Village of Cyprus - Arsos
There are many versions concerning the name of Arsos. The name may have originated from the ancient Greek word "alsos" which means small forest and may relate to the holy forest of goddess Aphrodite. This large, unspoilt village is set amongst hills of chalky rock, 830m above sea level. It has a traditional ambience about it, with old houses built in the same local style as several new buildings. The natural beauty of Arsos emerges when you take the Six Fountains nature trail through the valley on the northwest of the village. You can admire the flora which includes more than 40 kinds of trees such as terebinthy, aspen, walnut and platan (plane) trees and the fauna which includes foxes, endemic and migrating birds and rare species of butterflies. Six traditional fountains are placed along the trail. Ask a local for guidence.