11.000 YEARSOF HISTORY & CULTURE

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TODAY

THE HISTORY OF CYPRUS
11500-10500BC
Prehistoric Age1050 - 480 BC
Historic Times:
Geometric andArchaic Periods

1489 - 1571
The Venetians
in Cyprus

1571 - 1878
Cyprus becomes partof the Ottoman Empire

475 BC - 395 AD
Classical, Hellenisticand Roman Periods

1192 - 1489
Frankish Period

395 - 1191
Byzantine Period

1960 - Today
The Republic of Cyprus,
The Turkish invasion,
Εuropean Union entry

1878 - 1960
British rule

CYPRUS //Museums & Galleries • Religious Monuments • Historical Monuments • Heritage & Places of Interest

icosia District

Lefkosia (Nicosia)

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Museums & Galleries• The Cyprus Museum• Byzantine Museum and Art Galleries• The House of Hadjigeorgakis
Kornesios - Ethnological Museum• Municipal Arts Centre• Leventis Municipal Museum of Lefkosia• State Gallery of Contemporary Art• Museum on the History of Cypriot
Coinage• Leventis Art Gallery• Centre of Visual Arts and Research• The Pancyprian GymnasiumMuseums• Fairytale Museum• Cyprus Classic MotorcycleMuseum• Cyprus Postal Museum• Trypiotis Church• Agios Ioannis (St. John’s) Cathedral• Faneromeni Church• Panagia Chrysaliniotissa Church• Omeriye Mosque(Ex Augustinian Church)• Bayraktar Mosque• St. Paul’s Anglican Church

Historical Monuments

Heritage & Places of Interest• Famagusta Gate
• Hamam Omeriye• Kasteliotissa Medieval Hall

• Laiki Geitonia(Traditional Neighbourhood)• Cyprus Handicraft Centre• Ledra Street Observatory• Chrysaliniotissa Crafts
CentreMuseums & Galleries

Religious Monuments

HistoricalMonuments• Fikardou Village and Rural Museum• Archaeological Site and Museum ofIdalion• Panagia Chrysospiliotissa Church• Agios Irakleidios Convent• Church of Saints Barnabas and Hilarion• Agios Panteleimon Convent• Royal Tombs of Tamassos• Archangelos Michael Church• Royal Tombs of Tamassos

Religious Monuments• Royal Tombs of Tamassos

Heritage & Placesof Interest• Athalassa National Forest Park

Leimassol(District)Lemesos(Limassol)

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Religious
Monuments

Museums & Galleries• Lemesos District ArchaeologicalMuseum• Cyprus Theatre Museum• Municipal Folk Art Museum•• Lemesos Municipal Art Gallery• Pattichion Municipal Museum HistoricalArchive• Cyprus Historic & Classic MotorMuseum• Lemesos Medieval Castle & Museum

Historical Monuments

Heritage & Places of Interest• Lemesos Medieval Castle & Museum• Lemesos (Limassol) Old City Centre• Agiou Andreou Pedestrian Street• Old Port
• Sculpture Park
• Koilani Village• Arsos Village• Foini Village• Vasa Village• Kouris Valley

Museums & Galleries• Kourion Archaeological Museum• The Cyprus Wine Museum• Carob Museum & Folk Art Museum,
Anogyra Village• Agia Napa Church• Kebir Mosque (The GreatMosque)• St. Catherine’s
Catholic Church• Municipal and UniversityLibrary of Lemesos• The Old Carob Mill• Havouza• Omodos Village• Anogyra Village• Arakapas Village Panagia
Iamatiki

Religious Monuments• Agios Nikolaos ton Gaton Convent(St. Nicholas of the Cats)

Historical Monuments• Akrotiri Environmental Education
and Information Centre• Krasochoria (The Wine Villlages)

Larnaka• Kourion Stadium• Sanctuary of Apollon Hylates• Kolossi Medieval Castle• Kourion Archaeological Site
• Amathus Archaeological Site

