Field photograph·Csn3229

A mountain village

Mountain village of plastered houses with tiled roofs and a tall bell tower, above terraced fields
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3229. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A hillside village of whitewashed houses with tiled roofs and balconies climbs the slope, with a tall bell tower rising above the rooftops. Trees, low stone walls and terraced plots fill the foreground, and bare hills rise behind the village under a pale sky.

English, as on the record

A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE "In the neighbourhood of the village which is pleasant and wellpeopled one might easily perceive that industry had been used in agriculture." Alexander Drummond-1745 (Travels through different cities). Norman Smith

English, as on the record

A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE "In the neighbourhood of the village which is pleasant and wellpeopled one might easily perceive that industry had been used in agriculture." Alexander Drummond-1745 (Travels through different cities). Norman Smith