Paragliding in Cyprus, Avdellero

General information
GPS coordinates: take off : 35°1’11” (35.0198)N; 33°33’38” (33.5606)E – Elevation : 277 m.  landing : 35°0’51” (35.0144)N; 33°33’32” (33.5591)E – Elevation : 168 m.

Take off: There are a couple of launch points on this hill though one (the nicer launch) has fallen into disrepair and the track to it is overgrown and would require 4×4 for access. The other is at UN control point 111 and so this is how we refer to it.

Landing: Clean landing field with few obstacles.

Going there: Take the ‘Avdellaro’ exit off the A3 North of Larnaca. Head for Avdellaro, there is a small cafe about 3 miles South of the hill and makes a good meeting point. Carry on past the cafe and ignore any further signs for Avdellaro. Eventually you will see the hill spread out in front of you, if you have 2 cars it is prudent to leave one in the compound to the left of the road at the bottom. Continue past the hill and admire it as you do so, go under the bridge and take the next track on the right. follow this track around to the left and then turn right and continue to the end loop. There are a few pot holes on this track and it’s quite steep for the final 50m but if my Galaxy can do it then most other cars will cope too!

Source: www.paraglidingincyprus.com

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Paragliding in Cyprus Cape Greko

General information
GPS coordinates: take off : 34°57’44” (34.9624)N; 34°4’0″ (34.0668)E – Elevation : 78 m.  landing : 34°57’50” (34.9641)N; 34°4’21” (34.0726)E – Elevation : 11 m.
Take off:na
Landing:na
Going there:na
Comments:na
Weather hazards:na
Flight regulation: Do not fly near the Antennas on the Peninsula. There is no immediate hazard from the antennae.

Source: www.paraglidingincyprus.com

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Ryan Air Celebrates carrying 2m customers at Paphos Airport

Ryanair, Cyprus’s favourite airline, today (7 July) celebrated carrying 2m customers to/from Paphos since its first flight in 2012. Ryanair will operate 9 Paphos routes this summer, including daily flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, which will deliver over 600,000 customers p.a. and support 450* on-site jobs at Paphos airport.

Ryanair’s Paphos summer 2016 schedule will deliver:

• 1 based aircraft
• 9 routes in total including: Athens (dly), Brussels C. (1 wkly), Chania (dly) Kaunas (1 wkly), Krakow (2 wkly), London S. (dly) Rome C. (2 x wkly), Stockholm (1 wkly), Thessaloniki (2 x dly)

• 600,000 customers p.a
• 450* “on-site” jobs p.a.

Cypriot customers and visitors can now choose from 9 Paphos routes this summer and can look forward to further improvements, as Ryanair continues its “Always Getting Better” programme, which includes more new routes, new digital features, new cabin interiors and even more low fares.

Ryanair’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Chiara Ravara said:

“We are pleased to celebrate carrying 2m customers at Paphos Airport since our first flight back in 2012. As Cyprus’s favourite airline we will operates 9 Paphos routes this summer, including popular daily flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, we will help deliver over 600,000 customers p.a. and support 450 on site jobs at Paphos Airport, as Ryanair remains committed to growing traffic, routes and tourism in Cyprus.

To celebrate carrying 2m customers, we are releasing seats for sale from Paphos to our international destinations from €23.99, which are available to book until midnight Friday, 8 July for travel in September and October. Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”

Hermes Airports Senior Manager Marketing and Communications, Maria Kouroupi noted:

“Since 2012, the travelling public has embraced Ryanair’s operation to Pafos and today a significant milestone has been reached as Ryanair celebrates carrying 2 million passengers. Hermes Airports welcomes this development, and wishes Ryanair continued success long into the future.”

*ACI research confirms up to 750 ‘on-site’ jobs are sustained at international airports for every 1m passengers

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The fifth season of excavations at the site of Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas completed

The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that on the 4th of June 2016, the fifth season of excavations at the site of Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas in Lemesos District was completed. The excavations were directed by François Briois (EHESS) and Jean-Denis Vigne (CNRS- Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle).

