Monagroulli

Monagroulli village can be found about 20 kilometers east of Limassol in the homonymous province of Cyprus, and is also situated 70 km from Nicosia, almost 60 km from Larnaca, and about 90 km from Paphos.

With nearly 500 residents, most of whom work in the capital, many in nearby industries and few are engaged in agriculture, as in this area thrive carob and other fruit trees, Monagroulli is a quiet village that has nothing to envy from other, busier villages.

The village’s name came from the word agros (meaning field in Greek). According to tradition, Monagroulli got its name from the fact that the area was used in the past as a field for the monks of the historic monastery Agios Georgios (Saint George) Alamanou, who was one of the 300 Alaman Saints who, according to different historians around the world, fled to the island of Aphrodite from Palestine.

The village of Monagroulli is divided into two districts, the oldest (traditional houses) and the youngest (with modern buildings) and in it stands the church dedicated to the Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), which is said to have been built by the ancestors of the village in order to save themselves from a great storm. Moreover, in the village there is also the church of Agios Theodoros (St. Theodore) Tironas, built in 1900, which is celebrated on the 17 th of February each year.

There are two operating schools in Monagroulli, cafes, a grocery and a cooperative bank. Another sight of Monagroulli is the beautiful bridge Pliti (next to the municipal council offices) and the park with a playground. Next to them there are two golf courses as well as the chapel of Agia Paraskevi (Saint Paraskevi) that is carved into a rock. In the region the visitor can also visit the chapels of Agioi Anargyroi (Saints Anargyroi) and Agia Marina (Saint Marina) and in walking distance from the village is also located the beach of Agiou Georgiou Alamanou, which the mythology connects to the ancient city of Amathus.