After climbing as close to the top of Mt Olympus as is possible we meandered through the Troodos Mountains, stopping off at Archaengel Michael, the small, World Hertiage Recognised site, one of the 10 painted churches of Troodos. Apparently,

“... the ten churches bear outstanding testimony to Byzantine civilization, are well-conserved examples of rural religious architecture and provide evidence for the links between eastern and western Christian art. They contain byzantine metropolitan art of the highest quality. They also display elements that are specific to Cyprus and that were determined by its geography, history and climate. The architecture of these small churches is unique, confined to the Troodos range and almost certainly of indigenous origin.”

So there you have it, spectacular, local, indigenous art borrowing from surrounding cultures, storytelling the faith for future generations.

Extra .... the view up the hill from the church. And where we had lunch.