This year’s investigations brought to light the remains of more than 20 round buildings with a diameter of between 3 and 6 meters. The buildings were constructed on small terraces, notched into a gentle slope facing the sea. The walls were built with earth and strengthened with wooden poles and the floors were often plastered. In most buildings large hearths were discovered, sometimes accompanied by a 30-50 kg millstone. These buildings were probably frequently reconstructed, as seen by the multiple layers of remains that were found, one above the other, on the terraces.

The buildings are situated around a circular, 10 meter communal building, that was excavated between 2011-2012. The building dates to between 11,200 and 10,600 years BP (Before Present). The surveys and excavations that have been conducted since, have shown that the village would have covered an area of at least half a hectare. This is the earliest known village in Cyprus, and is more than twenty centuries older than Khirokitia.

Large quantities of stone tools, stone vessels, stone and shell beads or pendants were also found. The animal bones indicate that domestic dogs and cats were already introduced to Cyprus, and that the villagers hunted a small Cypriot wild boar and birds. Intensive sieving provided strong evidence for the cultivation of emmer wheat: a primitive cereal introduced from the continent. At this time, the Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas villagers were hunter-cultivators who did not produce pottery.

The organization of the village, its architecture, the stone tools and the presence of agriculture and hunting are elements that are very similar to those that have already been identified in the early Pre-Pottery Neolithic Levant, between 11,500 and 10,500 years BP. This is the earliest manifestation of an agricultural and village way of life known to date, worldwide. Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas has demonstrated that, even though Cyprus was separated from the continent by more than 70 km of sea, the island was part of broader Near Eastern Neolithic developments.

The excavations were supported by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, the French School at Athens, the French Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et du Développement International, the CNRS, the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, the French Institute for Rescue Archaeological Research (INRAP) and the Ayios Tychonas Community Council.

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Department of Antiquities on the mosaic pavement at Larnaka

Following the publicity given to the discovery of a new mosaic floor in Larnaka town, the Department of Antiquities would like to provide to the media a photograph of part of the mosaic floor and inform you of the following:

The mosaic floor was revealed in Agios Neofytos Street in Larnaka during excavation work for the construction of the city’s sewage system. Archaeological research on the site is still ongoing and only part of the mosaic floor has been revealed. Even though the mosaic floor has only been partially excavated, and has yet to be conserved, a preliminary estimation would suggest that scenes of the Labours of Hercules are depicted and that it is dated to the Roman Period.

Written sources and inscriptions provide information that during the Roman period Ancient Kition played an important role in the establishment of Roman culture in Cyprus, however, up to this day Roman remains found in the city are very few. Therefore, the mosaic floor that came to light and the building it belongs to, provide important evidence for the development of the city during the Roman Period.

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Min. Transport – Archaeological Excavations

The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr Marios Demetriades, visits the site, where archaeological excavations are held, after identifying a Roman Era mosaic. Stavros Ioannides, PIO photo

The mosaic floor was revealed in Agios Neofytos Street in Larnaka during excavation work for the construction of the city’s sewage system. Archaeological research on the site is still ongoing and only part of the mosaic floor has been revealed. Even though the mosaic floor has only been partially excavated, and has yet to be conserved, a preliminary estimation would suggest that scenes of the Labours of Hercules are depicted and that it is dated to the Roman Period.

Written sources and inscriptions provide information that during the Roman period Ancient Kition played an important role in the establishment of Roman culture in Cyprus, however, up to this day Roman remains found in the city are very few. Therefore, the mosaic floor that came to light and the building it belongs to, provide important evidence for the development of the city during the Roman Period.

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2016 excavation season at Chlorakas-Palloures completed

The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of the second season of excavations at the Chalcolithic site of Chlorakas-Palloures. The excavations, directed by Dr Bleda Düring of Leiden University, are performed in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.

During the 2016 excavation season two small neighbourhoods of this 5.000 year-old site were investigated. In the north section of the area a large and monumental, well-built, domestic building was unearthed, with plastered interior and exterior surfaces. In the centre of the building a large mortar installation was found as well as a hearth measuring 2.5 meters across. Next to the building, other similar ones were identified.

