Omodos

Wine village: zivania, lace, arkatena bread and a museum of the 1955–59 struggle

Local name: Όμοδος

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The story

Omodos is a mountain village in Limassol District, at an altitude of about 800 meters, one of the Krasochoria, the “wine villages”. Wine is made here, and so is zivania, a strong grape spirit made by distillation. The village is also known for its pipila lace and arkatena bread. On the large square stands the Monastery of Timios Stavros, the Holy Cross. No one knows when it was founded, but tradition links it to Saint Helena. In the monastery halls there is a museum of the EOKA struggle. EOKA was the Greek Cypriot underground organization that from 1955 to 1959 fought against British colonial rule. The villagers put forward the idea of the museum in 1960, soon after that struggle ended.

Omodos is a wine village in Limassol District, one of the Krasochoria. Remember: wine, zivania, pipila lace, arkatena bread, the Monastery of Timios Stavros and the museum of the 1955–1959 struggle (EOKA).

Visiting

The museums (of the struggle, of icons, of lace) are in the monastery buildings; check opening hours on site. The main feast is the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14, with a big fair: the village is very crowded on those days.

On the way

• Paphos → Troodos
• Limassol → Troodos

Photos

Sources

• Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο Όμοδους — Το χωριό (υψόμετρο, Κρασοχώρια, κρασί, ζιβανία)
• Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο Όμοδους — Μονή Τιμίου Σταυρού
• Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο Όμοδους — Μουσεία (Μουσείο Αγώνος, Κέντρο Διάσωσης Δαντέλας)
• Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο Όμοδους — Ήθη και έθιμα (πανήγυρη 14 Σεπτεμβρίου, αρκατένα)

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