The Pierides Museum is home to a collection of precious folkloric and archaeological artifacts which has been assembled over five generations by the Pierides family.

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Bellapais is a small village in northern Cyprus, about four miles from Kyrenia (Girne in Turkish) and was the home for some years of Lawrence Durrell who wrote about life in Cyprus in his book Bitter Lemons. He mentions passing the time drinking coffee under the Tree of Idleness in the village and there are two places which lay claim to being the spot. Unfortunately his book did not identify it completely or perhaps it is fortunate because two establishments can cash in on the name. His house, up a very steep climb has a plaque on it and one can have the pleasure of returning by a not-quite-so-perpendicular way which has an added interest in passing by old olive presses. The jewel in the whole village is Bellapais Abbey, the abbey of peace, built by monks of the Premonstratensian order in the 13th century. It is a most imposing ruin in a wonderful situation commanding a long view down to Kyrenia and the sea.

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Karmi is a Greek village of Kyrenia district CYPRUS located on mount Pentadactylos, and approximately 8.5 km southwest from the town of Kyrenia. Karmi village is located in the occupied by Turkish army area of Cyprus since 1974.

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Warm Welcome from Pafos Bird Park & Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. Pafos Bird Park truly is magical. As humans we tend to forget all the magic around us. We are so busy with our day to day lives that we do not see all the magic of nature. So why not take the time out from your busy schedules to visit us here at Pafos Bird Park so that you can relax & reconnect with Mother Nature.

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Located near Larnaca International Airport, the slat lake fills with water during the winter and is visited by flocks of flamingoes who stay here from November till the end of March. During the summer period, the salt lake dries up.

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The Mosque of Umm Haram is the chief Muslim shrine on the island and an important holy site for the entire Muslim world. It is also a listed Ancient Monument of B Schedule no.8 in the Larnaca District. The accounts regarding its existence have generally been dated from the first Arab raids on Cyprus (A.D 647 or A.D 649). The most likely account tells of the death of the wife of “Ubada bin al-Samit”, Umm Haram, during a raid upon the island organized by Muawiyah. She fell from her mule and died after breaking her neck during the siege of Larnaca. She was buried near the salt lake and her grave became a sacred shrine. Hala Sultan (Umm Haram) was the Prophet Muhammad’s ‘wet-nurse’.

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The Famagusta Gate, part of the fortified medieval town wall of Nicosia, is a historic relic bequeathed to us by the island's turbulent past.

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This Museum houses the oldest trading ship known to us with her cargo, which was raised from the bottom of the sea.

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The ancient kingdom of Lambousa (translates as -the shining one-) was founded by Phoenician traders in the 8th century B.C. and remained a quietly prosperous until the Christian era, when groves of mulberries fed a highly profitable silk industry. The foundations of a lighthouse, sea-water fishponds and a portion of the city's wall survive from the 6th century Byzantine town. A silver dinner service from this period was found here in the early years of this century, presumably hidden just before the Saracens sacked the city in the 7th century.

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The Paphos Aquarium invites you to enter a mysterious underwater world - to experience life in the fascinating realms of the deep. Never before in Cyprus has there been an opportunity like this for learning about the mysteries of marine life. Now you can admire a spectacular array of colourful fish from different oceans, seas and rivers around the globe.

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Nestling amidst 30,000 m2 of landscaped grounds, APHRODITE WATER PARK is perfectly located across from the Hotels on the seafront of the Tourist Area. Direct regular bus connection is available to all hotels situated towards the Coral Bay Area.

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Petra tou Romiou, a rock off the shore along the main road from Paphos to Limassol, has been regarded since ancient times as the birthplace of Aphrodite, goddes of love and fertility.

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Nowadays, zoos are quite important and have an educational and scientific utility. They are facilities, which may contribute to animals’ breeding and preserving, mainly in the case of rare species’ or of those facing extermination. Therefore the zoos contribute to knowing them better and are directly involved in the world nature protection strategy mainly to the rare species’ or those facing extermination. They, therefore, contribute to knowing them better and are directly involved in the world nature protection strategy. The visitors are given the possibility to getting in contact with and knowing them. They help people be aware of the emotional relationship with nature, which is necessary indeed but also with its living part.

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Larnaca Fort marks the end of the seafront promenade and houses a simple exhibition of historical objects including cannons, suits of armour, lace from nearby Lefkara and other assorted.

