Cyprus Tours

1st DAY: Arrival at Larnaca or Paphos airport and transfer to the hotel in Limassol

Check in in your hotel ,dinner and overnight stay.

 

2nd DAY: PAPHOS –

Every Monday until 31/10/2024 and every Tuesday until 31/03/2025

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Paphos City included in the official list of UNESCO cultural and natural treasures.

Proceeding towards Paphos we stop at Petra tou Romiou where, according to Greek mythology, Aphrodite emerged from the foam of the waters. We will begin our day by visiting the monastery of Ayios Neofytos founded at the end of the 12th century by the Cypriot writer and hermit Neofytos. The Engleistra contains some of the most beautiful Byzantine frescoes (12th and 15th centuries). We will continue to visit  Tombs of the Kings which date back to the 4th century BC, carved into the rock and decorated with Doric columns.

Then we will be able to admire the famous mosaics of the house of Dionysus. The floors of these patrician villas date back to a period between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD and are considered among the most beautiful mosaics in the eastern Mediterranean. The last stop will be at the church of Panagia Chrysopolitissa, built in the 13th century, within whose complex you can see the column of St. Paul, where according to tradition the saint was flagellated.

Entrance fees included – mosaics – Euro 4.50 per person - Tombs of the Kings Euro 2.50 per person -

 

3rd DAY: CHIROKITIA - NORTH AND SOUTH NICOSIA ► Distances

Every Tuesday until 31/10/2024, and every Wednesday until 31/03/2025

 

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure for Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus outlined by the ancient Venetian walls, known thanks to the wealth of archaeological and artistic finds contained in its museums and above all for being the last city in the world divided by a wall.

Along the way, a stop at the archaeological site of Chirokitia, an ancient Neolithic settlement; the excavations carried out have brought to light evidence of one of the most important Neolithic cultures in the world.

 

Visit to the Cathedral of San Giovanni in the archbishop's palace which houses frescoes from 1731. Passing through the Venetian walls and the Famagusta gate we will arrive at the National Museum where you can admire the fascinating collection of Cypriot finds and treasures of inestimable value . We continue to the historic center of Nicosia (Laiki Yitonia). Free time and crossing the checkpoint, visit the caravansary, Buyuk Han, one of the most famous architectural works of the Ottoman period. The Buyuk Han is located in the center of the traditional market inside the walls. We continue to the Saint Sophia Cathedral transformed into a Mosque * (visit from outside until the works are finished). Return to the hotel in the afternoon..

Entrance fees included – national museum – St. John's Cathedral – Chirokitia (THE CATHEDRAL OF Saint Sophia will be built when the work is finished)

 

4th DAY: TROODOS - BYZANTINE CHURCHES ( SAN NICOLAOS – KAKOPETRIA - PODITHOU – ASINOU ) –Every Wednesday until 31/10/2024 and every Thursday until 31/03/2025

Departure for the Troodos mountains and guided tour of some of the very famous Byzantine churches, cataloged by UNESCO as "a world heritage site to be passed down to future generations": visit to the Byzantine church of Ayios Nicolaos, completely painted with frescoes ranging from the 11th to the 17th century , and of the Byzantine church of Panagia of Potithou. Free time for lunch and we continue to visit the 12th century Asinou church. whose frescoes are among the best Byzantine examples. Return to the hotel in the afternoon.

Entrances Included - Ayios Nicolaos - Panagia di Pothithou – Asinou (collective entrances pay €10.00 per group)

 

5th DAY:. Departure

Collective transfer from the hotel to Larnaca or Paphos airport

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TOURS are guaranteed for a minimum of 2 people. If the number of participants is 6 people or less, the excursions could be carried out with a private car and a guide/driver speaking English and another language