In the south section of the area, a series of smaller round houses were excavated, measuring around 6-8 meters in diameter. This, however, was by no means the poorer quarter of the site. In this part of the settlement a number of copper artefacts were found – which are among a few known so far for the Chalcolithic period, as well as beautiful figurines.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the settlement at Chlorakas-Palloures was an important settlement in the Chalcolithic period, with access to high quality flint and picrolite (used for figurines), metal artefacts, and large well-built houses.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues new Travel Advice on Turkey

Avoid non-essential travel to Turkey

Following the recent events (coup attempt on 15/07/2016) the unsettled situation in the country is not expected to be restored soon and further deterioration of the situation may follow. The Turkish government has declared the entire country in a state of emergency for a period of three months (from 21 of July 2016). In addition to that, after the recent terrorist bomb attacks and the violent incidents arising from the public demonstrations in several cities in Turkey, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) urges all Cypriot citizens who intend to travel to Turkey in the coming period to avoid doing so. The MFA also advises Cypriot citizens who may reside, visit or intent to visit the country, to avoid traveling to certain areas, if it’s not necessary, which are the epicenter of tensions due to the latest developments, such as Istanbul, Ankara, southeastern Turkey and areas near military installations.

Furthermore, the country, after the continuous bomb attacks in its territory over the last three years (from 05/2013 to 07/2016), faces a high terrorist threat and further terrorist attacks may be repeated.

The developments are worrying and it is not possible to ensure that the current situation will not affect the safety of Cypriot citizens visiting the country.

Cypriot citizens are requested to avoid crowded places and mass gatherings in Turkey. Moreover, they are encouraged to keep abreast of local and international media coverage (especially from the Internet) of events and to follow the safety instructions of the Turkish Authorities.

Please note that due to the absence of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Turkey, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not able to provide direct consular assistance to Cypriot citizens who are visiting this country.

Cypriots are also informed that, as citizens of the EU and in the absence of Cypriot diplomatic missions in the visiting country, they have the right (under Article 23 of the Treaty of Lisbon) to receive consular protection from any diplomatic mission (Embassy or Consulate) of an EU Member State.

For further information please visit the relevant European Commission website:

In case of emergency, Cypriot citizens may contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the following telephone numbers:

Duty Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: +357 99660129
Crisis Management Department MFA: +357 22801000, +357 97775998

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Dr Soteris Kefalas is among the most reputable authors in Cyprus, specialized in tourism, hotel and hospitality management. As a researcher, he participated in numerous international conferences and he wrote many books. Through his books, Dr Soteris Kefalas aims at formulating thoughts, proposals and views as to what should be the policies and competencies in connection with the Hotel and Catering Industry of Cyprus.

Dr Soteris Kefalas published the following books:

1. The Innovation in Hotel and Food Service Industry in Cyprus

The book consists of 13 chapters. All the major problems that the tourist industry faces are examined, with the exemption of the first chapter, which examines the tourist industry of the island in general. Many of the chapters are case studies (Organizational Culture Management, Energy Environmental Management Program, How productivity is monitored in a Hotel, ISO 9002, Food Poisoning Outbreaks in a Hotel, Restaurant Operations, etc).  The aim is for the readers to use the specific book as a framework for further empirical research or to assess their enterprise and reorganize an organization in order to deal successfully with operational problems.

2. The Expectations and Perceptions of Guests regarding the Quality Service of Four-Star Hotels of Cyprus

As a contribution to the strive of improving service quality, the purpose of this book is to offer insights about the level of service quality, and eventual shortfalls, among the four-star hotels in Cyprus as perceived by the tourists experiencing this service.  Furthermore, the book tests the hypothesis that there is a strong link between customers’ perception of the service quality of a specific company and their subsequent willingness to recommend it further.

