Kalavasos

Kalavasos is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi, on the river Vasilikos. In its vicinity, there are copper mines.
The name is reputed to mean beautiful wooded valley in old Greek.

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History

Kalavasos has been a settlement since the New Stone Age. The Tenta archaeological site is located in Kalavasos.
Between 1938-1978 the Hellenic Mining Company railway ran through Kalavasos, taking copper and other minerals from the Kalavasos mines to a port at Vasiliko