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Waterworld Waterpark   Ayia Napa

Waterworld Waterpark, Ayia Napa

 8 Reviews  Not very faraway from Ayia Napa (you can get to their in a bicycle), it is a nice Water Park (not the largest comparing to Family Land in Wisconsin or wonder land in Dubai, but it is not small... 

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Kato Paphos   Paphos

Kato Paphos, Paphos

 26 Reviews  Coral Bay beach is tourists' favourite beach in Paphos. I was recently here and I have a video showing the whole of the coral bay. (Don't miss it). Take the coast road from Paphos Town north for... 

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Mosque of Hala Saltan Tekke   Larnaca

Mosque of Hala Saltan Tekke, Larnaca

 11 Reviews  Hala Sultan Tekke / the Hala Sultan Mosque is the 4th important mosque of the Muslims and the reason for this is the fact that Hala Sultan, the aunt of Prophet Mohammed, died there, when the Arabs... 

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Green line   Nicosia

Green line, Nicosia

 16 Reviews  Nicosia is the last divided capital of Europe and the Green Line is the line that divides the island it between the north (theTurkish Cypriot part) and the south (its Greek Cypriot counterpart). There... 

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Othello's Castle and Citadel   Famagusta

Othello's Castle and Citadel, Famagusta

 5 Reviews  Othello's Tower is the medieval fortress guarding both the harbour and the town of Famagusta. Othello is the name of a Venetian governor of 1506. The entrance to the tower is pierced through the... 

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Cruises and Boat Trips   Ayia Napa

Cruises and Boat Trips, Ayia Napa

 6 Reviews  Though it is mainly a show for kids but I couldn't resist the pirate ship, always admired it. The ship is a theme for Black Pearl (from pirates of the caribbean Movie) and the crew are dressed like... 

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Tomb of the Kings   Paphos

Tomb of the Kings, Paphos

 13 Reviews  The Tombs of the Kings that is a totally misleading name for this wide area of tombs, because not a single king was buried there. They might have been rich people but certainly no kings and their... 

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Agios Lazaros Church   Larnaca

Agios Lazaros Church, Larnaca

 12 Reviews  Dont miss the interior of St. Lazarus Churchthe church is mostly open all day long untill 06.00pm and nobody cares, even when you are taking photos with a flash. In Greek-orthodox churches it is also... 

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Churches   Nicosia

Churches, Nicosia

 18 Reviews  This is a special church in Nicosia. There is a miracle attached to the church which is interesting reading. For an explanation go to the web site mentioned here, (so I am not accused of cutting and... 

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Lala Mustafa Pasha mosque   Famagusta

Lala Mustafa Pasha mosque, Famagusta

 7 Reviews  This is the largest medieval building in Famagusta. It was originally constructed as St. Nicholas Cathedral and its construction took almost 100 years (1300-1400 AD). Its architecture is obviously... 

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Bungee Jumping   Ayia Napa

Bungee Jumping, Ayia Napa

 3 Reviews  A superb ride firing you up into the air at a terrific speed with a force of 4G and to a height of about 150 feet. You end up spinning high above Ayia Napa. It's worth buying the video to see the look... 

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Baths of Aphrodite   Paphos

Baths of Aphrodite, Paphos

 9 Reviews  We visited this hotspot with a jeep safari excursion that we bought in Paphos Cyprus Harbour. We had the best travel guide ever his name was Jason! He really made our day that much better! Aphrodite's... 

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Aliki - Salt Lake   Larnaca

Aliki - Salt Lake, Larnaca

 6 Reviews  When visiting the interesting Hala Tekke Mosque you will also see the Salt lake next to it, it is one of the 2 saltlakes in Cyprus. You can walk on the ground of this dry lake, at least at the end of... 

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Venetian Walls   Nicosia

Venetian Walls, Nicosia

 12 Reviews  The capital city is surrounded by sturdy 16th century stone walls built by the Venetians to replace the inadequate medieval walls they inherited. Despite being considered a great example of military... 

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The Church of St George   Famagusta

The Church of St George, Famagusta

 4 Reviews  The ruins of the St. George Church still stand and can be seen in the Old City Walls of Famagusta. This church was said to be built in opposition to the nearby Latin, Roman Catholic Cathedral of St.... 

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Beaches   Ayia Napa

Beaches, Ayia Napa

 15 Reviews  Agia Napa - just another lousy tourist-place! I did not really like this town very much, except for the interesting monastery and the other few places that I mentioned above. The village seems to... 

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Harbour Area   Paphos

Harbour Area, Paphos

 7 Reviews  I have taken all my foreign friends that came visiting to the archaeolical park of Kato Paphos. Inside it, if you are prepared for the heat and walking you can see the remains of 4 roman villas,the... 

