Platres
Sign in to savePlatres () or Pano Platres (; ; English: Upper Platres), is a Μountainous village in Cyprus. It is located on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains and is one of the wine villages (, krasochoria). Platres is the largest Troodos resort, situated about 5km from Troodos Square, north-west of Limassol and south-west of the capital Nicosia. Platres is a very old village and is mentioned among the 119 villages of the Limassol district that existed during the Lusignan Era (1192-1489 AD) and the Venetian Era (1489-1571 AD). Platres is the principal hill resort of Cyprus. The town has a resident
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- In Platres, the nightingales will not let you sleep - Τ' αηδόνια δε σ' αφήνουνε να κοιμηθείς στις Πλάτρες (Giorgos Seferis/Γιώργος Σεφέρης, 1955)
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Platres () or Pano Platres (; ; English: Upper Platres), is a Μountainous village in Cyprus. It is located on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains and is one of the wine villages (, krasochoria). Platres is the largest Troodos resort, situated about 5km from Troodos Square, north-west of Limassol and south-west of the capital Nicosia. Platres is a very old village and is mentioned among the 119 villages of the Limassol district that existed during the Lusignan Era (1192-1489 AD) and the Venetian Era (1489-1571 AD). Platres is the principal hill resort of Cyprus. The town has a resident population of fewer than 300, but this can swell to 10,000 during tourist seasons.
The village is often called Pano Platres after the village of Tornarides, which is a smaller residential settlement situated some 3 km to the south-west, was renamed Kato Platres (; English: Lower Platres). Locals still continue to refer to Pano Platres as just Platres.