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Alexandria Parish was founded in 1955 and dedicated to The Holy Great Martyr Saint Lazarus. Father Ilija Bulovan secured the use of St.Mark's Anglican Church in Alexandria for services, and then in 1961, the property was purchased from Anglican Church.

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The Byzantine Angeloktisti Church at Kiti, Cyprus, the team will produce trial reconstructions of the interior as part of the project. (Credit: Image courtesy of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Our understanding of what life was like in bygone eras could be boosted, thanks to a new initiative aiming to depict more accurately and realistically how heritage sites may have looked in their heyday. Computer scientists and cultural heritage researchers are assessing whether today’s increasingly sophisticated 3-d computer technology can be combined with the most recent historical evidence to produce significantly improved visual reconstructions of churches, palaces and other ancient sites.

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Documents, photographs and other memorabilia of the 1955-1959 National Liberation Struggle.

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Ayios Ioannis (St. John's Cathedral) in Nicosia was built in 1662 within the courtyard of the archiepiscopal palace. Look for the 18th-century murals illustrating important moments in Cypriot religious history and including a depiction of the tomb of St. Barnabas.

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Archbishop's Palace / Archbishopric, Nicosia, tourist attractions, information, pictures, maps.

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The castle which lies to the north - east of Kyrenia dominates the harbour and is built on the tetragonal form. It is first referred to by ancient sources in the year 1191 A.D. When the English King Richard The Lion Heart defeated lsaac Comnenus on his way to the Crusades and conquered Cyprus.

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The best preserved of North Cyprus' three castles, this fairytale castle (said by some to have inspired the one in Disneyland) is perched on a steep hilltop with commanding views over Kyrenia and the coast. The castle is named not after St. Hilarion the Great, the founder of monasticism in Palestine who died near Paphos about A.D. 371, but after a later saint, of whom little is known. He is counted among the three hundred saints who according to local tradition, sought refuge in Cyprus when the Arabs overran the Holy Land. His relics were preserved in the castle and "kept right worshipfully" according to an English visitor in the 14th century

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In 1567, just before the conquest of Cyprus by the Ottomans, the Venetians started to build new walls in place of the old Lusignan walls ringing the city, so as to be able to defend Nicosia. A famous Venetian engineer named Guilio Savorgnano drew the plans of the walls. The walls have a circumference of three miles, eleven bastions each like a castle, and three gates.

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This is a sixteenth century inn, the name meaning, great inn. It is situated in Asmaaltı Street and is classified by the Department of Antiquities as an ancient building.

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Largest collection of icons on the island, covering the period from 9th to the18th century. The Art Galleries contain oil paintings, maps, lithographs etc.

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There are no architectural features about the ruins of Buffavento Castle* (sometimes spelled as Bufavento; also known as The Hundred Houses of Rigaina). The château was built merely for a watch tower and perhaps a prison, along with St. Hilarion and Kantara, as a part of the defensive chain against the Arab raids - the accommodation is of a limited extent. The square chamber on the summit may have been built as a chapel, or converted to that use subsequently. Like the other two it guarded an important pass through the mountains and it had signal connections with the other two strongholds.

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Sourp Magar Monastery lies in a beautiful spot in the mountain of North Cyprus, on the cliff edge and at the start of a deep ravine. While the name Sourp Magor means the Virgin Mary, this 11th century Coptic monastery is dedicated to St Makarios of Alexandria, an Egyptian hermit and whose Coptic monastery in Egypt still exists today. Sourp Magar then became an Armenian monastery in about 1425AD.

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Ancient Village in Cyprus. Vrysi is a settlement dating to the Neolithic II Period. The Neolithic on Cyprus has two cultural phases, pre-pottery Neolithic I (7000-6000BC) and Neolithic II (4500-3900BC). The houses were built half-sunk, their walls made of stone and wet clay and roofed with reeds covered with mud and wet clay. The inner walls were also plastered with wet clay. Rush mats were used on the floor. Narrow, covered passages linked the houses. The people cultivated cereals and herded animals, and buried their dead outside their settlements. Olive and grape remains from Vrysi indicate the colonists introduced specialized horticulture to Cyprus soon after it had originated on the mainland. Their innovation was pottery - Red-on-White at Vrysi. Amongst the finds unearthed were polished stone axes and chisels, and stone idols.

