Filenes 13 February 2022 - by Dora Christodoulou
The third and final phase of the redevelopment of the "Meteora" area of the Diocese of Pafos is now on track. With an amount of approximately 314 thousand euros, the works will last another six months, based on the contract signed by the Prefect of Pafos, Mary Lambrou, with the successful bidder.
Speaking to "F", the Prefect of Pafos, stressed that these works are the last phase of the whole project of regeneration and promotion of the area with the unique beauty and ecological importance of the rock in the community of Episkopi.
"The first phase was implemented years ago for about 250 thousand euros, while the second phase was completed in July 2018 for the amount of 267 thousand," Ms Lambrou said. " Scholars of all three phases are the Architectural Workshop of Agisilaou and Kalavas. The first two phases were financed by the State Budget, and the last phase is financed by 200,000 from the European leader programme and the rest from the State Budget through the District Administration of Pafos".
The "Meteora" of Episkopi, stressed the Prefect of Pafos, is an imposing rock of enormous importance and a pole of attraction for many visitors. It is the largest monolithic volume in Cyprus, with a height of 70 meters and a length of 250 meters and is one of the most interesting geological formations of the island with huge environmental importance in flora and fauna of protected species, he observed.
"The giant rock is part of the Geological Complex of Mamonia and has been characterized as a protected area, due to the huge environmental importance it has in rare species", concluded Mary Lambrou.
