A ‘travelling’ village on the verge of abandonment

This small village tucked away in the Paphos rural landscape has been on the move for over 200 years, ravaged by Turks in 1821 and relocated in 1953 during British colonial rule after it was destroyed in an earthquake.

Today, Eledio of just 37 permanent residents, no school and a priest on loan, is on the verge of becoming a ghost village. For the past three years, there has been no Christmas liturgy in the village church.

Eledio sits among wine villages, 23 kilometres northeast of Paphos...