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	PLACES TO SEE - LARNACA
	LARNACA DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Interesting collection of finds from the Larnaca area, dating from the Neolithic Age to the Roman period. Kalogera Square Tel: 357 - 24 - 630169
	STAVROVOUNI MONASTERY 40KM from Larnaka. Perched on a rocky peak, Stavrovouni means Mountain of the Cross. According to the tradition it was founded in the 4th century by Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, who left a fragment of the Holy Cross to the Monastery. The brotherhood is extremely devout, keeping vows as strict as those of the Mount Athos brotherhood in Greece. Women are not allowed in the Monastery, though men may visit the monastery daily from sunrise to sunset.
	HALA SULTAN TEKESI 3km west of Larnaka on the road to Kiti, passing Larnaka Airport. Built in 1816 over the tomb of Umm Haram, allegedly a relative of Prophet Mohammed who died on this spot in 649 during the first Arab raids. The mosque is an important place of Moslem pilgrimage ranking Immediately after the shrines of Mecca, Medina and Al Aqsha In Jerusalem.
	LEFKARA VILLAGE 40KM from Larnaca. A picturesque village, famous for its local lace known as 'Lefkaritika' and for its silverware. According to the tradition, Leonardo Da Vinci visited the village and bought an altar cloth, which he donated to the Milan Cathedral. The beautiful House of Patsalos houses the Lace and Silverware Museum of Lefkara. The church of Archangelos Michael in Kato Lefkara is of the single aisled domed type has wall paintings of the late 12th century. At Pano Lefkara there is a church of the Holy Cross with a beautiful 18th century iconostasis and a unique 13th century silver cross.
	PIERIDES MUSEUM Remarkable private collection of Cypriot antiquities, originally gathered together by Demetrios Pierides (1811-I895), and further enriched by members of the family.
	AYIOS LAZAROS CHURCH The magnificent church was built by Emperor Leo Vl, in the 9th century. Restoration was carried out in the 17th century, keeping faithfully to the original plan, and the church can be called one of the tinest examples of Byzantine architecture. The tomb of Lazaros, who after he was raised from the dead in Bethany by Christ, came to Cyprus and lived here for another thirty years and was consecrated as the Bishop of Kition by St. Barnabas and St. Mark, can be seen under the sanctuary. The iconostasi which separates the altar from the main church, is an excellent example of baroque wood carving. Near the church are some tombstones of Europeans who lived in Larnaca, in the 17th-18th century. Eight days before Easter, the icon of Saint Lazaros is taken in procession through the streets of Larnaca . Ayios Lazaros Square
	KAMARES The 18th century aqueduct.
Plateia Vasileos Pavlou CY-6023 Larnaka, tel: 357 - 24 - 654322 Larnaka International Airport CY- 6023 Larnaka, Tel: 357 - 24 - 643000

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