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'There are whole woods of cypress and many fine trees. From these last oozes the best and most fragrant resin or turpentine, of the greatest use in affections of the stomach and spitting blood. Ioannes Cotovicus (Iohann van Kootwyck) Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum et Syriacum (1598-99) |
In this delightful valley, between Vavla and Kato-Drys, lies the monastery of St. Minas the Glorious, an Egyptian martyr of the 3rd. century. |
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Vavla village
