Description

Kato (Lower) Platres is a village of the Limassol district, 42 kilometers northwest of the city of Limassol. The village is built in a panoramic spot in the heart of Troodos and is a circulatory junction that connects the village of Marathasa, Troodos, Limassol, and Pafos.

As far as transportation is concerned, Kato Platres are connected with the village of Phini in the north, Pano (Upper) Platres in the northeast, and the village of Mandria in the southwest.

The village is built at an average altitude of 920 meters and receives an average annual rainfall of about 810 millimeters. Vines of winemaking varieties as well as various fruit-trees (cherry, apple, pear, plum, and peach trees) are cultivated in the area. The greatest part of the village's land is uncultivated and wild natural vegetation grows in it. The Troodos state forest takes up part of its administrative range. Several inhabitants of the village are occupied in tourism, carpentry, apiculture, and quite a few work in hotels in Pano Platres.