Attraction · Tsakistra · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Kykkos Monastery is an attraction in Tsakistra, Nicosia District. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 260 m you'll find a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Kykkos Monastery
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You're standing at Kykkos Monastery, high up in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. You're at 1,318 metres here, at the end of a long, winding road. This is one of the wealthiest monasteries on the island, and the walls show it. Mosaics everywhere. That's what draws most visitors.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bench, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
3 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first.
Nov-May Mo-Su 10:00-16:00; Jun-Oct Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Jan 1 off; Jan 6 off; Mar 18 off; Mar 30 off; May 5 off; Jun 24 off; Aug 15 off; Dec 25 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes: a water point at 140 m and a public toilet at 260 m.
When you stand at Kykkos Monastery, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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