Antonis G Apartments Larnaca

... fair takes place on the 13th -14th September, in celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. <br><br><br>OUR VISIT TO THE VILLAGE: <br><br>The choir is arriving early this morning, and I am at the airport waiting for them to come off the plane, together with Mr. Koutsoulides Dimitris- a member of the host choir. <br>For many of them, this is their first trip to Cyprus, and every time I am here in Larnaca I promise myself to do ...

... again of my childhood.<br><br>This little church is situated just a couple of miles from Larnaca, near Aradipou.<br>It is on the old road of Larnaca-Nicosia. <br>Difficult for me to recognize the area because the village of Aradipou has so much stretched out and it is as if it has been united with Larnaca.<br>Everything is so different now, I believe the church is found very near the industrial area.<br>I can't see the fields we ...

LARNACA MUSEUMS<br><br><br><br>PIERIDES MUSEUM &#8211; Here one can see the fascinating private collection of Cypriot antiquities acquired over the years from 1839 by five generations. <br><br>Pierides family is one of the most well known families of Larnaca.<br><br>This old family mansion was built in 1825 and includes exhibits from the Neolithic times ...

... br>At this site, one can admire the migratory birds and the interesting plant life. It is here that the goddess Artemis &#8211; Diana and Aphrodite Astarte were worshipped. At this site one can admire the migratory birds life.<br><br><br><br>The close connection of the area with these Goddesses can be felt especially during the ultra-red sunsets you can enjoy walking the trail.<br><br>

... in the world for the Muslims and the first most important religious place for the Turkish Cypriots.<br><br>It is actually the only surviving Arab monument in Cyprus, built in 1816 over the tomb of Umm Haram, and was renovated taking its present appearance.<br><br>In Ottoman times, it was a Tekke. In the year 2002 a new renovation and ...

... I have taken.<br><br>In the years of my childhood, just next to these &#8211;kamares- used to live a family who had many sheep and goats. I remember buying -Halloumi- (Cypriot cheese) from them.<br><br><br><br>The whole area has changed nowadays, and Larnaca has expanded up to this point out here. New modern houses have been built, banks, parks, cinema complexes and ...

... of Larnaca developed in the Ottoman times and was designed to serve the trading needs as well as the residential needs of the wealthy merchants of Larnaca. The owner had his storehouse and office on the ground floor and his family on the first, with the characteristic kiosk over the street for good ventilation and view.<br><br><br ...

... The minaret is built on the foundation of the bell tower. Opposite this mosque there is an elegant stone built public water fountain of the Venetian period reused by the Ottoman aquaduct of 1747. <br><br><br><br>It survives in a very good condition and it is decorated with an engraved &#8211;clock in Latin characters. According to historical sources the Venetian governor ...

... br>There are clouds beneath, and the sun is rising fast. <br><br>The way the sun shines through the clouds makes the flight more and more interesting, and the view through the small plane windows is spectacular. I wish I were an artist and know how to draw all these shapes and colours I see from up here! <br><br>Looking out at the clouds I get the most incredible pictures of expensive paintings! What a beauty ...

... who also was unaware of the change in train functionability, so we split a cab and made our way to ben gurion, at a relatively cheap-ish rate with the third person we picked up along the way. with that out of the way, i was able to catch about 30 minutes of sleep before i boarded my plane, and then crashed (poor use of the word in this context perhaps??) for the entire 45 minutes to larnaka. once in cyprus i took the quick and pricey taxi journey into the ...