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.
Routes
The southern coast: settlement, ancient city, sanctuary and castle
This route along the southern coast compares different reasons for choosing a place: proximity to a river, harbour, sanctuary or road.
Question for the route
Why did people in different periods repeatedly choose the same stretches of coastline?
Stops on this route
Kourion and Greek inscriptions
The city on the cliff above the sea preserves a theatre, villas and elaborate mosaic floors with ancient Greek inscriptions.
The Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
We pair the sanctuary with Kourion: the city and its sacred landscape explain one another.
Kolossi Castle
The monumental tower, coats of arms, aqueduct and church tell a story of knights, wine and sugar production.
Holy Cross Monastery in Omodos
The arcades and pale stone of the monastery are connected in our notes with the tradition of Saint Helena and the relics kept here.