Issue 3

Newsletter
Issue 3 - 30 June 2016
Fun Time!
Nicosia Old City Tour
Khirokitia and Larnaka
Top Left and Right: Khirokitia
Bottom Left: St. Lazaros Church
Bottom Right: Playing Tavli!
Middle: Finikoudes beach
More photos at: fb.me/boi16
A big thanks to our
wonderful Guides!
Trivia
•Cyprus is one of only a few
places in the world where
Green Turtles & Loggerhead Turtles nest.
•The Cyprus Mufflon is a
wild sheep that is found in
the Troodos & Paphos mountains. It exists nowhere else
in the world.
•Commandaria is a sweet
red wine produced in Cyprus. It is reputed to be the
oldest wine in the world.
•The highest peak in the
Troodos Mountain Range
is Mount Olympus, which
reaches up to 1951m above
sea level.
Larnaka Rich history, a lot of fun
Larnaca is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus. It is the
third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol,
with an urban population of 84,591 (2011). Larnaca is known
for its palm-tree seafront, the Church of Saint Lazarus, the
Hala Sultan Tekke, the Kamares Aqueduct and its medieval
fort. It is built on the ruins of ancient Kition, which was the
birthplace of Stoic philosopher Zeno. The former city-kingdom of Kition was originally established in the 13th century
BC. New cultural elements appearing between 1200 BC and
1000 BC (personal objects, pottery, new architectural forms
and ideas) are interpreted as indications of significant political changes and the arrival of the
Achaeans, the first Greek colonists of Kition.[5] Around the same time, Phoenicians settled the
area.
Larnaca is home to the country’s primary airport, Larnaca International Airport. It also has a
(both passenger and cargo) seaport and a marina. Larnaca’s economy has been growing since
T1975, after the Turks illegally occupied part of Cyprus. the loss of the Port of Famagusta, which
handled 80% of general cargo, and the closure of Nicosia International Airport, meant that Larnaca’s airport and seaport had increasingly important roles in the economy of the island.