Project under Study at Meladia village
At a beautiful, panoramic and unspoiled area between Peristerona and Lysos villages near Meladia we are preparing plans for a quality development.
The project it is going to built on 22000 m² plot and enjoys panoramic, unobstructive sea views. This well-planned development incorporates luxurious detached villas, semi-detached houses, apartments, maissonetes, roads, green areas and other facilities.
Meladia is a very privileged village in Paphos, near Polis Chrysochous. Meladeia is located about 35 kilometres northeast of Paphos. Meladeia is connected with a new road leading straight to Polis in approximately 8 minutes. It is a small beautiful community. Stone build traditional houses with the several kinds of trees and bushes create a very magical and attractively landscape. It lies at the very beginning of Paphos Forest and 8 Km from the sea. The panoramic view from Meladeia to coast of Polis Chrysochous and Akamas National Park rest your eyes and mind.
At east of Meladeia lied village Lyssos. Lyssos Lysos is located about 36 kilometres northeast of Pafos. It is the largest -with regard to territory -village of the Pafos district and covers a range of 9,526 hectares. The village is built at an average altitude of 560 metres and it borders with the Nicosia district in the east. The village's highest point is "Tripylos" (1,362 metres), located in the most eastern section of the village, in the "Stavros tis Psokas" region. The river of “Stavros tis Psokas” and the river of “Ezousa” cross the community. The largest part of the village's territorial range is covered by forest and wild vegetation. These are the grounds were the Cyprus Mouflon ("Agrino", Ovis Orientalis Ophion Cyprius) and several other rare birds live. There are remarkable Nature Trails in the region, the visitor being able to observe -unique in their kind -plants, birds, and reptiles. A forest police station has its headquarters in "Stavros tis Psokas" and there is also an amazing camping site. A similar site also exists in Agios Merkourios, not falling short in natural beauty.
Lysos receives an average annual rainfall of about 615 millimetres; vines, fruit trees, olive trees, carobs, citrus trees, legumes, cereals, and a few vegetables are cultivated in the region. However, the greatest part of the village is not cultivated and in it grows wild, natural vegetation such as pines, "ksistarkes" (Cistus Cretan/ Ladaniferous and/or sage Cistus), "latzies" (Abies Chephalonica, fir-quercus, pointed oaks), and cedars. The state forest of Pafos takes up the largest part of the administrative range of Lysos.
As far as transportation is concerned, Lysos is connected to Polis Chrysochous via the Meladeia-Peristerona-Steni road. In the north-west it connects to the village Pelathousa and -from there on -to Polis Chrysochous. In the north-east it connects to Stavros tis Psokas, the Monastery of Kykkos, and from there on to the mountain resorts of Troodos.
The village went through a constant increase of its population until 1946. In 1881 the village's inhabitants were 287, increasing to 352 in 1891, to 416 in 1901, to 468 in 1911, to 542 in 1921, to 566 in 1931, and to 659 in 1946. Then the village was struck by the urban pull and migration and -as result -its inhabitants decreased to 587 in 1960, to 373 in 1976, and to 307 in 1982. In the 2001 census the inhabitants of Lysos numbered 158.
The name Lysos has archaic origins and relates to the ancient Greek settlements in Asia Minor, from where settlers transferred ancient names to Cyprus. Lisos or Lissos was also the name of an ancient city in Crete. There is another interpretation -and it cannot be ruled out as untrue -reporting that the name Lysos originates from the verb "lyo" ("liono" = melt), because Lysos was used as an industrial area for the melting of metals, due to the abundant water that Lysos had in previous times and also because of the copper-bearing deposit in the area of Troodos's west side.
There is no doubt about the village being inhabited by the ancient Greeks. The geometrical vessels, the tombs carved in rock and other findings discovered in the region's archaeological areas, are incontestable testimony. Lysos, through the passage of the aeons, has preserved its national and Greek identity unadulterated and has not allowed the alteration of its ethnic character. The constancy of the various place-names is also confirmed by the folklore, such as the presence of the Mediaeval Digenes with his "patia" (footprint), the Stone of Chartzie, etc.
In Lysos the visitor can admire the unique natural environment at the "Stavros tis Psokas" venue, the village's Byzantine Church that has an ancient Byzantine fresco in the Sanctuary's (Bema) niche, the frescoes in the small church of St. George, and many other sights.
CYPRUS
ENVIRONMENT
General
The coast of Cyprus is indented and rocky in the north, with long sandy beaches and numerous coves in the south. The northern coastal plains is covered with olive and carob trees and backed by the steep limestone Pentadaktylos mountain range, which rises to a height of 1024 meters. In the south the extensive Troodos massif, covered with pine, dwarf oak, cypress and cedar trees, culminates in the peak of Mount Olympus, 1953 meters above sea level. Between the two ranges lies the fertile Mesaoria plain.
The flora of Cyprus is unique and constitutes a truly out-standing botanical heritage. With an estimated 1800 species of flowering plants, 8% of which are fount only on the island, it is a paradise for botanists.
The arrival of animals on the island has long been a subject of fascination for zoologists. Evidence suggests that the first animals were pigmy hippopotami and elephants, which swam to Cyprus some 1, 5 million years ago. Apart from certain species of mice and shrew, they remained the only inhabitants of the island until the arrival of man.
The largest wild animal found on the moufflon (Ovis orientalis ophion), a rare type of mountain goat unique to the island.
Each year Cyprus is used as a stopping off point by millions of migrating birds travelling between Europe and Africa, something that has been observed since Homeric times. The island’s two salt lakes at Larnaca and Akrotiti attract the birds.
Other seasonal visitors to the island include the Greek and loggerhead turtles (Chelonia mydas and Caretta Caretta), which travel to the island’s sandy beaches each year in order to lay their eggs.
