After hiking almost 30 kilometres in the Troodos Mountains and visiting Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis church, an UNESCO heritage site, we finally arrived at our destination for that day – the village of Kakopetria. I hadn’t seek for any information about it, I just thought we would sleep over in a cozy local place for a bargain price (mere 50 EUR for the night and breakfast for two!) and hit the road to Nicósia, the capital city of both Greek and Turkish parts of the island. Well, Kakopetria is a place you shall not miss once you’re in the Cypriot mountains. Give it a day, it is worth it!
Po skoro třicetikilometrové horské túře a návštěvě kostela Agios Nikolas tis Stegis, památky UNESCO, jsme konečně dorazili do cíle. Do vesnice Kakopetria. Dopředu jsem si o ní nehledal žádné podrobnosti, myslel jsem, že prostě za pár šupů přespíme v nějakém místním hotýlku (pouhých 50 euro za noc pro dva se snídaní) a vyrazíme do Nikósie, hlavního města řecké i turecké části ostrova. Nicméně Kakopetrii byste se rozhodně neměli vyhnout, když vyrazíte do kyperských hor. Alespoň za denní návštěvu stojí.
Entering Kakopetria. Oh wait! That’s a marvellous place, isn’t it? Fortunately, we weren’t in a time crunch so we could rearrange our schedule and leave for Nicósia later than we had expected.
Vcházíme do Kakopetrie. A hele, tady to vypadá krásně! Naštěstí jsme nebyli v časovém presu, takže jsme mohli odložit odjezd do Nikósie na později.
Narrow cobbled alleys look just like they did centuries ago.
Úzké dlážděné uličky vypadají stejně jako před staletími.
The houses were build with sun-dried bricks and stones from the Katorkis riverbed (see our hike by the Katorkis river. Typical features of local architecture are trussed roofs supported by wooden beams, usually covered with reeds and tiles. As Kakopetria used to play an important role in Cypriot food industry, you can buy many local and handmade products in a small stores like this one.
Domky jsou postaveny z nepálených cihel a kamenů z koryta řeky Katorkis. Typické jsou pro ně dřevěné krovy se silnými trámy, střechy jsou většinou z došků ze slámy a rákosí. A protože Kakopetria bývala důležité pro kyperské zemědělství, můžete tu koupit spoustu místních produktů v malých obchůdcích, jako je tenhle.
But as we arrived exhausted, we checked in and went out to dine.
Ale protože jsme dorazili vyčerpaní, rychle jsme se ubytovali a vyrazili na večeři.
The yard in front of our room.
Dvorek před naším pokojem.
Our room and its traditional roof.
Náš pokoj a jeho tradiční střecha.
Linos hotel and tavern. I really like the style even thought it was a bit dark inside.
Hotel a taverna Linos. Ten styl se mi hodně líbí, i když je uvnitř docela tma.
And the waiter's cat :)
A číšníkova kočka :)
The nature trail
No worries, this one is just about 1 kilometre long and will take you around the village and the source of its wealth – the Katorkis. It is the only river on the island that didn’t dry up during Cypriot hot summers, which made Kakopetria the best place to build up water mills that used to grind flour for the whole island. The Katorkis also makes the surrounding area very fertile.
Klídek, tahle naučná stezka má jen asi kilometr. Provede vás vesnicí a taky kolem zdroje jejího bohatství, řeky Katorkis. Ta jako jediná na celém ostrově nevysychá ani v horkém kyperském létě, a tak byla Kakopetrie tím nejlepším místem pro vodní mlýny, které kdysi mlely mouku pro celý ostrov. Kromě toho je půda kolem řeky velmi úrodná.
A large mill.
Velký mlýn.
And one of the water wheels.
A jedno z vodních kol.
The riverside landscape doesn’t seem much Cypriot to me, it looks way different that what we saw anywhere else on the island.
Krajina kolem řeky mi nepřijde moc kyperská, liší se od toho, co jsme viděli jinde na ostrově.
A bit about the new Kakopetria
Obviously, the historical village has a modern town/village next to it. With paved roads accessible to cars and buses and so. The boundary is marked with this “Rock of the Couple”, that gave name to the place. “Kakos petra” means bad rock in Greek. Legend has it that centuries ago a wedding took place just next to this boulder. When the newlyweds danced around it in some kind of ritual, the rock suddenly shook and rolled over them.
Historická vesnice má kolem sebe pochopitelně moderní vesnici nebo městečko, chcete-li. S normálními silnicemi, kam se vejdou auta i autobusy. Hranici tvoří tenhle "Kámen milenců", který dal jméno celé vesnici. "Kakos petra" totiž v řečtině znamená zlý kámen. Podle legendy kolem balvanu před staletími tančili hned po obřadu novomanželé při nějakém rituálu. Kámen se z ničeho nic zatřásl a pak se přes ně převalil.
Praise Jesus, salute to the Cypriot war heroes and drink KEO beer. That's how I understand this message.
Modlete se k Ježíšovi, uctěte kyperské válečné hrdiny a dejte si pivo KEO. Tak nějak rozumím téhle kompozici.
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Sounds like you had quite the adventure. Glad you enjoyed yourself.
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The scenery that you managed to capture there is really very pleasing to the eye and very beautiful
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