Small and clean village. Recommended for escapes!! Traditional food and sweets can be found in the village and excellent wines!!
Koilani is one of the most traditional and yet lively villages! It is among the premiere wine-producing villages of Cyprus. They hold plenty of events throughout the year and they feature some good taverns as well. The inhabitants are very friendly and welcoming.
маленькие кипрские деревни неповторимы в своем великолепии, наличие мандариновых и оливковых деревьев, очень много цветов и просто милые и отзывчивые люди
After a great day driving through the mountains, starting out of Pafos, we ended up in Koilani. It was the prefect, most peacefull village ever. The old traditional village preserved in a beautifull way. We had dinner in a very small restaurant, husband and wife running the kitchen together.Excellent food at unbelievable prices. The name is Mezedes tis Marias. Great ending of a great day!
Beautiful village full Of little traditional shops. If you want to see the peoples houses you have to get there before 6 o'clock in the summer!!! Some beautiful restaurants to eat too. I loved it!
Koilani (sometimes spelled Kilani) is a wonderful village with beautiful charm, long history and culture. It is located around 36 kms from Limassol in the wine producing area of the Troodos mountains. The village on weekdays is tranquil and peaceful while on the weekends during spring and summer it seems that it is lively, filled with visiting Cypriots and very few tourists who mostly find the village through word of mouth. During our stay in May the village was full of life as many Cypriots with roots from the village returned to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter there. On Easter Sunday the community council had arranged a number of traditional games and cultural performances in which many of the visitors participated, it was definitely fun for us to watch. There are other periods of the year when the village becomes very lively. An important period and event for Koilani is the unique Afamia wine festival that usually takes place during the first weekend of October. This event, organized by the Koilani community, celebrates the wine producing heritage of the village and the end of the harvest period. Wine tasting, traditional deserts made from grapes, folk dancing and other cultural performances are the order of the weekend.One of the things that we love about the village is that the many centuries old original architecture has been maintained to a very large extend. While the character of some villages in Cyprus seems to have been altered by modern housing, Koilani has largely preserved its charm. In the village you can find many narrow cobblestone streets, houses build from limestone with colorful courtyard entrance doors. Some of the houses external walls are painted in light sky blue color, a unique tradition of this village. There is a small number of restaurants in the village serving traditional Cyprus village food. We tried and recommend Mezedes tis Maria's which is in the same area as the rest of the traditional coffee shops and restaurants of the village.Koilani and the surrounding villages in the mountains of Troodos are definitely worth a visit.
Koilani is considered among one of the best preserved villages in Cyprus, as the people of this village are very proud of their birthplace and they have renovated their old family country houses.Koilani is re-known also for the excellent wine they produce there, and for this reason there are several local wines.I had the privilege of visiting one of them, Vlasides Winery, and I was highly impressed by their building, their equipment and of course their top quality wine. The owner is personally in charge of all tasks, from pruning the vine tress, to harvesting and of the entire wine making process. There is no doubt why his wines are so famous around the world and they have won in several wine competitions."Afamia" is the cutlural event or fete/celebration of the village and this takes place in the first Sunday in October. It coincides with the grape harvest and the processing of grapes into many products, including of wine.It is a must to visit Koilani for Cypriots and for tourists.
Beautiful village< nice traditional stile .Some beautiful restaurants to eat too. We had visit Vardalis winery , really tasty wine and unbelievable price .We lowed it!!
I liked the center of the village where there are 'kafenedes' coffee places on both sides of a cobbled street and huge vine trees making shade along the street! Nice! There are summer festivals there with wine themes and sweets.
Highly recommend visiting this beautiful traditional village. Beautiful houses, friendly people who can't do enough to make you feel at home. Not far from Limassol and its beaches, ideal destination for cooler climate in the hot summer. Nice traditional restaurants and wineries, everything is there to keep you happy!