• Agios Georgios Alamanos Convent

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Museums & Galleries

ReligiousMonuments• Larnaka District Archaeological Museum• The Pierides Foundation ArchaeologicalMuseum• Larnaka Castle District Medieval Museum• Kyriazis Medical Museum• Larnaka Municipal Gallery• Agios Lazaros Church andEcclesiastical Museum• Hala Sultan Tekke• Kebir (Buyuk) Mosque• Tusla Mosque• Agios Georgios Makris Chapel

Larnaka(District)

Heritage & Places of Interest• Palm Trees Promenade - ‘Foinikoudes’• Larnaka Salt Lake (Aliki)• Piale Pasa & Psarolimano• Larnaka Art Workshops
NeighbourhoodMuseums & Galleries

Religious Monuments• Skarinou Environmental InformationCentre• Lefkara Village Museum of Folk Art,
Embroidery and Silversmithing• Lefkara Village Handicraft centre• Kato Drys Village bee & embroidery
Museum• Angeloktisti Church• Lefkara Village Church of the HolyCross• Lefkara Village Church of Archangel
Michael• Vavla Village• Stavrovouni Monastery• Chapelle Royale, Pyrga Village

Historical Monuments• Choirokoitia Archaeological Site
• Kition Archaeological Site
• Kalavasos - Tenta Archaeological Site

• Terra Santa Catholic Church• Zouchouri MosqueHistoricalMonuments• Kamares Aqueduct• Church of Virgin Mary ofChrysopolitissa, Kiti
• Agios Effimianos Church,Kornos• Agios Minas Convent• Agios Georgios Arperas
Church, Kellia Village• Agios Antonios ChurchPafos(Paphos)www.visitpafos.org.cy

Museums & Galleries

Religious Monuments• Pafos District Archaeological Museum• Ethnographical Museum• Pafos MunicipalGallery• Early Christian Basilica St. Paul’s Pillar - Chrysopolitissa/ Agia Kyriaki Church• Agia Solomoni Christian Catacomb• Theoskepasti Church

Historical
Monuments• Kato Pafos
Archaeological Park
• Tombs of the Kings• Medieval Fort of Pafos• “Loutra” - OttomanHamam• Pafos Old Town (Ktima)• St. Kendeas church, the Turkish baths &Ayia Sofia Mosque• Old Town Pafos, Municipal markets,Pafos Town Hall
• Street Art, Sunset, Cafes, lounge bars &restaurants• Kennedy SquareMuseums & Galleries

Religious Monuments• Kouklia Local Archaeological Museumof Palaepaphos and archeological site
• Geroskipou Village Folk Art Museum• Pano Panagia Village• Fyti Village Weaving Museum• The Steni Museum of Village Life
• Polis archaeologicalmuseum Marion / Arsinoe• Ecclesiastical Museum of Pafos• Agia Paraskevi Church• Agios Neofytos Monastery• Chrysorogiatissa Monastery• Panagia Chryseleousa ChurchMonastery• Panagia tou Sinti Monastery• Church of Panagia Chryseleousa

Historical MonumentsHeritage & Places of Interest• Sanctuary of Aphrodite andPalaipafos Museum• Pre - Historic Settlement of Lemba• Archaeological Site of Maa Paleokastro- Museum• “Baths of Aphrodite” - Akamas• “Petra Tou Romiou” - Birthplace Of Aphrodite• Pegeia Fountains• Episkopi Environmental Information Centre• Tzelefos, Venetian Bridge• Agios Georgios Basilicas Pegeia• Choulou Village Churches• Byzantine Museum ofArsinoe• Polis Agios Andronikos
church• Kato Pyrgos

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Museums & Galleries

Religious Monuments• “Thalassa” Agia Napa MunicipalMuseum• Traditional House in Paralimni• Deryneia Folk Art Museum• Ecclesiastical Museum• Avgorou Village• Agia Napa Monastery• Paralimni• Sotira Village• Agios Andronikos, Liopetri• Avgorou Village• Agios Georgios Church,
Xylofagou Village• Frenaros Village 12-15th century
churches

