Platres

Platres Πλάτρες (Greek) Platres (Turkish) Πάνω Πλάτρες (Greek) Yukarı Platres (Turkish)
Village
Platres
Motto(s):  In Platres, the nightingales will not let you sleep - Τ' αηδόνια δε σ' αφήνουνε να κοιμηθείς στις Πλάτρες (Giorgos Seferis/Γιώργος Σεφέρης, 1955)
Platres
Coordinates: 34°53′13″N 32°51′46″E / 34.88694°N 32.86278°E / 34.88694; 32.86278
Country	Cyprus
District	Limassol
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	200
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Postal code	CY-4820
Website	http://www.platres.org.cy

Platres (Greek: Πλάτρες) or Pano Platres (Greek: Πάνω Πλάτρες; Turkish: Yukarı Platres; English: Upper Platres), is a Μountainous village in Cyprus. It is located on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains and is one of the wine villages (Greek: κρασοχώρια, krasochoria). Platres is the largest Troodos resort, situated about 5km from Troodos Square, 25 kilometers (16 mi) north-west of Limassol and 45 kilometers (28 mi) south-west of the capital Nicosia. Platres is a very old village and is mentioned among the 119 villages of the Limassol district that existed during the Lusignan Era (1192-1489 AD) and the Venetian Era (1489-1571 AD). Platres is the principal hill resort of Cyprus. The town has a resident population of fewer than 300, but this can swell to 10,000 during tourist seasons.

The village is often called Pano Platres after the village of Tornarides, which is a smaller residential settlement situated some 3 km to the south-west, was renamed Kato Platres (Greek: Κάτω Πλάτρες; English: Lower Platres). Locals still continue to refer to Pano Platres as just Platres.