Petraforos
Petralofos, the Upper Land, has a view of the Sea from its highest level, and slopes down to the Lemon Grove road.
The main roads in the area are surfaced and minor roads may be concreted but farm roads are
unmade tracks and are re-leveled each year in late spring, when the major periods of rainfall have ended.
Chronology of Petralofos
September 2008
It was exciting to visit the Upper land and view the new track which enables easy access to examine the land and to view the sea at Lampes Bay. The Upper land faces South, with a view of the lemon grove and the valley. This plot has never been properly named because of the dispute over ownership and the attention paid to the main groves. Now it will be possible to prune the wild olives, view the wild flowers more easily, and further open the rocky land, which has been too difficult to walk on safely. It is being named "Petralofos" which means "stony hill".
2007
The dipute of ownership has now been resolved and the land designated as "meadow". Work can therfore g ahead to clear it, or parts of it. The aim now is to clear it back to its original state, but leaving some of the wild trees and shrubs that have grown in order to blend into the surrounding land, and provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
2001 - 2006
Work to clear the land is not allowed until the issue of ownership has been reolved in the court. Meanwhile, possible uses for the upper land are bee-keeping and it would be an ideal place for star-gazing. Even these activities are a problem without a path or track to safely navigate the rocky parts.