 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:
  1. Church of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis in Kakopetria
  2. Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis
  3. Church of Panagia Phorviotissa in Nikitari
  4. Church of Panagia tou Arakou in Lagoudhera
  5. Church of Panagia in Moutoullas
  6. Church of Archangelos Michael in Pedoulas
  7. Church of Timios Stavros in Pelendri
  8. Church of Panagia Podithou in Galata
  9. Church of Stavros Agiasmati in Platanistasa
  10. Church of Agia Sotira tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis
Initially nine of these churches were designated by UNESCO in 1985 with the church in Palaichori added to the list in 2001. The Church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa in Kourdali, Spilia, was submitted as a potential further extension in 2002 and currently resides on the Tentative List.