The Bust of Kimon
At the seafront promenade.
The Athenian General Kimon led 200 triremes in 450 BC to free Cyprus from the Persians. He died while he was besieging Kition.
 
Larnaca District Archaeological Museum
Kalogreon Square: Tel: (04)630169.
Interesting collection of finds from the Larnaca area, dating from the Neolithic Age to the Roman period.
 
Pierides Museum
4 Zenon Kitieos Street. Tel.: (04)652495.
Remarkable private collection of Cypriot antiquities, originally gathered together by Demetrios Pierides (1811-1895), and further enriched by members of the family.
 
Larnaca Fort
Larnaca Mediaeval Museum
Larnaca seafront.
Originally built during the Frankish period in 1625, it was used as a prison in the first years of British rule. It now houses the District Mediaeval Museum. The Fort is also used as the Larnaca Municipal Cultural Centre.
 
Ayios Lazaros Church
Agios Lazaros Square.
Saint Lazarus is the patron saint of Larnaca. Kition became his second home after his resurrection by Christ, and he lived here for another 30 years. He was ordained Bishop of Kition by Saints Barnabas and Mark.
In the 9th century a magnificent church was erected over his tomb by Emperor Leo VI. The church, one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture in Cyprus, was faithfully restored in the 17th century, and the iconostasis is an excellent example of baroque woodcarving. Visitors can see the tomb of Saint Lazarus under the sanctuary and an ecclesiastical museum behind the church.
Eight days before the Greek Orthodox Easter the icon of Saint Lazarus is taken in procession through the streets of Larnaca.
 
Kition
One of the most important of the ancient city-kingdoms, with architectural remains dating back to the 13th century BC. In about 1200 BC, it was rebuilt by the Mycenaean Greeks, and excavations have revealed cyclopean walls made of giant blocks of stone and a complex of five temples.
 
Kamares Aqueduct
Kamares area on the Larnaca - Limassol road.
A beautiful 18th century aqueduct which was in use until 1930.
 
Hala Sultan Tekke
Larnaca Salt Lake.
Built in 1816 over the tomb of Umm Haram, allegedly a relative of the 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.
 
Angeloktisti Church
Kiti village.
Angeloktisti means "built by the angels".
This 11th century Byzantine church was built on a destroyed early Christian basilica, the apse of which survives together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a 6th century mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child between two archangels, which rivals the Ravenna Mosaics.
 
Royal Chapel
Pyrga village.
Built by Lusignan King Janus in 1421, it contains a wall painting of the king and his wife, Charlotte de Bourbon. It is considered to be one of the most interesting structures surviving from the Frankish period.
 
Stavrovouni Monastery
Perched on a rocky peak, 750 meters above sea level, Stavrovouni means the Mountain of the Cross. According to tradition it was founded 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, except between 12.00-13.00 (15.00 hrs in summer), on Green Monday and the following day. There is an impressive ceremony and celebrations on 14 September, the day of Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Monastery of Ayia Varvara (Saint Barbara) at the foot of Stavrovouni hill, is easily accessible. The monks here, as in Stavrovouni, have a high reputation for icon painting.
 
Khirokitia
Neolithic settlement dated to 7000 BC. Excavations have brought to light one of the most developed Neolithic cultures in the world, with a defence wall, circular houses, tombs and many stone utensils. Finds from Khirokitia are displayed at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia and the District Museum in Larnaca. There is a replica of the settlement at the visitors' centre at the entrance of the site.
 
Kalavasos - Tenta
Tenta, one of the most important Neolithic settlements in Cyprus, lies near the village of Kalavasos.
 
Lefkara
A picturesque village, famous for its local lace known as "Lefkaritika" and for its silverware. According to tradition, Leonardo da Vinci visited the village and bought an altar cloth, which he donated to the Milan cathedral. The 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 and has wall paintings of the late 12th century. At Pano Lefkara, there is the church of the Holy Cross with a beautiful 18th century iconostasis and a unique 13th century silver cross. A religious fair takes place on 13-14 September, day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
 
Ayios Minas Convent
15th century convent near Lefkara with a church at the centre of the cloisters.
The nuns, besides performing their religious rites, are famous for their icon painting.
The convent is open for group visits from Monday to Friday. The convent is closed on Saturday and Sunday for group visits.