Tsokkos Paradise Village Ayia Napa

PANAGIA TON AMBELION<br><br><br><br><br><br>It is the 27th October, and I am having a car tour with a family friend, Lefteris, who is kind enough to drive me to the different places I want to visit, so that I take pictures and have them posted for my blog. I have already done much walking yesterday, and these places I want to see today- especially this spot of Panagia ton Abelion (meaning the Virgin Mary protecting the vines) reminds ...

... to mix politics up here in these pages. <br><br><br><br>BEWARE<br><br>AVOID going to ZAKOS Restaurant in the Makenzi area!<br><br><br><br>I would advise tourists &#8211;especially foreigners to avoid eating at&#8211;ZAKOS Beach Restaurant.<br><br>The restaurant is in this area of Makenzi, and we are brought here by the coach driver. It is very late in the afternoon, and we are hungry, after the day trip and tour we ...

... 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 ...

... from October to May. In summer the lake dries out, leaving a salt crust.<br><br>Attachment:<br><br>NATURA L TRAIL OF THE SALT LAKE<br><br><br><br>This trail has two starting points. The first is at the Kamares Aqueduct on the exit of Larnaca towards Limassol and the second is on Artemis Avenue towards the airport, 150 meters after the building of the District Judical Court.<br><br ...

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 ...

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 ...

... 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>

THE CASTLE OF LARNACA<br><br>(The Medieval Museum of Larnaca found on the 2nd floor of the castle).<br><br><br><br>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 ...

... yacht for a day cruise of your choice.<br><br>Submarine underwater mini cruises are also popular here, as the Larnaca Bay is full of smaller and bigger wrecks, the most famous being the Zenovia.<br><br><br><br><br><br>ENJOYIN G THE SUN!<br><br>The day is ...