Village Square, Simou

Simou is located 5 km northwest of a cluster of villages including Drymou, Lasa, Fyti, Milia and Thrinia.

The area around Simou has many vineyards, producing many wine varieties. The area also produces pulses, grains, citrus, almonds and olive trees.

The main church of Simou Village is the Panagia Chryseleousa Church. The church was built in 1949 and dominates the village square and the village skyline.

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There are two taverns in Simou Village square. The Tremythas Tavern and the Rodia Tavern both serve excellent traditional Cypriot cuisine and local award winning Cypriot wine.

The oldest tree in Simou village, Paphos, is a 1,000-year-old Atlantic Mastic tree (Pistacia Atlantica).

Farming is still a big industry in Cyprus and there are still plenty of working farms in and around Simou village in the Ezousa and Argaki tis Kampouras valleys where the land is still very fertile.

With the land of the Ezousa and Argaki tis Kampouras valleys being so fertile and the summers being so dry and hot, farmers can usually get two or three crop rotations of cereals etc. in a year.

There are a number of water fountains and features in Simou Village, the one in the picture above is the largest in the village.

Simou Village is located in hills above the Argaki tis Kampouras Valley as can be seen in the photograph above.