Platania Picnic Site
The largest picnic site of the Department of Forests; for the exam, Nicosia district
The story
Platania is a forest picnic site in the Troodos Mountains, in Nicosia district. The Greek sign says ekdromikos choros, a place for picnics. The Department of Forests set it up and looks after it. The site lies at about 1,100 meters, some 6 kilometers from Kakopetria on the road to Karvounas. It spreads along both sides of the highway by the Platania forest station. The name means “plane trees.” There are tables, benches, toilets and barbecue spots. By the department’s list, the site holds 2,900 people. That is more than any other of its picnic sites, and there are over forty of them in the state forests.
Platania is a picnic site (εκδρομικός χώρος) in Nicosia district, in the Troodos Mountains. In an unofficial question bank, it is the correct answer to the question of which biotope (βιότοπος) is in Nicosia district. The other options there are Cape Greco (Famagusta), Lara–Toxeftra beach (Paphos) and Oroklini Lake (Larnaca).
Visiting
About 6 km from Kakopetria on the road to Karvounas. The Department of Forests list marks facilities for people with reduced mobility. In summer 2026 the department announced that the nearby Platania campsite is closing. The announcement’s title says nothing about the picnic site itself.
On the way
Sources
- Τμήμα Δασών — Εκδρομικοί Χώροι (No. 18 Πλατάνια: 1,100 m, 6 km from Kakopetria toward Karvounas, by the forest station, 2,900 people)
- Τμήμα Δασών — Ανακοίνωση: Τερματισμός λειτουργίας του κατασκηνωτικού χώρου Πλατανιών
- Unofficial exam question bank (GitHub): which biotope is in Nicosia district — Platania
- Hallouminati — what changed in the 2026 exam (July: question on which district the picnic site is in)
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