Pitsilia (Greek: Πιτσιλιά) is an agricultural region[1][2] in Cyprus, with total area of 61,000 hectares (150,000 acres), in a mountainous area of rocky land on very steep slopes that have been used mainly for grazing goats and sheep and for producing small amounts of cereals, wine and grapes. The region complemented by eastern, north and south eastern part of the Troodos Mountains at elevations between 500 and 1,600 metres (1,600 and 5,200 ft) and includes villages from the districts of Limassol and Nicosia.
The region includes four of the biggest Church of Cyprus, which is registered in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. This is the church of the Transfiguration in the village Palaichori Oreinis the Cross of Agiasmati in Platanistasa, the Holy Cross in Pelentri and Lady Araka in Lagoudera.
- ^ "Pitsilia Rural Development Project". World Bank.
- ^ "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - District Agricultural Office Pitsilia". www.moa.gov.cy.