THE CYPRUS FORESTS The forests of Cyprus (state and private) cover about 42% of the total area of the island (about 18.5% are high forests and 23.5% are maquis forests). They are natural forests consisting mainly of Brutia pine (Pinus brutia) and B…
The island has two mountain ranges: the Pentadaktylos range which runs along almost the entire northern coast, and the Troodos massif in the central and south-western parts of the island. Cyprus' coastal line is indented and rocky in the north with l…
Agros Is situated in the Troodos mountains on the South West part of the island. It lies at an altitude of 1100 metres. History The village aquired it's name from the Monastery of Megalos Agros, in Kizikos, Minor Asia. Folklore say's that monks…