3. The Operation of an Organized Complex of Hotel Apartment

Nevertheless there are many outstanding textbooks in the hotel management field that deal with significant departments of operations, particularly housekeeping, front office and food and beverage, however, there are very few that try to treat in a balanced and in – depth way each department in the hotel. Exactly these deficiencies are detected and analyzed through this book. This book provides significant contribution to the literature theory and practice of running a well Organized Hotel Apartment Complex. The author examines in detail how the Organized Hotel Apartment Complex is operated effectively and efficiently.

4. Restaurant Menu Planning, Design and Analysis

The menu is the primary marketing tool used to communicate with customer. The products it offers or does not offer are a primary influence on the potential customer’s desire to patronize the food service operation. Likewise, the way in which the menu presents the products and services will influence which ones will be ordered by the customers. Throughout this book, the author emphasizes the importance of proper menu planning; it should receive high priority.

5. Restaurant Feasibility Study

Perhaps the most important decision a hospitality manager can make is whether or not to go into business in the first place. Oddly, this decision has often been dictated by vague impressions and educated guesses. But carefully and thoughtfully conducted feasibility studiesPerhaps the most important decision a hospitality manager can make is whether or not to go into business in the first place.

6. The Operation of the Purchasing Department

This book is intended for hospitality professionals interested in methods of increasing buying  power, as well as students and instructors. In writing this book, the purpose has been to cover innovative techniques available to hospitality purchasers, including cost-plus and forward contracting.

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The Department of Antiquities expresses sincere appreciation to Christakis Hadjiprodromou for his donation

The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, wishes to express its sincere appreciation to Mr Christakis Hadjiprodromou for his kind donation of a prehistoric clay figurine. The figurine was part of Mr Hadjiprodromou’s declared private collection that was kept in his house in Ammochostos (Famagusta) prior to the Turkish invasion in 1974. As a result of the invasion, Mr Hadjiprodromou’s residence was pillaged, and his collection was looted, its objects scattered around the world. The specific figurine was repatriated from Munich in August 2015 along with other antiquities that were in the illegal possession of Aydin Dikmen, after a long legal battle.

The figurine dates to the Middle Bronze Age (2000-1650 BC) and it represents an infant in a cradle. It is adorned with painted motifs and it belongs to a rare category of figurines.

It will be included in an exhibition organized by the Department of Antiquities to be inaugurated on September 23, 2016, within the framework of a research programme (SPAUT, Saving Prehistoric Antiquities under Threat). After the exhibition the figurine will be on permanent display in the Cyprus Museum.

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Min. Transport – Presentation of archaeological site

Min. Transport – Presentation of archaeological site Akaki, Lefkosia, Cyprus The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr Marios Demetriades, attends the presentation of the archeological site at the location Piadhia. Stavros Ioannides, PIO

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Cyprus Railways Museum

The Cyprus Railways Museum is housed in the old railway station near Evrychou village, in the Troodos mountains.

The Cyprus Government Railway (CGR), which was in operation from 1905 to 1951, extended from Famagusta in the east to Morfou in the west, passing through the island’s capital, Lefkosia. The southern terminal of the third section of the CGR was at Evrychou, coming from Morfou. From the station only the main building has survived, and has been restored by the Department of Antiquities.

The Evrychou station is now a Railways Museum, one of its kind on the island. Original documents, drawings, photos and various objects related to the Cyprus railways are exhibited in the Museum Rooms, as well as scale models of the main stations and rolling stock.

At the rear side of the Museum the platform and part of the track have been reconstructed and the original rails have been used. A hand pump track used for the inspection of the line and a freight wagon are exhibited under a shed in the yard.

Source: Department of Antiquities

District: Nicosia

Address: Evrykhou

Accreditation: Department of Antiquities

Season: All year

Opening hours:

Summer Hours April 16 to September 15 Monday – Sunday 9:30 to 17:00

Winter Hours September 16 to April 15 Monday – Sunday 8:30 to 16:00

Facilities: Parking is available. The museum is partially accessible for people in wheelchairs. It is accessible spaces in the rooms of the ground floor, the platform and the courtyard. There are toilets for people in wheelchairs.

