Anadiou

Anadiou is a village in the province of Paphos in Cyprus and it is situated 31 kilometers northeast of the homonymous city, 93 kilometers northwest of Limassol and 133 kilometers southwest of Nicosia.

Situated on the edge of the Paphos forest and surrounded by a lush verdant environment at an altitude of 500 meters, Anadiou is a small village with few remaining residents, beautiful stone houses and drinking fountains. The visitor who will come all the way to this quiet corner near the border with the Nicosia province and the imposing Troodos, will be compensated by the beautiful rivers and small waterfalls that can be found in the forest, but will also take high doses of oxygen and a chance to relax away from the busy urban centers.

The settlement was purely Turkish Cypriot until the Turkish invasion of 1974, a period when its Turkish Cypriot inhabitants abandoned the area for the occupied areas of northern Cyprus. In their place came Greek Cypriot refugees, who then settled in other areas, leaving the village desolate for decades. After 2000, the Cypriot government gave incentives in order to re-populate the community and in 2006 it again acquired a community council.

The stone church of the village constitutes a modern building and is dedicated to Agios Zinonas (St. Zeno).

Very close and at a distance of about 7 kilometers you will find one of the many sights of nature on the island, the Skarfou bridge over the river Stavros tis Psokas (or Skarfo for the locals), which has an inscription on a 1618 stone, although some claim that it is much older.

Anadiou is within walking distance of the villages of Fyti (4 km), Kannaviou (4,5 km) and Saramas (4,5 km).