Lefkara
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Near the Troodos mountain system it is very small, but a well-known village called Lefkara, which translated means "White Mountains" - the mountains, at the foot of which is Lefkara really are white.

Quiet and clean streets, neat houses and lots of greenery in the village attracted both foreign tourists and Cypriots .  This place is a veritable open-air museum, because almost all of the buildings there were built in the XIX - early XX century .  But most of all Lefkara famous for its silver products and beautiful lace .  Almost the entire population of the village has been producing silver tableware and jewelry, as well as napkins, tablecloths, curtains, and other open-work detail .  Walking through the narrow, winding streets, which perhaps they can to miss two donkey, you can see the locals for their work and to observe the complicated and time-consuming process of creating the finest lace, which is even called "lefkaritikoy" .  It tells the local population, once in Lefkara visited Leonardo da Vinci, and he liked it so much local lace, he even bought a few products that are then presented to the Milan cathedral to decorate the altar .

One of the main attractions of the village is the church of Saint Stavros, which is decorated with a marvelous silver cross, made by local craftsmen in the XVIII century. In addition, no less famous is the carved iconostasis of the temple.

Also in the village is worth visiting the Museum of folk art, traditional dishes and taste delicious local wine.

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