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Warm Welcome from Pafos Bird Park & Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. Pafos Bird Park truly is magical. As humans we tend to forget all the magic around us. We are so busy with our day to day lives that we do not see all the magic of nature. So why not take the time out from your busy schedules to visit us here at Pafos Bird Park so that you can relax & reconnect with Mother Nature.

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Established in 2000, Black Rock Dive Centre is a PADI 5 Star IDC and Gold Palm resort, the only scuba diving centre in Pissouri and the closest to guests of the exclusive golf resort of Aphrodite Hills and the five star luxury of the Colombia Beach Hotel.

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The cathedral is noted as being the largest and the finest temple, and the most important Gothic structure in Cyprus. It is said to have been constructed over a Byzantine church called Hagia Sophia on the same site. The construction was started by the Latin Archbishop Eustorge de Montaigu in 1208. It was consecrated in 1326 and opened to religious service. As it was the most important church of Cyprus the coronation ceremonies of the Lusignan kings were held here. The cathedral was restored by the Genoese in 1373, and by the Mamluks in 1426; it was damaged in several earthquakes. The eastern section of the cathedral was destroyed in eathquakes in 1491 and as it was being restored by the Venetians, the grave of an old Lusignan king (Hugh II) was uncovered. The corpse was well preserved with a crown on its head, and items made of gold and documents on it.

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The old Aqueduct, also known as Kamares (Arches), was built to provide Larnaca with water. It stands outside the town on the way to Limassol. It was built in Roman style in 1745 to carry water from a source about 6 miles south of Larnaca into the town.

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Situated in Onasagoras Street this fine Orthodox Church will draw your attention. It was rebuild on ancient remains (1300 AD) at the end of the 19th century (1872/73). In 1938 a new bell tower was added and its bells were brought from England in 1940/41. The church was named after a nunnery of the same name, which once stood on this spot. It belonged to Panayia (Virgin Mary) Phanoromeni and the nuns were silk weavers who were engaged in charitable works.

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Part of a former monastery, the charming stone church of Antiphonitis (or Anthipanitis) nestles in the Kyrenia mountains, with glorious views over the North Cyprus coast. Antiphonitis Church is a fine building, made more remarkable as it was built by a 12th century monk, originally from Asia Minor. He certainly had an eye for design; inside, Antiphonitis church is simple but effective, with elegant dome supported by circular columns, arranged in an octagon. The barrel vaulted and tiled outside loggia, now open to the elements, was added in the 15th century, as was the front entrance porch. This design makes the church of Antiphonitis unique in North Cyprus. Much of Antiphonitis church is now derelict, but inside you can still see the remains of the original frescoes, plus some added in the 15th century.

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Ataturk square, locally known as Sarayonu, has been the hub of Turkish life in Nicosia since the Ottoman conquest. At that time it was called Konak Square after the governor's mansion (konak), more popularly known as the saray (palace), which stood in the southwest Formerly a Lusignan and Venetian palace. In 1901, the British destroyed this 700 year-old complex with its fine apartments, arcaded courtyard and throne hall. Only a hexagonal fountain survived, to which a British colonial review stand was added in the 1920s. However, its name lives on in the nearby Saray Hotel and the Sarayonu Mosque, and in the local term for the area.

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Bordering Larnaka’s central coastal promenade, Phinikoudes Beach is one of the most famous in Cyprus. “Phinikoudes” means small palm trees (now grown into very big palm trees) that were planted in 1922. The beach has fine grey sand and is some 500 metres long. The width varies from 30 metres to 100 metres. The area is popular for its cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels. There are also a large number of mini markets close to the beach. The commercial and shopping centre of the town is just behind the promenade. The main road, Athenon Avenue, is planted with palm trees, green areas and colourful flowers that add to the magnificent scenery

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The monastery is located about 15 miles west of Larnaca, which stands on the peak of a striking lone mountain over which St. Helena, the finder of the cross of Jesus, saw a strange light gleam. Taking it as a sign from heaven, she founded the monastery and left a piece of the Cross enshrined there.

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A wide collection of Cypriot folk art of the 19th and early 20th century, including wood-carved objects, tapestry, embroidery, pottery, national costumes and hand-woven materials.

