Nissiana Ayia Napa

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... prehistoric times was a small gulf open to the sea. From 1700 B.C. it was a secure natural port in the service of the large prehistoric town next to the Hala Sultan Tekke. It was abandoned by its population at about 1050 B.C., around the time the fiord was closed. Following that, the natural port was destroyed and the central salt lake was formed. <br><br><br><br>Salt was valuable ...

THE HALA SULTAN TEKKE<br><br>Founded in 649 A.D.<br><br><br><br>This historic mosque is just 3 km west of Larnaca very near the airport terminal on the central salt lake.<br><br>Um Haram who was the Aunt of Prophet Mohamed died here as a result of an accident. <br><br>This mosque is now considered to be the fourth most important religious ...

... I have taken.<br><br>In the years of my childhood, just next to these &#8211;kamares- used to live a family who had many sheep and goats. I remember buying -Halloumi- (Cypriot cheese) from them.<br><br><br><br>The whole area has changed nowadays, and Larnaca has expanded up to this point out here. New modern houses have been built, banks, parks, cinema complexes and ...

... love getting up early in the morning and jog.<br><br>Many find friends and jog together, and you can see the speedy pace people depending on the age here! There are people who just come to walk up and down and cover some miles, others who walk much slower with one or two friends chatting while waling, but there are those ones who are so concentrated on what they are doing that you can see all their passion here.<br ...

... 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 ...

... The minaret is built on the foundation of the bell tower. Opposite this mosque there is an elegant stone built public water fountain of the Venetian period reused by the Ottoman aquaduct of 1747. <br><br><br><br>It survives in a very good condition and it is decorated with an engraved &#8211;clock in Latin characters. According to historical sources the Venetian governor ...

... 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 ...