Ayios Epifanios

The chapel of Ayios Epifanios is found on the Eastern side of Ayia Napa and it was built on the Southern side of a rock, over the ruins of an older chapel. It is dedicated to the Byzantine Bishop of Salamis, Ayios Epifanios. After undergoing restoration, the ruins and the Holy Water were unveiled and are now both accessible by visitors. From this spot, there is an astonishing panoramic view of "Paliochori, a Byzantine settlement which was destroyed during the Arab raids from 632 - 964 A.D., but its ruins exist up to now. A new, large church was built next to the old chapel with the initiative of the Clergy, the Ecclesiastical Commissions and the Ayia Napa Municipality.