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Limassol and Area

Situated on the south coast, Limassol town was built between the two ancient Greek kingdoms: Amathus in the east, and Kourion in the west.

Limassol also stages some of the island's best-known festivals: The Drama Festival at Kourion Ancient Theatre; the annual Wine Festival in September, when the various wineries offer free samples of their products for ten days; the ten day pre-Lenten Carnival with masquerade parties, balls and grand parades.

Paphos and Area

Famagusta Viewpoint
A visit to Famagusta Viewpoint is a must if you have any curiosity at all about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. On the first floor of the viewpoint there are telescopes and binoculars which permit the visitor to glimpse the ghost town of Famagusta, once a town of 60,000 people, which now lies empty.

Church of St Lazarus
The Church of St Lazarus (Agios Lazaros Church) is Larnaca's greatest religious monument. The 9th-century church was restored in the 17th century and boasts a particularly fine Baroque iconostasis, which in Greek Orthodox churches is the screen seperating the congregation from the altar.
Hala Sultan Tekke The Hala Sultan Tekke is an Islamic shrine, unusual in that it is dedicated to a woman, built between 1760 and 1796. Overlooking the Salt Lake, where flamingoes stop en route from Africa in spring and autumn, it is a peaceful, beautiful spot for a mosque.

Thalassotherapy Spa
A Graeco-Roman inspired series of mosaic pools, vaulted arches and water jets constitute this luxurious spa experience. Seawater has long been known for its curative properties and here, at Limassol's Le Meridien Spa and Resort, thalassotherapy ('sea-cure' in Ancient Greek) has been taken to an entirely new level.

Limassol Archaeological Museum
Visitors to Limassol's archaeological museum can follow the intruiging development of civilisation on the island from the ninth millennium to the end of antiquity (late Roman period).
Paphos Aquarium For a great family day out, head down to Paphos Aquarium, where both Mediterranean and tropical species (including crocodiles) can be seen in the 72 environmentally-friendly tanks.

Tombs of the Kings
On UNESCO's World Heritage list, these tombs date back to 300BC when the Ancient Greeks ruled Cyprus with Paphos as their capital. The tombs are still on the outskirts of the town as they were nearly two and a half millenia ago but are now open to the curious tourist to poke about in. No bones, urns or other funerary deposits remain, long since looted by antique hunters.

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