Kalavasos–Tenta
We include Tenta as a second key to the Neolithic period: its distinctive modern shelter makes the archaeological site immediately recognisable.
Regions
Larnaca and the south-eastern coast
Larnaca brings together Bronze Age settlements, Kition, early Christian monuments, Ottoman architecture and the salt lake. It is an ideal region for observing how a port landscape changed over thousands of years.
Choirokoitia: a UNESCO site in its own right
We treat Choirokoitia as a separate stop because it is one of the best places on the island for imagining the daily life of the first farming communities.
Larnaca District Archaeological Museum
We include the museum as the link between Choirokoitia, Tenta, Kition and the Bronze Age settlement beside the salt lake.
Kition and Bamboula in Larnaca
We include the archaeological areas of Kition so that the city can be seen not only in a museum case but also within the modern urban fabric of Larnaca.
The Late Bronze Age settlement near Hala Sultan Tekke
We distinguish the Bronze Age settlement from the much later Muslim shrine: entirely different periods share the same geographical setting.
Amathus, Kition and Marion
Three short chapters bring together the legends of Amathus, the Phoenician past of Kition and the copper mines of Marion.
The church at Kiti and its apse mosaic
At Kiti we saw one of the island’s rarest early Christian mosaic ensembles: the Virgin and Child between the archangels.
The Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca
We include Saint Lazarus as one of Cyprus’s principal urban Christian monuments and an important link between biblical tradition, Byzantium and modern Larnaca.
The Monastery of Saints Marina and Raphael
Three churches, frescoes and stories of martyrs connect this Cypriot monastery with Antioch and the island of Lesbos.
Saint Minas Monastery
This stone monastery in the hills east of Vavla is known for its spring and eighteenth-century frescoes by the painter Philaretos.
Saint Thekla the Protomartyr Monastery
We remember the stone inscriptions, the arcade, the quiet courtyard and the spring directly beneath the church.
The Royal Chapel at Pyrga
This small building preserves Lusignan-period frescoes, coats of arms and portraits of King Janus and Charlotte of Bourbon.
The Venetian watchtower near Kiti and Pervolia
We photographed one of Cyprus’s most expressive Venetian watchtowers and the three coats of arms above its entrance.
Saint George Mavrovouni Monastery
The “black mountain”, a red hill, repeated fires and a restored icon are the main details of this chapter.
Kamares Aqueduct
We include Kamares as an example of how imperial history can be seen not only in palaces and temples but also in a city’s water supply.
Hala Sultan Tekke
We include Hala Sultan Tekke so that the religious history of Cyprus is not reduced to Orthodox monuments alone.