lefkara village

Great little village in the foothills. Authentic hand-made lace articles. Nice little restaurant on the road in to the town. We visited back in 1997 but I don't think much has changed. Not a tourist area. That's why we loved it.

Lace making is a traditional way of life in Lefakara.The town, the silver jewelry, the old church and old architecture is really beautiful. However, you will feel very pressured to make a purchase when you walk through the town.

The small village (Pano Lefkara, there are two small villages called Lefkara) is maybe the best "traditional village" I've seen ever in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania or Cyprus. Its narrow streets, small shops, taverns and hotels look simply amazing. You need to leave your car in a parking and then go for a 2-3 hours walk trough the village, have a great Cypriot coffee, a small lunch, buy a souvenir and take lots of pictures. It's maybe the best thing to do beside swimming in Cyprus....

I visited Lefkara in the beginning of january 2015 so it was out of season and fortunatelly there were very few tourists in the village but a lot of shops was closed. In summer season it must be very crowdy. But you should visit this village while you stay in Cyprus. It is beautiful

Small but lovely village. a couple of tourist shops selling lace and silver. Consider buying an icon as a souvenir as genuine products are for sale.

After a nice drive up to the village with great views, we arrived expecting to come across some pushy sales people as I read other reviews before going but OMG I stepped out of my car and I was immediately hassled and asked to go into a shop. Each and every shop had the same sales pitch "we're you from" "I was there last year" "no obligation to buy". I felt like saying how about you back off and let us look. I don't know you, I don't want to know you, you are not my friend, no I don't want a cup of tea and all you care about is my credit card. But I'm British so I was polite and said nothing...... We also bought nothing despite there being a dazzling amount of jewellery to choose from. Their sales patter was counter productive and borderline desparate, very off putting. We went off seasons and it was 5 degrees colder up there so take a jumper, parking was easy but I would imagine in the summer you'll have fun finding a spot.

A beautifull village devided to Pano and Kato Lefkara (mosty known to tourists is Pano Lefkara),with norrow streets, small taverns and coffee-shops, surrownded by an incredible nature every season of the year. It is located on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains. Is about an hour and half from Nicosia and very near to Larnaca. The village took it's name from the white of its silica and limestone and is famous for it's laces known as Lefkaritika. Leonardo da Vinci visited the village in 1481, and purchased a lace cloth for the Main Altar of the Duomo di Milano. Lefkara is also famous of silver handicrafts, of traditional dish <Tavas Lefkaritikos> and of the very old church of <Timios Stavros> (Holly Cross). You can also visit Fatsa Wax Museum (is about Cyprus History) for a fee of 5 euro for adults and 3.50 euro for children up to twelve years old.We visited Lefkara many times and every time we try to see something new in the area around.About 15 minutes from Lefkara at next village Kato Drys is the Monastery of Saint Minas and Platanos Restaurant with Cyprus Traditional cusine, plenty and tasty. Another good idea to have traditional lunch is at Maria's Restaurant at Vavatsinia village about 45' from Lefkara.

About 25-30 minutes drive from Larnaka, this village is the most picturesque place we've seen in Cyprus (we have not seen everything, of course). We just walked some smaller side streets with their beautiful yards, windows and benches, and it was charming. The village is famous for its lace and silver work, and from the moment you get out of your car you are under a constant barrage of very pushy shop owners (until you escape into one of those smaller streets). They were so aggressive that we did not even risk stopping by the a shop window and looking at what they had to offer.

Leftists is renowned for its lace and silver, and there are certainly plenty of outlets for purchasing both in this scenic village. The shop beside the new car park is good, with a friendly and not too pushy owner. Very good choice of lace and jewellery. The shop at the top of the hill, opposite the town hall and cafe, is also good with fair prices. Although we did find the lady to be a bit too over zealous with her sales pitch! Best to be determined to only buy within budget, and choose those items that you really want. The church at the bottom of the village is worth a look around.

you get to see how fresh hallomi is made and you can eat some while you are there too. We also saw the flour mill while we were there, which was very interesting.

How disappointing when had been told by others of this traditional village. You need to run the gauntlet of women supposedly making lace. Quite sure some of them had been working on the same piece for years. Be very aware of the shop at the top of the hill that drags you in with free parking and then into the shop to sell you traditional Lefkara lace,but sometimes they slip up and forget to remove the made in China labels. There is no guarantee that you are getting the real thing! If you enter their shops and don't purchase, the ladies of Lefkara are not as friendly as they were when you arrived.As for the village there are more traditional and beautiful places to visit than Lefkara.

Lovely traditional Village with Narrow streets and lots of Atmosphere, it`s in the Hills above Larnaca, Great Souvenir shops with Gold, Silver and Lace in abundance. We spent Hours looking before settling on some gifts from Harry and Maria Loizou`s Shop opposite the Tourist Pavilion Restaurant ! not pushy and very chatty.

We had read about the Lacemakers of Lefkara Village and decided that we should pay a visit. Upon arrival we found a car park and then started walking along the main street. At almost every lace shop we were hassled by 'innocent looking lace makers' to come into their shops and see their handiwork. It made for a very unpleasant visit and one we would not want to repeat. If only they realised that if we had been left to wander and browse at our leisure we would have stayed longer and more than likely spent much more than we did. Away from the shops we found some lovely side streets of typical cottages etc.Unfortunately we had to repeat the whole experience to get back to the car!

Gives you an idea of what village life used to be like. Head off the main drag into the side streets. This place is all about lace there isn't really much else there

Lefkara is a historically interesting village, with traditional architecture, narrow winding streets and a church well worth a visit. It is worth visiting the museum which is an example of how people lived in the village at the turn of the 20th century. Personally I found the local lace sellers annoying and over-priced, but the village itself is very pretty and well worth a visit.