Telephone / Fax: 00357-22933010 / –

Website / Email: www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/da/da.nsf / antiquitiesdept@da.mcw.gov.cy

Admission Fee: Free Admission

Supply Fee: –

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A Blue flag beaches in Cyprus

In this section the First Cyprus Tourist Website www.cyprushighlights.com presents all the beaches of Cyprus which meet the requirements and are part of the Blue Flag program.

A Blue flag beach: Has clean water fro swimming, is clean and is inspected regularly, has a proper waste management programme, has clean lavatories, is not polluted, has a lifeguard on duty, life-saving equipment and a first-aid kit, at least one beach per local authority has some facilities for disabled people, provides information about protected and vulnerable natural areas nearby, offers environmental and nature activities organized by the local authority, informs you if there is any danger of pollution.

Enjoy the beach with safety: locate the lifeguard and the rescue equipment, keep an eye on signs or flags which advise against swimming, do not dive into the water unless you know it is deep enough, only enter the water where allowed and never swim during bad weather, learn how to swim and do not swim alone, swim along the coast and not in the open sea, go swimming only when you feel fit – never when you have been drinking, be careful when using rubber boats or air mattresses. You can float far away from the shore. Should an accident occur, alert the liguard or call for helo using the telephone number 1441.

Protect what you care about: Use the waste bins and do not leave garbage on the beach, use the lavatories – not the water, respect other users of the beach, dogs are not allowed on the beach, respect nature and the wildlife of the area, sort your waste into the correct bins, do not camp on the beach, it is illegal to light a fire, cigarette butts are also garbage, read and obey the specific local rules.

Source: Cymepa & Cyprus Tourism Organisation

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THE EVENTS OF THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE – PAFOS2017  GO DIGITAL

Moving towards the European Cultural year of 2017, the European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017 announces the release of Pafos2017 application for android phones, created by the Zoom Cyprus team.

The events of the Pafos2017 Organisation could not be absent from digital life, which is now a big part of our everyday life. A user friendly application that will mainly provide information on the monthly events of the European Capital of Culture, as well as their venues through an interactive map provided by the application. The user will also be able to choose the event he/she is interested in and receive reminders. It is worth noting that the application is free of charge and available on Google Play Store.

Creator of the application is the Zoom Cyprus team which, after a number of proposals from teams, individuals and companies to create for free an application for the Pafos2017 Organisation, undertook the design and creation of the application with no cost for the Organisation.

The Pafos2017 application is available in Greek and English and it is addressed to the Greek-speaking public, as well as foreigners. This is an important tool that can serve both locals and those visiting our country for the events organised on the official European Cultural year of Pafos2017.

*Download the app from Google Play Store for free

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Nicosia Tourism Board celebrates World Tourism Day

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, celebrated on September 27^th , Nicosia Tourism Board offers the opportunity to everyone to explore and discover Nicosia through a series of activities that are going to take place on Saturday, September 24^th, from 10am to 5pm.

The events include free guided tours in the city’s museums, walking tours in the old city and walking and bus tours in Nicosia outside the walls. Additionally, a special tour for adults and children with disabilities is going to take place at Leventis Gallery. During the day, buses will transfer people to the Museums and back, every half hour, without any charge. Entrance in the museums is free on that day.

All tours begin and terminate at Nicosia Multicultural Municipal Centre where there will be revival of traditional cultural crafts by craft makers from the Cyprus Handicraft Centre, as well as a bazaar organized by ‘City Markets’, with handmade products, food, drinks and music.

More information about the program can be found on Nicosia Tourism Board’s website: www.visitnicosia.com.cy  and Facebook page: VisitNicosia or you may call at 22889600.

Organisers: Nicosia Tourism Board

Under the Auspices of the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism

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Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis

The inauguration of the Byzantine Museum of the Metropolis Tamasos and Oreinis took place Thursday, the 15th of September 2016, by Metropolitan Tamasos and Oreinis Isaiah and Communications Minister of Transport and Works, Mr. Marios Demetriades. The museum is an initiative of the holy Bishop Tamasos and Oreinis Isaiah housed within the Episcopal Palace in Episkopeio community. The Museum houses priceless Byzantine and post-Byzantine relics dating from the 5th to the beginning of the 20th century.

