Posts Tagged ‘Larnaca’
Cypriot restaurants offer various kinds of food – we can find here oriental, European and traditional cuisine.
Weather
Remember that Cyprus is located in the Mediterranean Basin – with warm climate – summers are here warm and dry, similarly to the winters.
Synagogue in Larnaca
The only synagogue in Cyprus is located in Larnaca, it is used by all the Jews living on the island.
Pierides’s Museum
Museum in Larnaca is really worth seeing.
The Turkish District
From the Áyios Lázaros church starts the Turkish district, reaching to the fishing harbour. The district is dominated by the old Turkish houses which make people think about their high financial status.
St. Lasarus’s Church
Among many monuments recommeneded by the tour guides, there is the St. Lasarus’s Church (Áyios Lázaros), situated between the old Turkish district and the market district.
Free time in the city
Larnaca is a tourist city – similarly to most of the agglomerations on the island.
About the city
Larnaca is the third the biggest city of Cyprus and another one with long history. In the XIIth century B.C. Phoenicians built here the city called Kition which next to Cadiz and Carthagin was an important colonial centre.
Larnaca
Close to Larnaca there is the main airport in Cyprus.
