The “Petra tou Antrogynou” (stone of the married couple) is situated in the entrance of Palia Kakopetria, near the upgrade road that leads to the church of Transfiguration.
There are many traditions related to the “Petra tou Antrogynou”. Each couple after their wedding they went to the big stone where a special ceremony took place.
First of all, the couple should walk around the stone and then sit on it. Then, all the friends of the couple congratulated them and wished them to have a happy marriage.
Another version of the custom says that the couple just sat on the stone so that their marriage would be very happy.
These traditions give an excellent explanation to the name of the stone, and they offer a special “scent” to the customs of Kakopetria.
On the other hand the “Petra tou Antrogynou” is related with an unpleasant event, which took place in the village. After one wedding ceremony, a couple went to the stone in order to realize the above custom. Unfortunately the stone started to move and crushed a couple of the guests.
Another tradition says that the village “Kakopetria”, which in Greek means bad stone, was given after the unpleasant story that took place at the “Petra tou Antrogynou”.