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Turkish Quarter
Strolling the streets of the old Turkish neighbourhood of Skala is a glimpse of the Cyprus of old. This quaint district is a watercolour-worthy scene of squat cottages with peeling whitewash, coloured window shutters and flowerpot-studded doorways. Road signs here still carry their
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Old Town
Wrapping around the Old Harbour, between Canbulat Caddesi and Kale Sokak, the diminutive Old Town is Kyrenia’s most atmospheric area for a wander. Its winding alleyways hold a jumble of abandoned old stone buildings slowly slipping into disrepair, mixed with newer concrete houses.W
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Museum of Barbarism
The gruesome posters and photographs that once greeted arrivals at the Ledra Palace Hotel crossing have been removed, but this museum has some similarly harrowing exhibits, including photo-documentary displays, particularly of Turkish Cypriots murdered in the villages of Agios Sozo
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Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus
Arts and crafts dating back over 150 years comprise the eclectic private collection of the amiable, English-speaking owner, Kibris Özei. Spread over three vast galleried floors, the exhibits include delicate Ottoman glass rosewater sprinklers, 19th-century carved Cypriot sideboards
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Archaeological Museum
This museum includes an extensive collection of pottery, and a selection of items dating from neolithic and Chalcolithic times (primarily shards and implements for domestic use) through to Mycenaean pottery. A multitude of terracotta figures on show are thought to be the remains of
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Byzantine Museum
Located in the courtyard of the Agios Lazaros complex, this museum originally contained many priceless relics and artefacts. Unfortunately, much of the collection was on loan to Lemesos’ Archaeological Museum in the 1960s when sectarian violence broke out and the museum was looted.
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Ancient Kition
A lot of the original city-kingdom of Kition is still covered by present-day Larnaka. What is unearthed of the ancient city, referred to as Area II, is about 1km northwest of central Larnaka. The site appears sparse as you walk the raised runway that takes you over the remains of C
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Glapsides
This sandy public beach is 4km north of Famagusta. Shallow and sheltered by its position in the bay, it’s popular with locals and great for kids.There’s a beach bar and restaurant, and you can hire sun loungers and umbrellas. Jet skis, pedal-bikes and canoes are available for hire,
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Grand Mosque
Located at the beginning of Larnaka’s Turkish quarter, with its maze of sleepy whitewashed streets, the Grand Mosque is the spiritual home of Larnaka’s Muslim community. Left untouched when the Turkish community dispersed in 1974, it now predominantly serves Muslims from North Afri
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Laïki Yitonia
Laïki Yitonia, meaning ‘popular neighbourhood’, was restored after it served for many years as an area for painted ladies and dodgy merchants. This tiny southern part of the Old City is Nicosia’s only tourist area. This means it’s full of bad restaurants with tacky water features,
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Oleastro Olive Park
All you ever wanted to know about the humble olive and were afraid to ask. Oleastro is devoted to the story of this mainstay of Cypriot cuisine. The museum walks you through Olives 101, highlighting its long history of cultivation on the island. There are exhibits of traditional ol
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Agios Mamas Orthodox Church
Dedicated to the island’s beloved tax-repelling patron saint, this church was formerly the site of a pagan temple. Before 1974, the faithful used to visit the ancient marble tomb of Saint Mamas here, from which a mysterious liquid is said to have oozed when the Ottomans pierced it
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Alagadı Beach
Alagadı (Turtle) Beach, approximately 19km east of Kyrenia, is where the Society for the Protection of Turtles (SPOT) has its small monitoring station called the Goat Shed where you can find out about turtle conservation. This is not really used as a swimming beach, but you are abl
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Folk Art Museum
Near the village centre, this museum houses clothing, furniture and agricultural tools that provide a snapshot of the culture, customs and history of the Marathasa region.
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Cultural Centre of Occupied Famagusta
This centre is a sober reminder of the island’s ongoing separation. There is an audio-visual presentation and information about Famagusta but the real reason to visit is for the panoramic views (binoculars provided) across the bizarre barbed-wire no-man’s land to Varosia from the r
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Museum of Natural History
Clearly signposted off the main street, this museum is an unexpected attraction to find here, with its two large galleries of animals and birds endemic to the island, as well as a modest display of rocks and minerals. While taxidermists may not be impressed with some of the mildly
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Byzantine Art Museum
Located within the complex of the Makarios Cultural Foundation, this museum has the islands largest collection of icons related to Cyprus. There are some 220 pieces in the museum, dating from the 5th to the 19th centuries. Among the more interesting items on display are the icons o
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Salamis
This was Cyprus most important pre-Christian city, and its still the countrys best archaeological site. You could easily spend a day here, checking out the fully restored Roman amphitheatre, the gymnasium with marble baths, and the fascinating mosaics. Salamis history provides a cr
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Agios Georgios Museum
This unusual museum is located 4km north of Kato Pafos on the spot where the caïque Agios Georgios (now the museum’s prime exhibit), captained by EOKA rebel Georgios Grivas, landed in November 1954. It carried a large supply of arms and munitions, with the aim of overthrowing Briti
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Dervish Pasha Museum
This small ethnographic museum is housed in a 19th-century mansion. Built in 1807, it belonged to a wealthy Turkish Cypriot, Derviş Paşa, who published Cyprus’ first Turkish-language newspaper. The house became an ethnographic museum in 1988. Household goods, including an old loom,
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