Moutoullas
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Moutoullas is a mountain village in Cyprus
, located at an altitude of 900m (2500 ft) in the Marathasa Valley of the Troodos
mountain range.
The old village church, the 13th century chapel of Panayia tou Moutoulla is one of the earliest dated examples of the steep-pitched wooden roof type with frescoes built around 1280 and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The village is well known for its mineral water
which is bottled and sold island-wide.
Also the village of moutoullas is very famous for its fruits (espacially apples and cherries) and its smily people
By the 2001 census it had a total population of 294.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, located at an altitude of 900m (2500 ft) in the Marathasa Valley of the Troodos
Troodos Mountains
Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres.The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus...
mountain range.
The old village church, the 13th century chapel of Panayia tou Moutoulla is one of the earliest dated examples of the steep-pitched wooden roof type with frescoes built around 1280 and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The village is well known for its mineral water
Mineral water
Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
which is bottled and sold island-wide.
Also the village of moutoullas is very famous for its fruits (espacially apples and cherries) and its smily people
By the 2001 census it had a total population of 294.