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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…

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.

St. Demetrianos Church in Paralimni

The gothic church of St. George is located next to the metropolitan church in the main square of Paralimni. According to a marble inscription, it was erected in 1859 in the place of an older byzantine church, parts of which have been incorporated in…

The town square of Paralimni is dominated by the metropolitan, three-aisled church, dedicated to St George; the patent saint of the town. The church was built in 1963-1966 in a traditional Byzantine style and is full of contemporary frescoes. The…

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”.

Part of an ancient graveyard at the ancient settlement of Nissia in Paralimni (10000 B.C. – 100 B.C).

Quarry findings at the ancient settlement of Nissia in Paralimni, that was used to mine natural stones.

Prehistoric tools (10000 B.C. – 100 B.C).

A stunning sculpted cave in the area of Poxamas in Paralimni, with a cross engraved on top (300-1200 A.D) .