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To the north-east of Kyrenia (Girne), set on the side of a mountain, this twelfth-century monastery is a fine example of Gothic architecture of the Lusignan period.

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Once a small sleepy village, Ayyorgi (Karaoglanoglu) has now grown to be a sought-after suburb of Kyrenia, about 5km to the west of the town. After the events of 1974, Ayyorgi was renamed Karaoglanoglu in memory of Col. Karaoglanoglu who was one of the first Turkish soldiers to fall on landing Cyprus.

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The high bell-tower of this Greek Orthodox church dedicated to Archangel Michael is the most obvious landmark of the town. The church was built in 1860 and its bell tower was added about 25 year later. At present it serves as a museum where icons gathered from the churches of the Kyrenia area are displayed.

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The former Greek Orthodox church of Archangelos Mikhael now houses the Kyrenia icon museum. The large collection on three levels offers an assortment of 17th to 19th century examples, rescued from unspecified churches in the district. The church was built in 1860, and its bell tower, which can be seen from all over Kyrenia, added about 25 years later. The church was restored, and opened as an icon museum in 1990. There are three levels of exhibits, thanks to the use of the former women's gallery of the church.

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The Kyrenia Museum of Folk Art situated on the Kyrenia Harbour road and was opened in 1974. It is a fine example of pre XVII. century buildings which have traditionally housed Cypriots. These buildings consisting of a ground floor and a upper floor have their main entrances opening to the harbour.

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The Tombs of the Kings is the name given to a complex of tombs located by the coast on the northern side of Paphos. They seem to have been the tombs of the ruling élite during the Hellenistic period and the earlier part of the Roman, even if they were not kings.

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Paphos' sumptuous Roman mosaics are some of the finest to have been discovered anywhere in the world. They decorated the homes of the imperial Roman commanders who governed Cyprus 2000 years ago and tell the stories of key mythological episodes, including Dionysus' gift of wine to man.

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Ayios Neophytos Monastery was supposedly found by a Cypriot Saint in the late 1100s. The monastery and its room were carved out of the mountain by the Saint and hence is also known as the cave monastery. It is just under a 20 minute drive from Paphos and is on top of a 900 m hill. The drive up to this hill is excellent offering good views of Paphos and its surroundings.

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Nothing reveals the spirit of a country more than a market, so make sure you find time to visit one during your holiday in North Cyprus. The main market in North Nicosia is the covered municipal market, or Belediye Pazari, known to all the locals as the Bandabulya. Built during the British occupation, the market stalls are busy with locals buying their weekly food shopping, or getting in essential supplies. Unlike local markets in towns such as Kyrenia, the Municipal market is open everyday except Sundays.

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The Kyrenia Gate in the North Cyprus is one of the three gates on the walls surrounding the old city of Nicosia. This gate was one of the most important entry-exit points of the city. It is also known as the "Del Providetore Gate" after the architecture Proveditore Francesco Barbaro. The Turks restored the gate in 1821, adding a domed room on top of it. On the panel above the gate there are verses from the Koran. The seal of Mahmut II was placed on the Northern front of the gate in 1820. The cannons in front of the gate transferred by the British for the defence of Acre against Napoleon later fell to the hands of the Turks.

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West of Girne Caddesi, the Arabahmet district is the counterpart to south Nicosia�s Khrysaliniotissa neighbourhood, with imposing Ottoman houses on Zahra, Tanzimat and Salahi Sevket streets. Since 1995, as part of the Master Plan, many fine buildings on the parallel, narrow lanes between Tanzimat and Salahi Sevket have been renovated and rented out to various cultural and commercial organisations, though as yet there are scarcely any restaurants or nightlife venues on a par with those around south Nicosia�s Famagusta Gate.

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The Dervish Pasha museum is located in Belig Pasha Street in the Arabahmet area of Nicosia. It is not dissimilar in style and content to the Hadjgeorgakis Kornesios Mansion in the south of the city. Built in the early 19th century, it has two entrances, one of whish has the date 1807.

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The Gamblers Inn, or Kumarcilar Han was built around 1600 as a hotel for travellers. Like all caravanserais (inns for travellers), you entered via a gateway right into the heart of the inn, a large courtyard. Here, merchants would arrive with their camels, donkeys or horses after a long journey in the Cyprus sun.

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