Southern Cyprus

Southern Cyprus

Southern Cyprus is a pretty small country that is carries traces of London, Greece and Istanbul. She also has orange trees and palm-trees. She has the sunnier and the more blue sea than London. (sea doesnt effect on tide, ebb and flow) She is full of orange and palm trees. She is smaller and the least developed than Greece. You should see old Turkish Streets and visit small shops. You should drink Turkish coffee in old children parks in Turkish streets and eat water milk dishes (a kind of sweet dish made with milk and rice flour). Ayra Napa, a famous night club of southern Cyprus, increased a time so much, that it is thought a competent of Ibiza sometime. Although its popularity decreased, its wonderful entertainments went on. It has no more than Cyprus about eating and drinking. Same tastes and same services (actually this similarity comes off everywhere from speaking by eating, to the relationships between people). The biggest distinction from Northern is big hotels. Big hotels are in south completely and there are shopping centers with famous labels and streets. While you are wandering in separated capital city Lefkoa, you can easily find the most beautiful clothes in small shops. laser spine institute . If you find local handiwork of Larnaka, you should buy it right away. But if you wander the coasts of Larnaka, you should rent 44 cars.

MAMAS MONASTERY

Mamas Monastery is a monastery which was built in 18th century. According to the rumours, St. Mamas refused to pay his taxes, thereupon, ministers sent soldiers to catch and punish him. But while he was going to capital city, he saw a lion, behind a lamb, he entered the capital city on the lion and he carried the lamb with his arms. Minister of Byzantine, who saw that, influenced so much and forgave his taxes and punishments. Therefore, St. Mamas is known as a saint of tax-payers.

SOLI THEATRE

Soli theatre was built in the place of Greece Theatre, which was the same place once upon a time in Roman Time. It remained between the end of 2nd century A.D. and the beginning of 3rd century. Parts of sitting places, shaped as half circle for audience, were engraved partly in a rock of hill. In here there is a place said “orchestra”, essentially its capacity is 4000 sitting but today half of it is restorated. Scene building was covered with marbles and was full of statues. The part, which can be seen today, is a platform on scene building. On a hill, west of theatre, it has been found traces of a temple that devoted to Aphrodite and Isis.

SOLI BASILICA

It is thought that it was built in second part of century. It is one of the first churches that built in Cyprus and has characteristic itself. And also it has a fountain and a hall circled with pillars around its four sides. After this, there is an also entrance with 3 gates and after narthex (a part of church in Byzantine churches, Greece) you can enter main church. Soli is accepted as a place that Saint Mark was baptized by Saint Auxibus in Christianity Tradition.

OTHELLO TOWER

The tower, known as Othello Tower, was built firstly by Luzinian Time in 14th century with the aim of protecting the harbour. Its around circled with a depth ditch. Sea gate, protected by it, is one of the entrances of Kara (earth) Gate, two main entrances of city surrounded with city walls. It is seen that Venice changed this middle age tower into artillery bastion as they did in Girne. Under the lion relief of Saint Mark, who is amblem of Venice, it is written the name of Captain Nicholo Foscarani, who changed this tower. It is Sid that when Leonardo Da Vinci was in Cyprus in 1481, he advised to Venices about protecting system of city. Castle consists of towers, artillery bastions, ended with corridors. Refectory and Dormitory remain from Luzinians, which were built near the wide hall, some parts of guns are made of Ottoman, and some parts of guns are made of Spain in the hall of castle. Iron cannon balls are belonging to guns and stone cannon balls are belonging to catapults. The present name of castle began to use when castle was a colony of England. A part of famous tragedy of Shakespeare passes ” a harbour city of Cyprus” and hero of tragedy “Othello” is introduced as a “Moor (Morocco)” It is supposed that writer heard the name of governor Christophoro Moro, his surname means “Moor” and thought that he was a Morocco by mistake.

Earth Gate has been protected with a ravelin. There are bridges, a Chappell added with gun place and underground rooms used as dungeon. Arsenal, belong the Venice Time, is known as Canbolat Tower. When the Ottoman occupancy, according to a rumour, Canbolat Bey attacked the entrance with his horse and was killed.