Louis Hotel - Louis Princess Beach Larnaca

... tissues to wipe their tears, and I , too, am moved by this parade. A friend of mine said that he has never had such a moving moment in his life, on any 28th October ever!<br><br>It is time to leave, and we are ready for our second destination this day. Women show each other what they have bought, and they are all so happy to have had such touching moments out here. Everyone seems to be excited and a good sign of a successful trip! <br><br><br><br>

... per Era, Mycenaean, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian and Ottoman periods. It covers 9000 years of Cypriot art. <br><br>The rarest collections at the museum are the Neolithic times are pottery, the collection of Roman and Hellenistic glass and the Byzantine collection of ceramic utensils, which are decorated with the ...

<br><br>THE SALT LAKE OF LARNACA<br><br><br><br>The first site of interest a tourist sees upon arriving is the Salt Lake.<br>Depending on the weather conditions, the view is all the time changing. For instance when the salt lake has water, you can see the mosque reflected in the waters. The view is quite different if it is summer or autumn again. <br><br><br><br>The central salt lake ...

... 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 ...

THE SEAFRONT STAGE &#8211;KIMON SQUARE<br><br><br><br>Kimon Square is situated in the middle of Athens Avenue as it is called.<br>It got its name back in the 1920's to honor the Athenian General Kimon. <br><br>The Athenian General led 200 triremes in 450 BC to free Cyprus from the Persians. He died and was buried here by his army in Larnaca before the final victory.<br><br><br><br>Just next to the bust, the municipality ...

... 8220;The building of Cyprus Tourist Organization,&#8221; &#8220;The Central Police Station&#8221;, &#8220;The Governors Residence&#8221;, and &#8220;The Larnaca old Hospital&#8221; near the American Academy.<br><br><br><br>URBAN TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS<br><br>(I got from the tourist information)<br><br><br><br>This is the anonymous ...

... building was also there. This part of the town known in Medieval times as Larnacho &#8211; Larnaca.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>BEY UK OR KEBIR TZAMI Build in the 16th century to serve the Turkish community of Larnaka. It is situated at the end of Athens Avenue, just opposite the Larnaca Castle.<br><br>It is perhaps the first Ottoman mosque in Cyprus. <br>The Ottomans ...

FLYING TO CYPRUS<br><br><br><br>Tourists can fly to Cyprus by a number of Airlines.<br><br>There are two airports. The main one is in Larnaca, and there is a smaller one in Paphos. <br><br>As from the 11th November there ...

... to pay money to look like some dork on a light green moped. And especially for that kind of money I don't have in my budget. So next stop was a travel agency and I held my nose as I asked for an organized tour of the island. I don't do tours but I need to see something here. Of course I had to pass on the offerings ranging from $120 to $300 for the day. Who spends this kind of money on a day tour???<br><br>Larnaca is the second biggest city here and I saw ...

By my calculation (which is probably inaccurate due to the time zone changes), it took us 13 hours to get here. Here is a run down of what I did. Of course we start the trip of on the right foot by being harrassed by security. Apparently, I gave the security guard the wrong boarding pass (i gave her the one for London to Cyprus). She was not amused. After slowly putting my hand in my coat pocket, I pulled out the correct boarding ...