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Alevkaya Herbarium
On the back road in the Beşparmak (Pentadaktylos) Range, you’ll find the forest station between Esentepe (Agios Amvrosios) and Değirmenlik (Kythrea). The herbarium here is home to endemic Cypriot flora, including some 1250 native plant species. It displays a range of preserved and
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Makarios Cultural Foundation
The highlight of the foundation is the magnificent Byzantine Art Museum , which has the island’s largest collection of icons relating to Cyprus. There are some 220 pieces in the museum, dating from the 5th to 19th centuries. Don’t miss the six examples of the superb Kanakaria mosai
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Larnaka Fort
Built in the Lusignan era, the fort stands at the water’s edge and separates the Finikoudes promenade from the old Turkish quarter. Its present form is a result of remodelling by the Ottomans around 1605.The courtyard is home to some Medieval tomb stone exhibits and old cannons and
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Monastery of Agios Irakleidios
Easily combined with an excursion to the nearby archeological site of Tamassos is a visit to this historic monastery which has been occupied by nuns since the 1960s. The original church was built in the 5th century AD, but the current monastic buildings date from the late 18th cent
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Golden Beach
Possibly the best on the island, Golden Beach is worth the trip to the Karpas in itself. Its white sand dunes and gentle curves meet the calm, clear sea, and wild donkeys graze nonchalantly on the hills while you soak up the tranquility. It’s truly enchanting, with little developme
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Agia Solomoni & the Christian Catacomb
This modest tomb complex is the burial site of the seven Machabee Brothers, who were martyred around 174 BC. Their mother was Agia Solomoni, a Jewish woman who became a saint after the death of her sons. It is thought that the space was a synagogue in Roman times. The entrance to t
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Panagia Forviotissa
This Unesco-listed church is in a stunning setting, on the perimeter of the Adelfi Forest 4km southwest of Nikitari village. Dedicated to the Virgin of ‘Phorbiottissa’, it has arguably the finest set of vibrant and colourful Byzantine frescos in the Troödos Mountains. They date fro
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House of Hatzigeorgakis Kornesios
From 1779 to 1809, the House of Hatzigeorgakis Kornesios belonged to Kornesios, the Great Dragoman of Cyprus, who accumulated his vast wealth through various estates and tax exemptions, and became the most powerful man in Cyprus. The house itself is more beautiful and interesting t
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Lady’s Mile Beach
This 7km stretch of hard-packed sand and pebble is a popular weekend beach. Named after a horse owned by a colonial governor who exercised his mare here, it runs south beyond Lemesos’ New Port along the eastern side of the British-controlled Akrotiri Peninsula. Keep driving away fr
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Five Mile Beach
Five Mile (also known as Yavuz Çıkarma) is one of Kyrenia’s best swimming beaches. Run by Escape Beach Club, it’s hugely popular and during summer you should get here early to find space. Hire a sun lounger and umbrella to counter the lack of shade. Swimmers should be mindful of th
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Panagia tou Araka
This 12th-century Unesco-listed church is on the outskirts of Lagoudera village. From the outside it appears enormous, the pitched roof and wooden trellis concealing the church within. Inside, it has some of the finest examples of late Comnenian style (1192) frescos in the Orthodox
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Panagia tis Podythou
Located in the village of Galata, on the Nicosia road, is this 16th-century Unesco-listed church that was established in 1502 by Dimitrios de Coron, a Greek military officer, in the service of James II (King of Cyprus). It was occupied by monks until the 1950s.Internally, its 17th-
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Timiou Stavrou (Holy Cross) Monastery
Fronted by the town’s impressive (and massive) cobbled square, at the monastery’s entrance stands a statue commemorating a former abbot, Dositheos, who was murdered by Turkish troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Acting as the parish church today, the monastery was
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Agia Napa Monastery
Surreally surrounded by modern temples to partying, this beautiful monastery is a serene reminder of the great history Agia Napa has to offer over and above its nightlife. Built in 1500 by the Venetians, it protects a cave in which an icon of the Virgin Mary was hidden during the i
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Timios Stavros
Built in the 12th century, this Unesco-listed church was originally dome shaped with a single aisle. In the 13th and 14th centuries it was added to; only the frescoed apse is original. The frescos (1178) include Jesus depicted (rather oversized) in prayer from the waist up, with th
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Mevlevi Shrine Museum
The Mevlevi Shrine Museum is a former 17th-century tekke (Muslim shrine) of the mystic Islamic sect known as the Mevlevi order or, more famously, the whirling dervishes. Their spiritual philosophy, which started in the Turkish town of Konya, is based on the mystical branch of Islam
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Hala Sultan Tekkesi
Surrounded by date palms, cypresses and olive trees, this mosque and tekke (shrine), built in the late 18th century, sit wistfully on the edge of Larnaka’s salt lake. According to Muslim lore, during the Arab raids on Cyprus in 674 Umm Haram, the revered aunt of the Prophet Mohamme
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Shipwreck Museum
The Kyrenia Shipwreck chamber contains the remains of the oldest shipwreck recovered from Cypriot waters. This wooden-hulled (Aleppo pine) Greek merchant ship sank off the Kyrenia coast around 300 BC, and was discovered by a local diver in 1967. Its cargo consisted of amphorae, alm
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Necropolis of Salamis
This ancient cemetery dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries BC and consists of a scattering of 150 graves spread out over the wide field.The arrangement of the burial chambers closely matches descriptions of Mycenaean tombs in Homer’s Iliad . Kings and nobles were buried here wit
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Thalassa Municipal Museum of the Sea
This fantastic contemporary museum opened in 2005 and is dedicated to all things relating to the sea. It shows the enormous impact the ocean has had on Cypriot life and culture.The museum covers over 700 years of sea-life history and also houses an exact replica of an ancient vesse
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