Geroskipou

Home of loukoumi, the first Cypriot product with an EU geographical indication

Local name: Γεροσκήπου

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The story

Geroskipou is a small town just east of Paphos. In its center stands the Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi, with five domes. The name comes from ancient Hierokipia, the “sacred garden”: by ancient tradition, the gardens of Aphrodite were nearby. Loukoumi, a soft sweet made of sugar and starch, has been made here since the late nineteenth century. Under a European Commission regulation of December 14, 2007, Loukoumi Geroskipou became the first Cypriot product with an EU protected geographical indication, known as PGI. This means only loukoumi made here by the approved rules can carry the name. In 2012 the local koufeta, almonds in a sugar coating, received the same status.

The loukoumi with PGI status since 2007 is Loukoumi Geroskipou, from Paphos District, the first Cypriot product with this status. If the options are Agros, Chlorakas, Frenaros and Geroskipou, the answer is Geroskipou.

Visiting

Agia Paraskevi Square opens onto the town’s main street, Archbishop Makarios III Avenue; look for the sweet shops there too. Opening hours of the shops and the church have not been checked.

On the way

• Paphos → Troodos
• Paphos → Limassol
• Paphos → Polis
• Paphos → Nicosia

Photos

Sources

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1485/2007 of 14 December 2007, registering Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου (Loukoumi Geroskipou) (PGI), OJ L 330, 15.12.2007, p. 13
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2012 of 2 March 2012, registering Κουφέτα Αμυγδάλου Γεροσκήπου (Koufeta Amygdalou Geroskipou) (PGI), OJ L 64, 3.3.2012, p. 1
• Δήμος Ιεροκηπίας: Ιστορία (name origin, loukoumi and koufeta, first and second Cypriot PGI)
• Δήμος Ιεροκηπίας: Αγία Παρασκευή (five-domed Byzantine church, Agia Paraskevi Square)

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