Anmaria Beach Ayia Napa

... by a wild boar, she mourned over his death for a long time. While she was looking for his body, her delicate feet were hurt by thorns and the blood which oozed out from her feet gave rise to beautiful flowers known as Anemones. Her love affair with Ares - the Greek god of war was also renowned. Yet another account describes Aphrodite's love for Anchises, a shepherd prince, whom she allowed to flee from Troy.

Love, Hatred and Deceit
Aphrodite goddess of love represented ...

... abstract art of the contemporary world.





City Museum and Archives



The municipal museum is housed in a 1881 building, which was the residence and office of the first colonial Port Master of Larnaca.

On the ground floor is the City museum with exhibits emphasizing the long, glorious and uninterrupted history of ...

... to different countries.

While in a museum yesterday I came across a couple of photos showing these locals working. I was 4 or 5 then.



Salt is no more collected , ever since the airport has been there. The most interesting thing however about this salt lake today is the migration of birds in winter.

Birds like flamingos, ducks, swans and various other ...

THE HALA SULTAN TEKKE

Founded in 649 A.D.



This historic mosque is just 3 km west of Larnaca very near the airport terminal on the central salt lake.

Um Haram who was the Aunt of Prophet Mohamed died here as a result of an accident.

This mosque is now considered to be the fourth most important religious ...

... come to the house of one of my dear teachers, Mr. Angelos Chattalas.

His house was just a few meters from the Academy, and it was a modern building with a beautiful huge garden.

Suddenly as I am walking I see many cats in his garden. There is a person in the yard, but I cannot tell who it is.

I can only see his back. I try to take a photo, but I notice that I have the camera set for distant spots ...

... many walks, one or two popular are the Tour B.



SCALA – IT'S CRAFTSMEN



Scala is one of the names of Larnaca.

However, it describes best the area along the Castle seafront, Saint Lazarus church and the nearby city quarters.

The aim of this walk is to explore the area and visit the Handicraft Workshops created recently by young ceramic ...

... every 30 meters you can see the "visiting wells" of this unbelievable project, which channeled the water of the river Tremithos to Larnaca till the 1950’s,

Many researchers and historians believe that this tremendous public work has existed since Roman times.

It was reconstructed in 1745 on the basis of the surviving facilities. It goes back to the ...

... colonial type of architecture was introduced by the English in the years of their rule and was based on the vision of their central designing services and refers strictly to the public buildings of this period.



The best examples of this architecture are, "The District Governors building", The Old Customs Stores ...

THE CASTLE OF LARNACA

(The Medieval Museum of Larnaca found on the 2nd floor of the castle).



The earliest reference to the construction of the Larnaca Fort is 1380 A.D. During the Ottoman occupation a new renovation was made dating 1625 A.D. It was used as a prison, as it was during early British rule. It is now used as a local Medieval Museum, and ...

... eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, pointing longingly towards the shores of Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Whilst parts of Cyprus have been overrun by keen developers if curiosity draws you out of the resorts, you'll discover small country villages and some lovely near deserted beaches. Walking in the gorgeous Troödos mountains you can inhale the scent of the citrus groves or climb to the medieval castles with their shimmering island views. Having ...