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Lania

Population
281
Altitude
575m
Landscape
Mountains
Province
Limassol

LANIA

Overview

Thematic Trails

Lania is 25 km away from Limassol and is built at the foot of Troodos. There are 2 versions of the origin of the name of Lania. One version maintains that the village was named after the daughter of the god Dionysus, Lana, while the second version says that the name of the village comes from the fruit of the "oak" tree. A third version, wants the name of the village to come from the bird "shrike" otherwise called "Lanios". The female bird of this species bears the name "Lania

Thematic Trails

Thematic Trails

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Point of Interest