Troodos Village

General information, recreation, infrastructure

Troodos village or settlement (Troodos Village or Troodos Central) "this is the main resort of the Troodos Mountain region. It is located at an altitude of 1900 meters, and only 4 kilometers from the highest point of Cyprus-Mount Olympus (Troodos on the map).

The village itself is not a tourist attraction of the Troodos Mountain region, but it is one of the best places to stay both for a ski resort in winter and for outdoor recreation in summer.

• Winter holidays in Troodos

  Near the village on the slopes of Olympus there are several ski slopes and lifts, there is a rental and sale of ski equipment and equipment. If you do not ski, you can go downhill on a sled, or rent a snowmobile.

• Summer holidays in Troodos

  In summer, people come here to enjoy the mountain air, nature and coolness from the summer heat, because the temperature here is 10 degrees lower than below. From the village begins at least 13 officially declared hiking ecological routes ranging in length from a couple of kilometers to 14 kilometers. They are equipped with signs, they have places to relax and viewing points. You can get detailed information about them in the Tourist Information Center, which is located on the main street of the village.

Infrastructure in Troodos

This is a very small village, consisting of only one street (in fact, this is the main road passing through the village), and existing solely due to tourism. There is a rental and sale of ski equipment, a Tourist Information Center, several shops with essential goods, a pharmacy, a market with goods and products for tourists.

Accommodation options here are only a few pieces, and they are not cheap. Rather, it can even be said that here is the most expensive accommodation in the entire Troodos region, apparently due to the proximity to the ski lifts and slopes. And in fact, in most cases it will be cheaper to stay in some other village in the vicinity, and get here by rented transport or taxi.

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Troodos weather and tourist seasons

• Troodos ski season it takes place in January and February, sometimes delayed until March.
• Summer seasons (hiking season) it begins in March with the descent of snow, but sometimes it can linger until the beginning of April.

Current weather in Troodos and forecast

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Attractions and entertainment in Troodos

The main winter activities in the village of Troodos are skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports and entertainment. You can go sledding, cheesecakes, rent a snowmobile.

In summer, the village of Troodos offers many hiking ecological routes, along which you can walk on your own or with a guide. All routes are simple, do not require preparation, but good shoes and drinking water are mandatory. There are signs on the paths, and you can also use a navigator or smartphone with Offline Maps installed like Organic Maps, OSM et al. Detailed route information and a map are available at the Tourist Information Centre on the main street.

In the vicinity of the village in the Troodos region, you can also visit the following places, but they will have to be reached by Transport:

• Car route from Limassol to Troodos
• Top of Mount Olympus
• Milia medieval bridge
• Millomeri Waterfall
• Caledonia Waterfall
• Village Of Platres
• Kakopetria Village
• Laneia Village
• Lofou Village
• Pera Pedi Dam Dam

How to get to the village of Troodos

It is best to get to Troodos by rented car, or, in extreme cases, with the help of sightseeing tours.

Car rental in Cyprus is very affordable, international Driving License are not required, and you can get a car right at the airport. Details all about renting transport in Cyprus here.

An excellent asphalt road leads to the village from Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos, as well as from the north coast. There are no problems with parking in the village, everything is free. It is only necessary to take into account the peculiarity of mountain roads in winter. So, from December to February, the roads are covered with snow, there is ice. Near the top of Olympus there are quite steep descents and ascents, which are difficult and dangerous to overcome on an ordinary car without spikes. Snow from the roads usually completely disappears by mid-March.