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One of the best beaches in Europe famed for its lake-like turquoise water and pristine golden sand. The picture was taken only a year after the war in Cyprus and just a few years before Protaras turned into a world-class tourism resort.

He was a Greek Cypriot refugee who was killed after being shot in the head by a Turkish officer, while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone near Deryneia, Cyprus in 14/8/1996.

He was brutally stoned to death during a peaceful protest against the Turkish invasion in Cyprus that occurred in 11/8/1996. He was killed by members of the Turkish extremist organisation called “The Grey Wolves”.

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

The Traditional House of the Paralimni Municipality is an old house, built at the beginning of the 19th century, with the sun room facing south. Originally, it consisted of the double room, a smaller room with an arch and the sun room with two…

In an attempt to honor their protector Saint, everyone involved in marine professions in Paralimni, decided to build a chapel dedicated to him. The place was found next to the sea overlooking the harbor where they tie their boats. Small in size,…

The chapel of Agios Panteleimonas was built on top of two previous chapels that were destroyed. The present chapel is stone built and has a wooden roof. Inside there are some particularly beautiful, contemporary frescoes. Οne depicts Mother Mary…

The humble chapel of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) is found in a picturesque bay three kilometers away from Paralimni and it overlooks the homonymous fishing boat shelter. The fishermen who keep their boats in the shelter as well as the pilgrims who…

The Byzantine type, stone-built church of Prophet Elias is set on a 100m high granite hill and is found in a short distance from the heart of Protaras. It cannot be missed and it is especially awe-inspiring in the evening when is floodlit. The…

Taking the loose surface road to the area of Agioi Saranta or one of the nature trails the visitor comes across the picturesque chapel of Agioi Saranta. Its existence is betrayed by the stone-built canopy on the wild rocks. The chapel is set in an…