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During the Hellenistic period (4th century BC), copper mining was generating such wealth that Cyprus was able to supply Alexander the Great, to whose empire the island then belonged, with a whole fleet of battleships. The value of the copper mining and export trade was the catalyst for the Romans taking possession of Cyprus in 58BC and their baskets, ropes, wooden props and other mining paraphernalia have been found in shafts of copper mines still in use in the last century. Tenta Prehistoric Site Today, agriculture, including the wine industry, is still a fundamental part of the country’s economy and Cypriot craftspeople continue their cultural traditions by creating pottery and weaving, lace and metalwork just as their ancestors did in ancient times. Evidence of the island’s intriguing heritage can be seen in its many interesting archaeological museums. The Cyprus Museum in Lefkosia (Nicosia) houses the richest collection of archaeological finds in Cyprus. Prior to its being built in the first decade of the last century, antiquities were plundered by entrepreneurs such as Luigi Palma de Cesnola, an American consul whose collection was amassed through his privately organised excavations all over the island during the Ottoman period. Sir John Myres and Max Ohnefalsch-Richter were the first experts to carry out systematic archaeological work on the island and after the Cyprus Museum was established, so many finds were brought to light that it ran out of space in which to exhibit them. The museum’s exhibits traverse the history of Cyprus from the Neolithic Era (7,000 BC) to the 7th century AD. Amongst the highlights are an extraordinary display of terracotta figures found in 1929 at Agia Irini Sanctuary at Morfou, and statue of the goddess Aphrodite discovered at Soli. Another focal point is the collection of limestone lions and sphinxes found at Tamassos in 1997. 1 Mouseiou Street, Lefkosia Open Mon-Sat 09:00 – 17:00, Sunday 10:00 – 13:00. The museum is on the Aphrodite Cultural Route. 14
The Aphrodite Cultural Route (Kiprida Aphrodite) invites you to wander through layers of history and culture in the footsteps of the Goddess. The Aphrodite cult probably evolved from even older female fertility deities and after eons, the Anassa, (Holy Queen) of Cyprus, became completely identified with the Aphrodite of the Greek Gods of Olympus in the 4th century BC. Although best known as the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite was also the goddess of copper and was worshipped at sanctuaries connected to smelting workshops. Temples, shrines and natural sites from around the island such as the Baths of Aphrodite near Polis tell the tale of the enigmatic goddess of love and beauty. The primary sites connected with the goddess are Paleia Pafos (Kouklia), Amathous and Kition and all are well worth a visit. At all sites, information boards detail various aspects of Aphrodite. Also, the museums on the Aphrodite route, highlight the finds connect to the goddess with the logo of the Cultural Route. Brochures of the Aphrodite Route are also available from all CTO Information Offices. Larnaka District Archaeological Museum houses finds from Larnaka and the surrounding area, which was inhabited long before the city-kingdom of Kition was built in the 13th century BC by the Mycenaean Greeks. Among the items from the prehistoric settlements at Choirokoitia and Kalavassos are tools made from bone, picrolite jewellery and a tomb in which a heavy stone has been laid on the head and chest of the dead man. Bronze Age 15
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In winter, the Salt Lake, which is
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and go right before two large concr
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Choirokoitia Neolithic Site 69
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irdwatchers can often see black sto
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Drive back the way you came and go
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Route 5 and the Machairas South Wes
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and Larnaka. Go back the way you ca
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On your right at Paramytha is the h
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Route 6 Lemesos (Limassol) Forest D
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some of the pillow lavas in this ar
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Route 7 Lemesos (Limassol) West Coa
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is open seven-days a week and entra
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as Aphrodite’s Rock. Mythology sa
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Route 8 The Wine Villages Distance:
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museum, while the wineries are on t
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atop a limestone hill (Lofos means
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at Kato Amiantos are some unusual o
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terminus of the old Cyprus Governme
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at Alassa, go left onto the F815 si
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Continue on the B9 at the major jun
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streets and well-preserved traditio
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suggests that it was built over an
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where grapevines flourish up to an
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As you go along the valley floor, t
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After you pass the ruins of Choletr
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To continue, go right and right aga
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Go back and go right on the F735 to
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These constructions stand alongside
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Shortly after the village of Pomos,
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there are tavernas and a small gues
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Byzantine and post-Byzantine church
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village centre of Lysos and beside
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After the village, you can take a s
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UNITED KINGDOM CYPRUS TOURIST OFFIC
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