We need only drive 50 miles to hit the coast again, but just as we depart the Troodos Mountains, we find a brewery within an old village surrounding land that people have inhabited for around 5,000 years.
"Lofou is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus. Archaeological evidence indicates the area around the village has been inhabited since at least the early to middle Bronze Age (3300-2600 BC)."
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https://allaboutlimassol.com/en/bes-beer-kyriakos-has-set-up-a-small-brewery-with-delightful-flavors-in-his-village
"In the cobbled alleys of Lofou, apart from beautiful traditional houses, you will find a small yet miraculous brewery. Kyriakos, returning to his village years later, after working many years as an electrical engineer in the telecommunications industry, decided to set up a workshop amongst his family's old homes in order to produce delicious, craft beer.
At Kyriakos’ small brewery, you can see the beer going through all the stages of fermentation, mixing with the special aromas of hops. In fact, you can see a young climbing hop plant at the entrance.
With the Bes Beer brand, an exquisite range of beers is on the Cyprian market that pleasantly surprise us with the variety and intensity of their aromas. In the brewery range you will find light lager, wonderful IPA with active fermentation elements, but also a strong, dark beer."
We found Kyriakos to be quite welcoming as he gave us a short tour of his brewery and shared some of his insights into living and working in Cyprus.
"In the cobbled alleys of Lofou, apart from beautiful traditional houses, you will find a small yet miraculous brewery. Kyriakos, returning to his village years later, after working many years as an electrical engineer in the telecommunications industry, decided to set up a workshop amongst his family's old homes in order to produce delicious, craft beer.
At Kyriakos’ small brewery, you can see the beer going through all the stages of fermentation, mixing with the special aromas of hops. In fact, you can see a young climbing hop plant at the entrance.
With the Bes Beer brand, an exquisite range of beers is on the Cyprian market that pleasantly surprise us with the variety and intensity of their aromas. In the brewery range you will find light lager, wonderful IPA with active fermentation elements, but also a strong, dark beer."
We found Kyriakos to be quite welcoming as he gave us a short tour of his brewery and shared some of his insights into living and working in Cyprus.
 |  | Newly borned beer is prepped for the next stage. The smells permeate the senses.  |
We continue our tour of Lofou - this little museum of agricultural history delights...
 | We see various presses for olive oil and millworks for grain, along with photos from decades ago, before the farms declined in number around the village.  |
Many dwellings have been maintained through time, others restored, still many others are on their own decline.
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Gerri hangs out at the "vanishing point"...
We arrive in Paphos...and find a decent Chinese restaurant...it was very satisfying.
 |  Our comfortable lodging with assured parking.  |
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