Alona, Cyprus
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Alona
Άλωνα | |
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Village | |
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  Alona Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′58″N 33°2′24″E / 34.93278°N 33.04000°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Nicosia District |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 128 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Alona (Greek: Άλωνα) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It located on the north side of the Troodos peaks between Madari and Papoutsa mountain ranges at an altitude of 1200 meters.
The population of Alona, and surrounding villages of the Pitsilia locale, like Platanistassa, have traditionally been Greek-speaking and Christian. Moslem Turks did not live in the area between 1572 and 1964, although many Turks vacationed there. There have been periods of Catholic and Venetian domination, however, with the Church of Cyprus being dissolved.
Nature and village beauty
The village lies in a unique green valley of hazels. The Alona smothered in green crammed into gardens with all kinds of fruit trees and large areas of nut trees, is one of the most beautiful villages of our country. For seven months of the year find fragrant fruit of all words starting with cherries May until the late grapes of November.
All seasons are very pronounced in the village. In winter there is white fur snow, spring is fragrant due to the flowering of almond and fruit trees, summer is green and fresh, and autumn boasts the gold of yellowed leaves.
The central streets are paved, covered over in large part by thick vines, appearing less a mountainous Mediterranean village and more a road through a rainforest. The same feeling, but in a more pronounced extent, you feel going through the paths under the hazels who meet every small or big valley. The nature study trail "Peter Vanezis" passes under the hazels and receives hundreds of visitors each year.
The traditional stone houses of old neighborhoods with the paved uphill by mountain stone streets, to bring in some other nostalgic times. There are the remains of the works of a folk craftsman who left a permanent mark in the village.
