Odessa Protaras

... which is so near, has changed the whole picture.

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.
What a great disappointment indeed!



AN ATTACHMENT

Some ...

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... a visit next month and bring photos are:



1. Museum of Paleontology – Collection of fossil life covering 5.000

million years. – bones from pygmy elephants and hippopotamus.



2. Ecclesiastical Museum of St. Lazarus.



3. Municipal Museum of Natural History.

Situated within the Larnaca ...

THE SALT LAKE OF LARNACA



The first site of interest a tourist sees upon arriving is the Salt Lake.
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.



The central salt lake ...

THE HALA SULTAN TEKKE

Founded in 649 A.D.



This historic mosque is just 3 km west of Larnaca very near the airport terminal on the central salt lake.

Um Haram who was the Aunt of Prophet Mohamed died here as a result of an accident.

This mosque is now considered to be the fourth most important religious ...

... the chance we were talking in Greek, but always being afraid that somebody might hear us and take us to the office.



I walk pass by, every single class. I even open doors to check and see how things have changed. I cannot believe what I see in many rooms. Everything is so different. I open the lab class that Mr. Chattalas was teaching then, and I cannot recognize it. High tech facilities, probably the ...

... Larnaca bay.



The trail runs parallel to the sea along the eastern beaches of Larnaca towards Oroklini and Pyla villages. It is a permanent walking structure, which combines stone – cement – wood – pier construction, and was awarded an international architectural prize.



The Larnaca sandy coast is rich in sea shells and very small colorful ...

... I have taken.

In the years of my childhood, just next to these –kamares- used to live a family who had many sheep and goats. I remember buying -Halloumi- (Cypriot cheese) from them.



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 ...

... 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.



The best examples of this architecture are, "The District Governors building", The Old Customs Stores ...

THE CASTLE OF LARNACA

(The Medieval Museum of Larnaca found on the 2nd floor of the castle).



The earliest reference to the construction of the Larnaca Fort is 1380 A.D. During the Ottoman occupation a new renovation was made dating 1625 A.D. It was used as a prison, as it was during early British rule. It is now used as a local Medieval Museum, and ...