Monasteries of Cyprus
Active monasteries, historic complexes, cave cells and monastic museums reveal the island’s religious history without confusing documented facts with tradition.
Topics
All themes
Eight thematic collections linking places by archaeology, art, religion, writing, architecture and modern history.
Archaeological sites and museums of Cyprus
Excavations, museum collections and archaeological parks make it possible to compare material, layer, function and restoration from the Neolithic period to Late Antiquity.
Mosaics of Cyprus
Mosaics in ancient houses, early Christian apses and churches can be read as historical sources through their subject, technique, location and state of preservation.
Writing systems of ancient Cyprus
Cypro-Minoan signs, the Cypriot syllabary, the Phoenician alphabet and museum inscriptions show that different writing systems coexisted and changed.
The city-kingdoms of Cyprus
Palaepaphos, Kition, Amathus, Kourion, Idalion, Tamassos and other centres help explain the political fragmentation and cultural diversity of the ancient island.
Castles, Crusaders and medieval Cyprus
Castles, Gothic cathedrals, abbeys and chapels connect Cyprus with the Crusades, the Lusignans, trade and the politics of the eastern Mediterranean.
UNESCO World Heritage in Cyprus
This selection brings together material explicitly identified in the project as connected with the UNESCO World Heritage List: archaeological complexes and the painted churches of Troodos.
Cyprus in the twentieth century
The railway, colonial administration, anti-colonial struggle, independence, the events of 1974 and contemporary memory are explored through specific places and different types of evidence.