Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa Church

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A three-aisled church with a steep pitched roof and flat roof tiles, Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa is situated in Kourdali village.

It was built in the 16th century as a monastery church dedicated to Panagia and founded by deacon Ioannis Kourdalis,

The wall paintings are of the same period, and some have western influences. The iconostasis is a beautiful example of wood sculpture of the 16th -17th centuries.

Address: Kourdali, Troodos
Operating Period: All year round


 

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