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Beach   Larnaca

Beach, Larnaca

 8 Reviews  Larnaca´s beach extends directly along the promenade Phoinikoudes, starting from the harbor and the Armenian Monument down to the old Fort of Larnaca. It is quite crowded in summer, but known for its... 

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Mosques   Nicosia

Mosques, Nicosia

 14 Reviews  In both parts of Nicosia (but mainly in the Turkish north,) there are a number of Christian Churches that have been converted to Mosques. These look a little strange in the way that they buildings... 

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Ayia Napa Monastery   Ayia Napa

Ayia Napa Monastery, Ayia Napa

 10 Reviews  THE MONASTERY OF AYIA NAPA Just behind the central square don't miss visiting the huge Churge of Ayia Napa. It is within a short distance of the Monastery. The Monastery of Agia Napa is considered to... 

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Paphos Fort   Paphos

Paphos Fort, Paphos

 13 Reviews  The little fort standing guard over Paphos' harbour is the last remnant of the forts that have stood here for centuries. This one was built by the Ottomans in 1592 to replace the fortress built by the... 

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Larnaca Fort   Larnaca

Larnaca Fort, Larnaca

 7 Reviews  Fabulous Larnaca Fort was founded in 1625 to defend the city of Larnaca, which makes sense because it's a fort. It is located at one end of the palm-tree lined seafront promenade called Phinikoudes.... 

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Buyuk Han   Nicosia

Buyuk Han, Nicosia

 6 Reviews  Buyuk Han dates from 1572...one of the earliest Ottoman public buildings. It is a magnificent example of a 'han'; a travellers' innn, with accommodation and stabling. Guest rooms were on the second... 

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Cape Greco   Ayia Napa

Cape Greco, Ayia Napa

 3 Reviews  Cape Greco - the south-east-end of Cyprus is a side-step of just a few km from Agia Napa, you have to drive a narrow road to its almost very end untill you get to a gate that will keep you out of the... 

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Phinikoudes   Larnaca

Phinikoudes, Larnaca

 3 Reviews  The Palmtree-promenade is where you find lots of restaurants, discos, quite a nice, sandy beach and lots of people in the streets day and night. Unfortunately it is totally impossible there to just... 

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St. Hilarion Castle

by ozalp

The castle is named after a hardly known local saint who lived in here as a hermit. A monastery had been built to protect his relics. The castle dates back to Byzantion era. It belonged to a defense system against Arab invaders with Kyrenia, Buffavento and Kantara Castles. I’ve been to just two of them: Kyrenia and St. Hilarion but heard that the other two are more impressive.Castle strengthened during Lusignan era and used as a summer residence by royal family. This place claims the honor of being the model to the castle in Disney’s Cindrella. But for my part, I couldn’t see any resemblance.The castle is on the road between Nicosia and Kyrenia, located on a hill. There is a small ethnographic museum in the first halls. A room is dedicated to Disney’s scetches about Cindrella movie.I thing I like the most is the small informative plates by the trees. The name of the tree (both in Turkish...

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The Blue House

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Here comes a strange story and a quirky attraction.This house belonged to a lawyer, an eccentric man called Paulo Paulides. He has been told us as a gun smuggler and also he was the lawyer of Makarios. I think the blue house was designed by him. Strange details must be the product of an extraordinary mind. I had a strange impression about this place, like it was a movie scene from 70ies.The house is completely hidden. You cannot see it before coming close enough. With the bright blue windows and doors and white walls, it is so Mediterranean from outside. Since it is in a military zone, an officer welcomed us at the entrance. We left our id cards and followed him. The first thing we saw was a fountain in the house, then the study room of Paulides. We’ve been told that his chair becomes harder in time to prevent sleeping during work. Don’t ask me how. I couldn’t test it but I witnessed the...

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St. Barnabas Monastery, Icon and Archeology Museum

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St. Barnabas is a local saint of Cyprus. He is accredited as the man bringing Christianity to the island. This monastery dedicated to him, is located near Famagusta. The monastery has a nice courtyard with beautiful flowers and cactuses. The halls surrounding the courtyard house a collection of artifacts from Salamis, Enkomi, etc. and the church has a rich collection of icons.We came here by car and parked it in front of the building. I am not sure if there is a public transportation. We also visited the small chapel after the museum. It covers the tomb of St. Barnabas. When we enter the chapel we heard a desperate cry from the lower part of the chapel. A man, an expat, was crying and asking for help from the saint. It was an extremely dramatic moment and completely changed our cheerful mood.