Museums & Galleries

Religious Monuments• Palaichori Byzantine Heritage
Museum• Cyprus Railway Museum,Evrychou• Pedoulas Village, Byzantine
Museum & Folk Art Museum• Stavros tou Agiasmati
Church - Platanistasa Village• Panagia tou Araka Church Lagoudera Village• Timios Stavros Church - Pelendri
Village

Heritage & Placesof Interest• Agia Napa Sculpture Park/
Park of Mediterranean Plants,
Cacti and Succulents• Potamos Liopetriou• Cape Gkreko National Park
• Hadjiyiorkis Mills (workshops)

Troodos

Ammochostos(Famagusta)

Pafos(District)

Heritage & Places of Interest• Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis Church Kakopetria Village• Panagia Podithou Church Galata Village• Panagia Asinou Church Nikitari Village• Agios loannis Lampadistis Church- Kalopanagiotis Village

Troodos

Byzantine RouteReligious Monuments

Heritage & Places of Interest• Panagia Church - MoutoullasVillage• Archangelos Michael Church PedoulasVillage• Metamorfosis tou Sotiros Church-Palaichori Village• Pelendri Village• Kourdali Village• Panagia Podithou Church, GalataVillage• Kykkos Monastery and Museum• Trooditissa Monastery• Troodos Visitor Centre• Troodos Geopark• Botanical Gardens in Amiantos• Platres Village/Resort• Waterfalls• Pitsilia Villages• Agros Village• Kyperounta Village• Palaichori & the Knights Templar• Spilia, 19th century olive press• Kakopetria Village• Marathasa Valley villages• Solea Valley villages

Byzantine Route
Byzantine Route
Visit the famous Byzantine churches of Cyprus, with theirrare icons and superb frescoes. Ten of these churches arelisted UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Scattered throughout
the Troodos mountain regions of Marathasa, Solea and Pitsilia, and set in beautiful surroundings amongst pine trees andaromatic shrubs, they are bound to impress you.

Area Under Turkish
Occupation Since 1974

Astromeritis
Peristerona
Lefkosia

Panagia Podithou Nikitari
GalataMarathasa
Panagia Asinou
Polis
Ag. Ioannis Lampadistis
Kalopanagiotis
Ag.
NikolaosStavros tou Agiasmati
Solea
Kakopetria
Platanistasa
Panagia
Moutoullas
Pitsilia
KykkosStavros tis Psokas

Troodos

Panagia touAraka
Lagoudera

Mandria
Arch.
MichaelAgios Nikolaos Pedoulas

Sotiros
Palaichori

Agros

Platres

Kedares(Nicosia)

Timios Stavros
Pelendri

Pafos

LaneiaGeroskipou

AlassaNikokleia
Kouklia

Lemesos(Limassol)

Area above this line, under Turkishoccupation since 1974
Road Network

Aphrodite Cultural Route

Aphrodite Cultural Route
Follow in the footsteps of Aphrodite, the mythological Olympian goddess oflove and beauty and protectress of Cyprus. The route focuses on the archaeological sites dedicated to the ancient cult of Aphrodite and includes Palaipafos (Kouklia), Amathous and Kition. There are quite a few links to othersites and museums with artifacts related to the goddess. Wander throughlayers of history, culture and mythology as you learn all about her birth, hercharacter, the rituals connected with her cult, as well as plants and seashells
associated with her.
Area Under Turkish
Occupation Since 1974 Lefkosia(Nicosia)

AkamasBaths of Aphrodite
PolisTroodos

Pafos

Tamassos(Ancient city-kingdom)

Idalion(Ancient city-kingdom)

Agia Napa

Larn akaCapeKition
Gkreko(Ancient city-kingdom)

Lempa
Geroskipou
Palaipafos (Kouklia)
Aphrodite’s Sanctuary(Ancient city-kingdom)Petra tou Romiou(Aphrodite’s Birthplace)

Lemesos(Limassol)

Amathous(Ancient city-kingdom)Area above this line, under Turkish occupation since 1974
Road NetworkDestination Labels

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