Les Palmiers Hotel Larnaca

... the Greek flag. <br><br>The streets are bedecked with flags, people wearing their formal clothes, parents with their younger children, all waiting for the parade to come, to admire their children, and feel this unique moving moment. <br><br>We are out in the streets and free to have a stroll in this beautiful picturesque village of Lefkara. My Greek friends are interested to see this popular embroidery, others want to visit the museum ...

... which is so near, has changed the whole picture. <br><br>About 200 metres at the back of the Church, there were cliffs and a beautiful little river - I used to call it (my little white river) because the rocks were really white and flat and it was so beautiful! Well nothing is here. It is just the highway below with so much noise and cars going by. <br>What a great disappointment indeed! <br><br><br><br>AN ATTACHMENT<br><br>Some ...

... a visit next month and bring photos are:<br><br><br><br>1. Museum of Paleontology &#8211; Collection of fossil life covering 5.000<br><br>million years. &#8211; bones from pygmy elephants and hippopotamus.<br><br> <br><br>2. Ecclesiastical Museum of St. Lazarus.<br><br><br><br>3. Municipal Museum of Natural History.<br><br>Situated within the Larnaca ...

... species come here and turn the salt lake into a paradise.<br><br><br><br>Hunting of course is forbidden in this area, but walking through the interesting surroundings and enjoying the famous red sunsets of the spot, watching the birds or exercising is strongly recommended. <br><br>*********<br>Nature Trail of Larnaca Salt Lake ...Length 4 km (1 hr one-way)<br><br><br>The lake has ...

... centres. It is considered an expensive area to buy a house.<br><br><br><br>I don&#8217;t regret seeing this improvement, because it is really a lovly spot, making the city of Larnaca more beautiful.<br><br>A visit here is a must, and during the night the area is even more beautiful because the whole place around the arches is illuminated with floodlights.<br><br><br><br><br><br>

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

... Pier is a traditional social activity of the people of Larnaca. <br><br><br><br>All organized mini cruises in the Larnaca Bay, to Agia Napa and Protaras areas start from here where you can choose a glass bottom boat to enjoy the deep or you can charter your ...

... than I have spent on airfare for this trip. Public transport between the airport and downtown Larnaca where I am staying had quit for the day so I had to suck it up and take a 10 Euro taxi ride. Yep. $15 bucks down the tubes in a flash. Do you guys realize that taxi ride was more than it costs to fly Ryanair between London and Marseille or between Malta and Pisa$$$??? <br><br>Funny thing is I did actually roll up into my cheap hotel in a Benz but I saved ...

A house, 6 adults, 2 kids, 3 continents - where can they all meet? Here's where our extensive search led us - Larnaca, Cyprus. Cyprus turned out to be a beautiful place for a family vacation - warm weather (especially for April), a nice house with a pool, lots of interesting history. And of course we enjoyed being together in one place.