Holiday Inn City Center Nicosia

... cloth, which he donated to the Milan cathedral. <br><br>The beautiful House of Patsalos, houses the Lace and Silverware Museum of Lefkara. <br>The church of Archangelos Michail in Kato Lefkara is of the single aisled domed type, and has wall paintings of the late 12th century. <br><br>At Pano Lefkara -(upper) there is the church of the Holy Cross with a beautiful 18th century iconostasis and a unique 13th century silver cross. <br><br>A ...

... only for researchers as they include rare books, editions and documents.<br><br><br><br><br><br>THE MEDIEVAL MUSEUM<br><br><br><br>At the end of the Palm Trees Promenade on Athens Avenue, and on the 2nd floor of the Larnaca Castle. &#8211; (I will have a separate entry with many photos)<br><br><br><br><br><br>Other museums in Larnaca which I will soon ...

... br><br><br>They made walking paths where people can walk, and if I am not mistaken the small path over here goes as far as the lake.<br><br>Couples can enjoy a romantic walk, viewing the beautiful sunset from here. Those who wish to walk or jog can do so by following this path towards Pattichio Park and as far as the salt lake which is clearly seen behind some of 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. <br><br><br><br>The best examples of this architecture are, "The District Governors building", The Old Customs Stores ...

... their armies in Larnaca in 1570 without any Venetian resistance. Having Larnaca as their supply and naval base, the Turks conquered the whole of the island in 1571. <br>Before it became a mosque, Beyuk Tzami was a Catholic Church devoted to Santa Katerina and it was probably built at the time of Catherine Cornaro, last Queen of the Lusignians (1468 &#8211; 1489). <br><br><br>

... nicosia is the capitol for both the greek and turkish half of cyprus and is one of the last remaining divided cities in the world. after visiting berlin last month, it was kind of erie to actually experiance no mans land and checkpoints running through the middle of a funtioning city centre.<br><br>okay... there is more for me to type.....<br><br>ayia napa ruckus, limassol, .....

Spent a week in a resort hotel in the city of Limmosal. Toured the entire island except for the Turkish portion on the top third of Cyprus.<br><br>Most of the tourist signs are in 1) Greek 2) Russian and last but not least 3) English.<br><br>This ...

... a car. The doric-column walls, dry fountains full of pigeons, broken second-story balconies, and Ottoman inns with their markets inside, all seemed ancient, all wore sandy/earthy hues, all seemed a bit crumbly, and all seemed neighborly and cozy. The white-and-red, moon-and-star Turkish Cypriot flag hung abundantly. Every day, I went to the Greek side of Nicosia. But, once, I stopped in a giant mosque near the border. I had to take off my shoes ...

... The Cypriots didn't care, whilst the Northies stamped a piece of paper. And in I went. I had been given a walking tour so I followed it. This part of Nicosia felt funny, and it wasn't danger or anything, it felt like I was in Sarajevo or the shithole that is Skopje, but on a larger scale. It was rundown in some places, but there was so much life. I came across a church, but was unable to go in as the fence was covered in barbed wire. Because of this, it ...

Saturday 6th January Today we took a drive into the Troodos Mountains, which rise to almost 2000m above sea level. Here there are some brilliant painted churches of Cyprus, superb examples of Byzantine art, and also located here is the Kykkos Monastery, founded in 1100, and where there is a golden icon of the Virgin Mary, allegedly painted by St. Luke. Before leaving our hotel we were told it had snowed in the mountains the week before we had got here, but that the snow had since ...