Kritou Terra (Greek: Kρήτου Τέρρα [locally [ˌkritu ˈterːa]]; Turkish: Giritutera) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km east of Dhrousha.
Kritou Terra is located 479 m above sea level.
[3] Situated in the area of Laona, as the wider area is called and in a landscape surrounded by high mountain peaks and to the north overlooking the Gulf of Chrysochous, Kritou Terra is built at an altitude of 465 meters, is one of the ampelochoria (wine-producing villages of Cyprus) of the island and is considered one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages of the province.
[4] It has fantastic climatic conditions and because it is located by the third biggest spring in Cyprus it is green all year round.
There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer in Kritou Terra.