Particularly important was the contribution and cooperation of communities for the establishment of the museum. Some of the exhibits come from the personal collection of Tamasos and Oreinis Metropolitan  Isaiah. Visitors to the Museum of the Holy Metropolis Tamasos and Oreinis have the ability to see through the exhibits the history and art of the region and Tamasos and Oreinis for centuries. The aim of the museum is to collect, protect, study and display of works of art and objects from the early years of Christianity until the early 20th century. It also seeks to be the heart of a cultural area, which lacks the region, and to disclose to the public the religious Orthodox Byzantine history of the region, as reflected through the exhibits.

District: Nicosia

Address: Avenue Stavros Stylianidis 2642 Episkopeio Nicosia

Accreditation: Metropolis Tamasos and Oreinis

Season: All year

Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 to 13:00. Hits evenings and weekends after contacting the phone 00357-99774770.

Facilities: The museum is accessible to people on wheelchair. There are toilets for people in wheelchairs. There are parking spaces.

Website / Email: www.imtamasou.org.cy / imt@imtamasou.org.cy

Contact Telephone / Fax: 00357-22465465 / 00357-22624600

Admission Fee: Free

Supply Fee: –

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Museum Glafcos Clerides

The Glafcos Clerides museum is housed in the building Metropolis Tamasos and Oreinis. This personal collection of personal belongings of the President of the Republic in the period 1993 – 2003 Glafcos Clerides.

Within the collection reflects the unique range of diverse personality and is an admirable synthesis of the universal Greek and Christian principles which he served. Personal collection Glafcos Clerides donated to the Bishopric Tamasos and Oreinis and his daughter Katy Cleridou.

An important part of the collection is armor of the 19th century as kariofilia, trombones, pistols, sabers, scimitars and belts. In the collection there are swords, critically knives, Japanese swords, knives African, Arabic swords and knives, daggers and bayonets modern. Also in the collection is quite large number of silver, silver-plated and hagiographic images taken by various agencies Glafcos Clerides. In the collection there are many folk art objects, such as carved wooden chests, wooden souvantza, glass perfume bottles, glass oil lamps as well as several other decorative silver objects.

District: Nicosia

Address: Avenue Stavros Stylianidis 2642 Episkopeio Nicosia

Accreditation: Metropolis Tamasos and Oreinis

Season: All year

Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 to 13:00. Hits evenings and weekends after contacting the phone 00357-99774770.

Facilities: The museum is accessible to people in wheelchairs. There are toilets for people in wheelchairs. There are parking spaces.

Website / Email: www.imtamasou.org.cy / imt@imtamasou.org.cy

Contact Telephone / Fax: 00357-22465465 / 00357-22624600

Admission Fee: Free

Supply Fee: –

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APOEL Museum

His own museum acquires APOEL this year, with the completion of 90 years of glorious history of sports, social and cultural life of Cyprus. This beautiful initiative of Volunteer APOEL Friends who with proper planning and organization proceeded to the realization of this difficult but very important endeavor. Creating APOEL museum has as its main objective – pillar the preservation, promotion and projection of the glorious history of APOEL. To remember the old and young people learn about important sports achievements APOEL.

The museum is housed in APOEL club building and inter alia:

Story room where through the windows will be placed relics in order to highlight the historical and sports history APOEL. Presidents and reports projection room where you will change various themes for APOEL history. Sports trophy room (championships, cups, shields) Hall football trophies. Screening hall. Hall of APOEL fans where the history of APOEL fans will be screened. Europe Hall where APOEL banners and will become a special tribute will be placed to qualify APOEL 8 best teams of Europe.

The inauguration of the museum will be APOEL in November 2016 after having completed 90 years since the establishment of APOEL.

Source: www.apoelmuseum.com

District: Nicosia

Address: John Kennedy

Accreditation: Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia

Season: All year.

