Byzantine Church of Agia Paraskevi — Attraction in Yeroskipou

The church is wonderfull with medieval wall murals and graffiti. The annoying thing was that no photos are allowed. Or so an old lady told me after shouting "NO PHOTO" and adding under her breath "σε παρακαλώ!". Tbh i had been warned that the priest wouldn't allow any photos to be taken inside the church but i decided to ignore that especially after reading about the history of the church. Anyway i finally had to leave the church because the priest had come out of thr bema and was watching me closely as he stood by the old woman. I passed by them on my way out and nodded, saying "Γειά σας" the priest nodded back and stared and me frowning until i was...

Lovely small church in a lovely small village, right by Paphos. It is worth the detour, especially on a rainy day. The church sits in a recently renovated public plaza, flaked by public buildings and the commercial center for the locality. One can see the care with which the urban design embraces and highlights the temple. For the icon lovers, the panels inside are beautifully crafted with gold and powerful colors. The wall frescoes are damaged, but reveal the history of the island. They are apt at conveying a powerful narrative about the tribulations of the island with the scenes from the passion of Christ and...

The church is exceptionally OLD and the writing is on the wall that shows it in full grandiose and splendor.

You can see remarkable works of art and scripture about the various events and the journey that Jesus had gone through depicted and adorned (though fading) in various parts of the interior walls of the church.

It's highly recommend to visit and to read up on the detailed historical info about the church...