The second route of Lemesos (Limassol) starts from Pano Polemidia and the church of Αgia Anastasia, which is the cluster of two separate churches with frescoes of the 15th and the 17th centuries.
In the center of the village of Polemidia stands the Church of Saint George of Trophy-Bearer, a small 15th century building that preserves fragments of wall paintings from the same period on the walls of the sanctuary.
Northwest of the village, behind the Limassol General Hospital, lies the Church of Panagia Karmiotissa. The church once served as the Katholikon (main church) of a monastery belonging to the Carmelite Order, whose monks lived in Cyprus during the 14th century. After Carmelites abandoned the monastery, it gradually fell into ruin and was eventually destroyed.
The church was later used by the Church of Cyprus and is now dedicated to the Virgin Mary Eleousa (the Merciful). Inside the church there is a holy spring (hagiasma), which is believed to have healing properties for skin conditions.
In Monagri village, there are many significant churches, such as the Monastery of Panagia tis Amasgou with excellent samples of frescoes of the 12th, 13th and 16th centuries. The Μonastery of Archangel west of Monagri village has been reconstructed. The church of Αgios Georgios, also in Monagri, is the parish church of the village and has frescoes of the 15th century.
The Μonastery of Timios Stavros, in Kouka village, dates back to the 12th century, and is the only building amongst a series of monastery buildings which has been salvaged to this day.
The last stop of this route is at the Μonastery of Timios Prodromos in Mesa Potamos; its date of establishment is not known, however, it has been recently reconstructed revealing frescoes of the 15th century.
Total route length: 56 km.
