Agios Theodoros

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Description

The graphic village of Agios Theodoros is found in the province of Larnaca. It is built at the banks of the river Pentashoinos, 80 meters above sea level. It is found roughly 6km from the sea and 3km from the village of Kofinou. The village accepts a medium annual rainfall around in the 363 millimeters. In the irrigated valley of Pentashoinos as well as in the coastal plain, they are cultivated the citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruits, lemon trees), vegetables, potatoes, melons, fruits and artichokes, while in the remaining regions they are cultivated the cereals (mainly wheat and little barley), the legumes, the veterinary surgeon plants, the olives and carobs. The exploitation of the earth over the length of the valley of river Pentashoinos is very intensive. It is planted from the one end to the other by fruit trees and citrus fruits. At the elevated sides of the valley, there are olives, carobs, "shinos", thyme and rich bushy vegetation. 

The houses at the village of Agios Theodoros are neither spread out nor densely built. They are built at the two banks, over the length of the river. The local limestone rock was used extensively for the building of the houses, even though almost all the roofs are covered with tiles. Beautiful graphic wooden balconies, outdoors with fat timber of pine, surrounded courtyards, hewers engraved stones around the outdoors, (symbol of a mansion), small passages, other vaulted hewers doors with the date of manufacture of the buildings. One impressive and strong built bridge that links the one part of the village with the other, is the picture of the graphic village of Agios Theodoros. 

In the center of the village is found the church of Agios Theodoros, built recently, with a tall dome having the same stature with the belfry. The church was built precisely at the same locality that the old church of the 19th century was found. The only saved part of the old church is the portable icon of Agios Theodoros that was maintained in a special stone-built part in the church, in front of the iconostasis.