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Enkomi Ruins

by ozalp

On the road to Famagusta from Nicosia, we left the main road to visit St. Barnabas Monastery and Icon Museum. On this route we saw Enkomi. Excavations are still on the run and the place has not much to offer. Yet you can stop by and see the base plans of the ruined buildings. Enkomi is a Bronze Age city, possibly the capital of a place called Alasiya. It was an important copper smelting and trading center between 16th and 12th centuries BC. The city had a natural harbour. 3 Levels have been found during excavations which were ended by an earthquake around 1050 BC. After the earthquake and years Enkomi is now on the east of Masarya plain.Artifacts found in here are now being exhibited in British Museum (you can see some of their collections here), Louvre and several other museums.

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Tree of idleness

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Lawrence Durrell says that the most idle people of the whole Cyprus live in Bellapaix and he says that there is a tree of idleness at the village square to sit under. This tree is still there and you can be idle under it if you want to. There is a kahve (café) under the tree and offers delicious Cyprus coffee and great Bellapaix Monastery view. We sat here but it took a while to leave tha café, s it must be true. You can find a piece of writing about Lawrence Durrell and his “tree of idleness” near that tree across the café.

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Famagusta

by ozalp

This is the city of an important and famous university of Cyprus. And the city my friend lived once. Also the Salamis city ruins and “Kapali Maras” are here. We saw all of them, Kapali Maras from outside of course. Magosa is the Turkish name of Famagusta. The city has a marvelous castle and inside the city walls there is still life. I mean it is not only an old structure to visit as a museum. There are still houses and shops inside. Also there is a museum of a prison in which our famous poet Namik Kemal kept here. An old cathedral called Saint Nicolas is now used as a mosque called Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque which is the biggest mosque of Northern Cyprus.Cyprus’ famous Sema branded raki is produce of Famagusta. I’ve seen a small factory of them while returning to Kyrenia. Maybe you can buy some here.

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Faces of Cyprus

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On the first day of our Cyprus trip, we visited Guzelyurt Village, Soli and Vuni ruins. Then we drove forward to the border and saw a huge tangerine tree in Yesilirmak village. We stopped for taking some photos. There was a lovely small house in a beautiful garden, under the tree. A man with a big, warm smile came out and welcomed us. We lately realized the sign: “Faces of Cyprus”.The man was Ismail Isilsoy. He has a small workshop attached to the house and his “faces” are living there with him. He said that the villagers bring him drift wood from the sea and he makes this sad, worried, dreamy and alive faces. We –four women- forgot what we were doing and stayed in this workshop until we all found “the right man”. Then we wrote down our comments on the walls.We all took some pictures in the workshop. I still regret that I didn’t take a picture of Ismail Isilsoy. I still remember his huge...

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Read "Bitter Lemons", visit Durrell's house

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"Bitter Lemons" is the name of a book of Lawrence Durrell, written between 1953 and 1956. He is one of my favorite writers since I've read Alexandria Quartet.I’ve started to read Bitter Lemons after I returned from this trip and liked it very much. He moved to Cyprus from Serbia and lived there for three years. He bought a house in Bellapaix after living with his friend in Kyrenia for a while. And I saw his house walking the streets of Bellapaix, and this is why I bought the book.He tells his story with his amazing writing skills, which I really love. He tells people, his friends, the life, the stories of other people… He tells about the woods of his house, how they been brought from Anatolia. Since there weren’t many trees on the island, people had brought lumbers floating behind their boats. The best houses were from this kind of wood.His house has been told lively in the book. Now,...

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Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque

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Former Saint Nicholas Cathedral, later Hagia Sophia Church is now used as a mosque in Famagusta. It is the biggest mosque of Northern Cyprus and the largest medieval building in Famagusta. The building started in 1298 and it became a cathedral in 1328. After Ottomans capturing Famagusta, it converted into a mosque in 1571.The cathedral has been built during French Lusignan dynasty. They brought the gothic architecture to Cyprus. Saint Nicholas Cathedral is in Gothic style. Wikipedia says that its style is flamboyant Gothic but since this style is dated to 15th century, I doubt it. Since the temple is now being used as a mosque, all the depictions are covered or removed.A pedestrianized area surrounds the cathedral. There is a huge ficus sycomorus tree in front of the building. It could be a savior during summer.This place is in use so we've waited the praying time to end before entering...

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Angeloktisti Church

by greekcypriot

The word "ageloktisti" in Greek means "built by the Angels".This 11th century Byzantine church is worth visiting!It was erected over the ruins of an Early Christian basilica.The original apse survived together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a rare 6th century mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child between the two archangels, which rival the Ravenna Mosaics.

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  3. Larnaca Things to Do
  4. Limassol Things to Do
  5. Nicosia Things to Do
  6. Kyrenia Things to Do
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  20. Tala Things to Do
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  24. Pervolia City-Site Things to Do
  25. Salamis/Konstantia City-Site Things to Do
  26. Tombs of the Kings Things to Do
  27. Akrotiri Things to Do
  28. Dherinia Things to Do
  29. Pedhoulas Things to Do
  30. Bellapais Abbey Things to Do
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