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Famagusta Gate is one of the three entrances into old Lefkosia through the Venetian walls. The eastern gate (Porta Juliana), known nowadays as Famagusta Gate, has been restored and operates as the Nicosia Municipal Cultural Center.

Ranunculus asiaticus var. flavus, Nature, Akamas, Paphos, Cyprus

Εven picky divers need not worry about a lack of spectacle on Cyprus: long tunnels and canyons, mystical
caves, ancient amphora along the Roman harbours, majestic arches, steep rock faces descending deep down
to the ocean floor and a rich…

Εven picky divers need not worry about a lack of spectacle on Cyprus: long tunnels and canyons, mystical
caves, ancient amphora along the Roman harbours, majestic arches, steep rock faces descending deep down
to the ocean floor and a rich…

Εven picky divers need not worry about a lack of spectacle on Cyprus: long tunnels and canyons, mystical
caves, ancient amphora along the Roman harbours, majestic arches, steep rock faces descending deep down
to the ocean floor and a rich…

Kato Drys is the birthplace of Agios Neofytos, who was born in 1134. Of interest are the church of Agios Charalambos, built in 1897 and the 16th century church of Panagia, which has recently been restored. Many buildings exhibit rural architecture,…

The monastery is located in Politiko village, 20 km from Nicosia . It was destroyed and rebuild several times . Today's buildings date back to 1773 when Archbishop Chrysanthos restored the church and the convent cells.

The impressive rock formation in Episkopi village, in Pafos with the small chapel of Saint Hilarion.

At Episkopi there is the church of St. Hilarion, which dates from 1100 and has been declared as an ancient religious monument of the Department of Antiquities. According to the Church of Cyprus St. Hilarion the Great lived until the end of his life…

It was built by Archbishop Nikiforos in 1662 on the site of a 14th century Benedictine chapel dedicated to St John the Evangelist. It was turned into an Orthodox monastery in 1426 when the Benedictine Order left the island following the Mameluke…