Opening hours: –

Facilities: –

Website / Email: www.apoelmuseum.com / info@apoelmuseum.com, kgalides@apoel.com.cy

Contact Telephone / Facsimile:

Ticket price: –

Supply Fee: –

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Museum of History and Heritage Municipality Lakatamia

The History and Heritage of the Municipality of Lakatamia find in Agia Paraskevi parish in the traditional core of Lakatamia community. The area got its name from the church located at the rear of the museum courtyard.

The church began to be built in 1897 and was completed in 1903. In the courtyard of the work and the first Municipal School Lakatamia, which was housed in a small building at the side of the church, built in 1906. The space was no longer used as a school in 1932 when it worked the neoclassic building of the First Elementary School.

The space in which is housed the Museum is a traditional house built in 1922, as indicated above the main entrance. Following the traditional rural architecture of Cyprus, the building is built in L shape. The courtyard of the house, which played an important role in the daily activities of the residents and their social life, surrounded by a high wall. Cypriots, for thousands of years, they built up half of the 20th century with the same familiar local building materials: stone and mud brick for the walls, wood beams and reed-psatharkes for ceiling tiles for the roof.

The Museum aims to rescue, to study and highlight the history and cultural heritage of Lakatamia, a small rural community in the mid 20th century numbered fewer than 3000 inhabitants fifty years later is a modern city of 45,000 residents. Through the objects exposed attempted the representation of life of Cypriot society in the 19th and 20th century. This is achieved through the wealth of objects hosted by the rich collection of Mr. Paula Theodosiadou but also exhibits of Lakatamia Municipality derived from citizens donations, Mrs. Christina Tsiakli, Mr. Eurydice laugh, Mr. Androulla Christoforou and Mr. Alekos Evangelos.

In the five rooms of the main house, presents the basic premises and main equipment (furniture, utensils and tools), a traditional house: the bedroom (bedroom), the maeirko (kitchen), solar (living room), the pride of voufa (the argaliou), the auxiliary space for the preparation of various foods (halloumi, bread, trachana, sausages, etc.). In two rooms on the west side of the courtyard exposed objects relating to farming activities characteristic of Lakatamia: the cultivation of cereals, olives, vines, livestock and basketry.

(Text information: Anastasia Chamatsou responsible Museological Study)

District: Nicosia

Address: Holy Paraskevi 8 Lakatamia

Accreditation: Municipality Lakatamia

Season: All year

Opening hours: Only organized visits on call.

Facilities: Parking is available in the church. The museum is accessible to people in wheelchairs. There are toilets for people in wheelchairs. Is guided to the museum in Greek language. There is information material for the museum which is free and is given in Greek language. There are media for different views concerning the tradition and the folklore culture. Interactive exercises of the museum such as traditional bread fermentation etc.

Contact Telephone / Fax: 00357-22364097 / 00357-22380688

Website / Email: www.lakatamia.org.cy / athina.kyriacou@lakatamia.org.cy

Ticket Price: Free Entry

Supply Fee: –

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Tala Cultural Center

The Cultural Center has Tala Church and Archaeological Museum. The Ecclesiastical Museum, housed in the monumental church of St. Catherine, exposed church icons (16th-20th century) and artifacts. In a specially designed area, located in the Cultural Centre, houses the Archaeological Museum and Thekleios Library.

The Archaeological Museum houses finds from the Early Bronze Age to the Ottoman Period, robes, scepter, coins and gifts received by the Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus Chrysostomos II.

The Thekleios Library, enriched with 6000 volumes of quality scientific publications, is available to the reading public.

District: Paphos

Address: Tala

Accreditation: Holy Holy Temple Church Committee Catherine Tala – Paphos Bishopric

Season: All year

Hours: The museum is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9:00 to 13:00. Saturday and Sunday Closed

Facilities: Parking is available. There are toilets for people in wheelchairs. The museum is accessible to people in wheelchairs. There is a small booklet about the history of the museum (in Greek language). Next to the museum there is a store with religious items where visitors can buy various souvenirs such as images, rosaries and traditional Cypriot products. Payments by cash and by credit card.

Telephones / Fax: 00357-99389380 /

Website / Email: www.talaecclesiasticmuseum.com / –

Entrance Fee: Free

Supply Fee: –

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