Lefkara Photo: Lefkara

Near mountain system in the Troodos mountains is quite small, but well-known village called Lefkara, which translated means "White mountain" - the mountain, at the foot of which stands the village of Lefkara really are white.

Quiet and clean streets, neat houses and lots of greenery attracted to the village as foreign tourists and Cypriots. This place is a real Museum under the open sky, because almost all the buildings there were built in the XIX - early XX century. But most of Lefkara is famous for its silver jewelry and beautiful lace. Almost the entire population of the village is engaged in the production of silverware and jewelry, as well as napkins, tablecloths, curtains and other delicate details. Walking through the narrow winding streets, which is that can pass two donkey, you can see local residents for their work and to observe complex and time consuming process of creating the finest lace, which is even called "lefkaritikoy". It tells the local population, once in Lefkara visited Leonardo da Vinci, and he so impressed the local lace that he even bought a few items, which then gave Milan Cathedral to adorn the altar.

One of the main attractions of the village is the Church of Agios Stavros, adorned with a stunning silver cross made by local craftsmen in the XVIII century. In addition, the equally famous and is carved iconostasis of this Church.

Also in the village is worth visiting the Museum of folk art, traditional dishes and tasty local wine.

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