Mountain Churches and Frescoes
Kakopetria · Cyprus
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Follow four churches with your attention fixed on their painted decoration and the ways each building presents sacred imagery. At every stop, look closely at the frescoes where they are visible, then compare the subjects, figures and placement from one church to the next. The walk is worth taking for this focused encounter with four distinct churches and their visual traditions.
The walk
Metamorphosis of the Saviour Church
Greek Orthodox church in Kakopetria, Cyprus
Church of the Virgin Mary of Podithou
Church of the Virgin Mary of Podithou in Kakopetria, Cyprus
Holy Church of Panagia Odigitria
Greek Orthodox church in Kakopetria, Cyprus
Church of St. Nicholas of the Roof
A monastery church whose later roof hides an eleventh-century Byzantine dome and centuries of frescoes.
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