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Byzantine era sculpture

Works in stone and ivory carving dated back in the byzantine period (300-1200 A.D).

Tags: Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--Antiquities, Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--History, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Αρχαιότητες, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Ιστορία

This small chapel lies at the base of Fanos, the highest hill in the area of Paralimni municipality. It was built in 1965 and it was fully renovated in 1998. Inside walls illustrate unique religious art pieces that were painted by hand from Vladimir…

Tags: Churches--Cyprus--Paralimni, Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--History, Εκκλησίες--Κύπρος--Παραλίμνι, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Ιστορία

Charalambos Vangeli (Vrakas)

He fought in the Second World War (1939-1945).

Tags: Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--History, World war--1939-1945--Participation--Cypriot, Παγκόσμιος πόλεμος--1939-1945--Κύπρος, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Ιστορία

Commemorations of the Greek Independence Day, March 25th 1958

Commemoration of the Greek Independence Day in March 25, 1958 at the church of St. George’s in Paralimni.

Tags: Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--History, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Ιστορία

Cyclops’ Cave

According to legend this is the cave where the Cyclop Polyphemus was living (10000 B.C. – 100 B.C). The one-eyed giant was the son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology and he first appears in the ninth book of Homer’s Odyssey. Pre-neolithic…

Tags: Nature--Cyprus--Paralimni, Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--Antiquities, Paralimni (Famagusta--Cyprus)--History, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Αρχαιότητες, Παραλίμνι (Αμμόχωστος--Κύπρος)--Ιστορία, Φύση--Κύπρος--Παραλίμνι