Cyprus
Things to do in Larnaca & Ayia Napa
23 places17 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 23 places to explore in Larnaca & Ayia Napa, and 17 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Larnaca & Ayia Napa's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Hala Sultan Tekke
Hala Sultan Tekke is a mosque and takya (or tekke in Turkish) on the west bank of Larnaca Salt Lake, in Larnaca, Cyprus.
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Panagia tis Angeloktistis
Panagia tis Angeloktistis or Panagia Angeloktisti is a Byzantine church located in the village of Kiti, Cyprus, roughly 12 kilometers to the southwest of modern-day Larnaka and the ancient city Kition.
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Pano Lefkara
Pano Lefkara is a village on the island of Cyprus famous for its lace, known as lefkaritika in and silver handicrafts.
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Khirokitia
Khirokitia is an archaeological site on the island of Cyprus dating from the Neolithic age.
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Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca
The Church of Saint Lazarus is a late-9th century church in Larnaca, Cyprus. It belongs to the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church.
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Tenta, Cyprus
Tenta, also referred to as Kalavasos-Tenta or Tenda, is an Aceramic Neolithic settlement located in modern Kalavasos near the southern coast of Cyprus.
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Larnaca Salt Lake
Larnaca Salt Lake is a complex network of four salt lakes (3 of them interconnected) of different sizes to the west of the city of Larnaca. The largest is lake Aliki, followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro.
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Stavrovouni Monastery
Stavrovouni Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery which stands on the top of a hill called Stavrovouni in Cyprus; it is sometimes simply known as Stavrovouni.
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Kition
Kition was an ancient city-kingdom of the island of Cyprus, on the southern coast of the island in present-day Larnaca. It was established by Phoenicians in the beginning of the 10th century BC.
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Cape Greco
Cape Greco, also known as Capo Greco, is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Cyprus. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay and forms part of Ayia Napa Municipality.
Discovery routes in Larnaca & Ayia Napa
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Larnaca: Kition, Church of Saint Lazarus and Larnaca Castle
From the remains of Kition to St Mary's Catholic Church and the Chrysopolitissa and Chrysosotiros churches; then the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum, the Pierides Museum, the Church of Saint Lazarus and Larnaca Castle.
Around Larnaca: Hala Sultan Tekke, Stavrovouni, Lefkara and Khirokitia
From Larnaca Salt Lake to the Hala Sultan Tekke and the Panagia Angeloktisti church in Kiti; then Stavrovouni Monastery, Lefkara, Khirokitia and the Neolithic settlement of Tenta.
Ayia Napa: Nissi Beach, Ayia Napa Monastery and Cape Greco
From Nissi Beach to Ayia Napa Monastery and the Thalassa Museum; then Cape Greco and Fig Tree Bay.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kition
Kition was an ancient city-kingdom of the island of Cyprus, on the southern coast of the island in present-day Larnaca. It was established by Phoenicians in the beginning of the 10th century BC.
Larnaca Castle
Larnaca Castle is a castle located on the southern coast of Cyprus. It was constructed to defend the southern coast of Cyprus and the harbour town of Larnaca and was later used as an artillery station, prison, and a museum.
Khirokitia
Khirokitia is an archaeological site on the island of Cyprus dating from the Neolithic age.
Tenta, Cyprus
Tenta, also referred to as Kalavasos-Tenta or Tenda, is an Aceramic Neolithic settlement located in modern Kalavasos near the southern coast of Cyprus.
Kokkinokremos
Pyla-Kokkinokremos (red cliff) was a Late Bronze Age settlement on Cyprus, which was abandoned after a brief occupation.
Museums
Larnaca District Archaeological Museum
Larnaca District Museum is a museum in Larnaca, Cyprus that has displays that show the "historical development of the city of Kition and the District of Larnaka in general." It was inaugurated in 1969. and was formerly named Larnaca District Archaeological Museum.
Pierides Museum
The Pierides Museum is a museum in Larnaca, Cyprus that was founded by the Pierides Foundation. It is the nation's oldest private museum.
Thalassa Museum
Maritime museum in Ayia Napa.
Places of worship
Terra Santa Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
St. Mary's Church, also known as Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church or Terra Santa Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Larnaca, Cyprus.
Chryspolitissa Orthodox Church
Also known as Panagia Chryssopolitissa and the Church of Virgin Mary of Chryssapolitissa,—the Chryspolitissa Orthodox Church is a church in Larnaca, Cyprus that was "built in the 18th century, most probably on the foundations of an earlier church".
Chrysosotiros church
The Chrysosotiros church, also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of the Saviour is a church in Larnaca, Cyprus. It is located at the Plateia Mitropoleos.
Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca
The Church of Saint Lazarus is a late-9th century church in Larnaca, Cyprus. It belongs to the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church.
Hala Sultan Tekke
Hala Sultan Tekke is a mosque and takya (or tekke in Turkish) on the west bank of Larnaca Salt Lake, in Larnaca, Cyprus.
Panagia tis Angeloktistis
Panagia tis Angeloktistis or Panagia Angeloktisti is a Byzantine church located in the village of Kiti, Cyprus, roughly 12 kilometers to the southwest of modern-day Larnaka and the ancient city Kition.
Stavrovouni Monastery
Stavrovouni Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery which stands on the top of a hill called Stavrovouni in Cyprus; it is sometimes simply known as Stavrovouni.
Agia Napa Monastery
Historic monastery in the centre of Ayia Napa.
Panagidia Galaktotrofousa monastery
Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery is a small Christian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary and located near Kofinou, Cyprus. In 2012, there were only three monks living in the monastery.
Monuments
Armenian Genocide Memorial in Larnaca
The Armenian Genocide Memorial in Larnaca, Cyprus, is a monument dedicated to the martyrs and survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915-1923.
Nature
Larnaca Salt Lake
Larnaca Salt Lake is a complex network of four salt lakes (3 of them interconnected) of different sizes to the west of the city of Larnaca. The largest is lake Aliki, followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro.
Nissi Beach
Nissi Beach is a popular beach in the resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. The beach stretches for 500 metres and the water is clean enough for the beach to have been awarded the blue flag designation.
Cape Greco
Cape Greco, also known as Capo Greco, is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Cyprus. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay and forms part of Ayia Napa Municipality.
Fig Tree Bay
Fig Tree Bay is a beach in Protaras, Cyprus.
Other
Pano Lefkara
Pano Lefkara is a village on the island of Cyprus famous for its lace, known as lefkaritika in and silver handicrafts.
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