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Akamas

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Akamas

The Akamas peninsula, as described in the Conservation Management Plan of World Bank/EU, covers about 230 square km and is located on the western tip of Cyprus. It is an area of gr…

Aliki  Salt Lake - Larnaka

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Aliki Salt Lake - Larnaka

Aliki of Larnaka is located in the southwest of the city, east of the villages of Meneou and Dromolaxia, close to Larnaka airport. It is the second largest salt lake in Cyprus and …

Archaeological Places

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Archaeological Places

Cyprus, although small geographically, is nevertheless enormous in the grandeur of the archaeological monuments of various chronological periods that flood and decorate the island …

Monuments

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Monuments

Our island, Cyprus, which has given birth to merit with heroic characteristics, the island that has nurtured young people to sacrifice the freedom of their homeland in their altar,…

Ayia Napa Cathedral - Limassol

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Ayia Napa Cathedral - Limassol

Ayia Napa Cathedral in Limassol is considered to be a point of reference and of historical importance to the city. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and according to tradition it …

Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaka

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Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaka

The church of St. Lazarus in Larnaka was built by the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI in the late 9th century and belongs to the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus. The magnifi…

Agios Neophytos Monastery - Pafos

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Agios Neophytos Monastery - Pafos

The monastery of Agios Neophytos is located 10 km outside Pafos, near the village of Tala. It was founded by St. Neophytos himself in 1159, who lived there and died in 1219, at the…

Panagia Angeloktisti Church- Kiti

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Panagia Angeloktisti Church- Kiti

The temple of Panagia Aggeloktisti is located at the northwest end of Kiti village, 12 kilometers southwest of Larnaka and ancient Kition. It was built in the 11th century on the r…

Agios Raphael Church - Pachyammos

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Agios Raphael Church - Pachyammos

The Holy Temple of St. Raphael in Pachyammos is located at the foot of the Lorobunus, in a border area that was hard-pressed in August 1964 by Turkish air raids. The church of Sain…

Agia Thekla Chapel - Sotira

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Agia Thekla Chapel - Sotira

The small chapel of Agia Thekla is built between the municipalities of Agia Napa and Sotiras. Religiously it belongs to Sotira. It is the "apple of the contention" between the two …

Agios Georgios Chapel - Ayia Napa

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Agios Georgios Chapel - Ayia Napa

The chapel of Agios Georgios is located near the port of Ayia Napa. It is a modern exterior plastered building, consisting of arches with columns of modern architecture. The inner …

Amathus

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Amathus

Amathus was an ancient city-state in Cyprus, near the present city of Limassol. It is a coastline with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea on the south side of Cyprus, east of …

Aliki (Salt Lake) Limassol

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Aliki (Salt Lake) Limassol

Aliki (Salt Lake) Limassol, is located southeast of the city, in Akrotiri and controlled by the British base. This lake is three times the size of the one found in Larnaka, with an…

Limassol Castle

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Limassol Castle

The Medieval Castle of Limassol is built just above the old harbor of the city. According to tradition, in this Castle, Richard the Lionheart married Berengaria of Navarre. Althoug…

Kourion (Curium)

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Kourion (Curium)

In ancient times, Kourion was an important kingdom and it is located on the southeastern coast of Cyprus near the Episkopi Limassol. The once thriving city of Curium was destroyed …