Tsakistra Dam
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.16 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,739 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,739 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,089 ft
- TrailRank
- 58
- Min elevation
- 1,718 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 19 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2851
- Uploaded
- February 22, 2020
- Recorded
- February 2020
near Tsakístra, Eparchía Lefkosías (Cyprus)
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Itinerary description
This is one of the small dams that is pretty unknown, not much information about it.
Tsakistra is together with Kampos one of the most remote and enchanting villages of Cyprus. Some 8 kilometres from Kykkos Monastery with which it is inextricably linked, Tsakistra is surrounded by lush greenery and owes its origins to a 15th century community when the village’s main church Agios Nikolaos was built with its tiled roof and simple wooden iconostasis. An agricultural community of loggers and farmers it is particularly known for its cherries, apples and pears, as well as traditional products from the vineyards such as soutzkoukkos and zivania, Cyprus’ answer to grappa. Some 3 kilometers away is the neighboring mountain community of Kampos with its stately sycamore and oak trees and sparkling fresh water springs which you can taste at the fountains in the centre of the village. Look out also for the old village olive press, the water mills, the Folklore Museum and Tsakistra Agios Nikolaos Tsakistra Kampos’ main church, Agios Kyriakos, is the largest wooden roofed church of the island and was built in the 19th century on the site of a small Frankish church.
https://www.visitcyprus.com/files/rural/cyprus_authentic_6000117_EN_route_8.pdf
Tsakistra is together with Kampos one of the most remote and enchanting villages of Cyprus. Some 8 kilometres from Kykkos Monastery with which it is inextricably linked, Tsakistra is surrounded by lush greenery and owes its origins to a 15th century community when the village’s main church Agios Nikolaos was built with its tiled roof and simple wooden iconostasis. An agricultural community of loggers and farmers it is particularly known for its cherries, apples and pears, as well as traditional products from the vineyards such as soutzkoukkos and zivania, Cyprus’ answer to grappa. Some 3 kilometers away is the neighboring mountain community of Kampos with its stately sycamore and oak trees and sparkling fresh water springs which you can taste at the fountains in the centre of the village. Look out also for the old village olive press, the water mills, the Folklore Museum and Tsakistra Agios Nikolaos Tsakistra Kampos’ main church, Agios Kyriakos, is the largest wooden roofed church of the island and was built in the 19th century on the site of a small Frankish church.
https://www.visitcyprus.com/files/rural/cyprus_authentic_6000117_EN_route_8.pdf
Waypoints
Car park
2,895 ft
Car Parking Start/End Point
If you want to go on foot you can left you car here. Beautiful walk , easy to follow track is maintained well, even saloon car can make it.
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