Hotel-e Perivolia

Aphrodite - Goddess of LoveGreek mythology has been full of fascinating chapters, each more interesting than the previous one. One such fascinating chapter is about Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Read on to know more about Aphrodite - the goddess of love and beauty

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty and desire. She is also associated with the sea, fertility and vegetation. Mostly depicted as a beautiful woman, Aphrodite is quite often shown accompanied by Eros- the ...

... Gardens of Afxendiou Ave. with large collections of local reptiles, insects, birds, fossils, rock formations, species from the marine life and plants of Cyprus and neighbouring countries.



4. Municipal Art Gallery, found on Europe Square and houses the

Larnaca collection or modern art and other important exhibitions.

NATURE TRAILS AND WALKS

(Tourist information)



If you are a tourist, I suggest that you join the guided tours that pass through many historic houses.

You can join the Larnaca walks offered free of charge by the Municipality of Larnaca in collaboration with Cyprus Tourist Organization and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.



It is a unique ...

KAMARES, THE OLD AQUEDUCT OF LARNACA



A little history:



(Kamares) –as they are called in Greek.

They are found at the exit from Larnaca towards the Limassol highway. 18th century aqueduct of Larnaca, 16 kilometers long. For the adventurer the old aqueduct of Larnaca offers a tremendous challenge.



Walking in a straight ...

... The best surviving examples of this architecture in Larnaca are a) Ieronymos Varlm House on Chryssopolitissa Street, b) Efthimiades House at Nicolaou Laniti Street, c) the Larnaka Club opposite Pierides Museum on Zenonos Kitieos Street.

Similar buildings survive in the Skala Turkish quarter along Piale Pashia Street.

... 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.
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 – 1489).

... get individuals to start dealing drugs. Then, they tip off the police, who arrest the new dealer and confiscate his drugs. Andreas also thinks that, one day, there will be enough robots to do all the work, and the governments will start eliminating people. I told him about some of my revolutionary plans and ideas. We respected each other's intelligence and felt so comfortable and excited by our conversation that we yelled things as we discussed ...

... over the historic sites. Since the lady next to me had begun grilling the student next to her with series of questions I decided to join her and ask the young guy whether they spoke dialect of Turkish or a completely different language? He was baffled. -Does it show so much, he asked? -O, yes, it does,- I replied, adding, after a short thought,- as it is obvious that you are giving an interview. Then the woman next to me said: -Then you must be a journalist too? Before long I ...

... ride aorund the area and figure out our first route while Ben figures out his stuff. I'm sure swimming in the sea will figure in there somewhere. We plan to head off tomorrow. ta ta for now. a few hours later, 1:50 in the afternoon: I'm sitting in an internet cafe that i would likely avoid if i was traveling alone. there are 2 signs on the door saying "CHARMING GIRL WANTED" and girls get a dollar discount for the first hour. If Ben wasn't ...

... history lesson, we got to the island and headed straight to the ancient port which is now lined with cafes and restaurants, but is also quite pretty. We were taken to Genghis' mates restaurant (a 20 year old looking guy who owns 3 restaurants on the waterfront and seems to spend the day riding around the port on a scooter wearing designer clothes and doing not much else - Why would you?) where we were fed. Next stop ...