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Sea caves and the rocky coast of Ayia Napa.

Ayia Napa

Ayia Napa grew up around a monastery and fishing harbour. Today, its shore is connected by sandy bays, underwater art and limestone cliffs of Kavo Greco, and the…

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Surroundings of Hirokitiya and a promenade near the traditional building.

Choirokoitia

Hirokitiya is known primarily for its Neolithic settlement, but the modern village deserves special attention. Stone houses, narrow streets and craft spaces show the other, living side of…

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Excavations of Idalion; in the background of modern Dali.

Dali

Dali is located southeast of Nicosia, in the Yalias Valley. The modern city is adjacent to the ancient Idalion — One of the Cypriot city-kingdoms, whose history is…

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Deryneia.

Deryneia

Derinia is known for strawberry fields and small museums of traditional life. Its southern urban center retains stone churches, local workshops and squares associated with the agricultural way…

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Traditional building with courtyard in Episkopi.

Episkopi

Episkopi at the foot of the ancient Kourion is facing the fertile plain and the sea bay. The modern settlement is located in the Limassol District; part of…

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Eptagony among the semi-mountainous slopes.

Eptagoneia

Eptagonia is located northeast of Limassol, among the semi-mountain valleys and citrus gardens. In the tourist descriptions of the area, it is part of a group of “mandarin…

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The Stone Temple in Erimi.

Erimi

Erimi lies in the valley of Kurisa, near Kolossi and Episkopi. Behind the modern residential areas hides a particularly deep history of settlement: several different archaeological sites bear…

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Eurihou in the rural landscape of the Solea Valley.

Evrychou

Evrychou — One of the rural centers of the Solea Valley. The settlement is located near Karkotis; old houses made of local stone, wooden balconies and gardens connect…

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