Bella Napa Bay Ayia Napa

... 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 ...

... years belonged to Turks. After the war, Turks settled in Cypriots houses in the north, and Cypriots had to do the same with what they found in the south. So, they entered these houses, and stay here ever since. <br>I remember those days that we knew Turkish students from school, and believe me we were thinking of them just as much as we cared about Cypriots.<br>So, sorry my friend, hope you fogive me. <br>I just don't ...

... abstract art of the contemporary world.<br><br><br><br><br><br>City Museum and Archives<br><br><br><br>The municipal museum is housed in a 1881 building, which was the residence and office of the first colonial Port Master of Larnaca.<br><br>On the ground floor is the City museum with exhibits emphasizing the long, glorious and uninterrupted history of ...

... for work early each morning, to come to the salt lake to collect the salt, and late in the afternoon making the same route back again to their homes to rest and get ready for the following morning. Huge sacks were hanging on both sides of their donkeys, and the animals walking slowly one behind the other.<br><br>Salt was piled like small mountains in the round area, and was ...

... 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 ...

... 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&#8217;s,<br><br>Many researchers and historians believe that this tremendous public work has existed since Roman times. <br><br>It was reconstructed in 1745 on the basis of the surviving facilities. It goes back to the ...

... Larnaca constructed the open air " Seafront Stage" where all free of charge summer festivities of the town take place. This spot here is visited by thousands of people from all over the island, including tourists. One such festivity of great interest is the Cataclysm's festivity of the Pentecost in early June.<br><br><br><br>EUROPE SQUARE<br><br>Located in the beginning of Athens Avenue.<br><br>Some of the most ...

... 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 ...

... inner courtyard is used as an open air garden-theatre during the summer months, by kind permission of the Director or Antiquities. <br><br><br><br><br><br>THE TOUZLA MOSQUE <br><br>(11th century)<br><br><br><br>It is situated near the Metropolis Square, and the Church of the Savior, on Metropolitou Nicomedias Street. It was turned into a Mosque after the Ottoman ...

... of the island tourists are rarely aware off. This is the plight of the island's dog population. It is horrific. Most Cypriots are not kind to their dogs. Many hunting dogs are released to fend for themseleves at the end of the hunting season once they have served their purpose. Other dogs are dumped as a matter of course once their owners become bored with them. The result is dogs are either killed on the roads or end up starving to death or ...