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Destination Nicosia, Cyprus Nicosia is the largest city and the capital of History, culture, wellness, sports, shopping, the idyllic Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the restaurants, nightlife and entertainment make legendary birthplace of the mythical Greek goddess, Nicosia and Cyprus ideal for visitors and residents Aphrodite. Over the years, Nicosia emerged as the alike. Only a short drive from the city, beautiful beaches island’s commercial center and boasts a relaxed and breathtaking mountain ranges are accessible via lifestyle combined with all the comforts of modern a reliable highway network. Monasteries, museums Europe, a city with a true community feel, where the and ancient architectural sites make for amazing people are welcoming and the sun is always shining. days out, and the city itself has parks, a cinema, Residents have access to top class healthcare and plenty of high street favorites and independent great infrastructure, exceptional housing options design outlets to discover. Theatres, concerts and art ranging from well-designed apartments to pleasant exhibits provide outlets for cultural expression, while villas, while enjoying superb leisure facilities with exceptional dining destinations provide a fusion of plenty to do for families and lone adventurers alike. favors for culinary explorers. Nearest Airports Weather Kykkos Monastery Larnaca International Airport Mild Summers, April – November | Hala Sultan Tekke Larnaca Salt Lake Ercan International Airport Average Temperature: 24ºC Mild Winters, December – March | Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca Paphos International Airport Average Temperature: 11ºC Paphos Castle Attractions Annual Events The Limassol Carnival Population Tombs of the Kings Anthestiria – Flower Festival 200,000 Petra tou Romiou Ancient Greek Drama Festival Cyprus Museum Kataklysmos Kato Paphos Archeological Park Kypria – Festival of the Flood Visitors per year Kolossi Castle The Wine Festival 2 million (all Cyprus) Cape Grecco International Historic Car Rally Esol Education FZ LLC 18.

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CYPRUS Cyprus in Your Heart
CYPRUS Cyprus in your Heart Life is the Journey That You Make It It is often said that life is not only what you are given, but what you make of it. In the beautiful Mediterranean island of Cyprus, its warm inhabitants have truly taken the motto to heart. Whether it’s an elderly man who basks under the shade of a leafy lemon tree passionately playing a game of backgammon with his best friend in the village square, or a mother who busies herself making a range of homemade delicacies for the entire family to enjoy, passion and lust for life are experienced at every turn. And when glimpsing around a hidden corner, you can always expect the unexpected. Colourful orange groves surround stunning ancient ruins, rugged cliffs embrace idyllic calm turquoise waters, and shady pine covered mountains are brought to life with clusters of stone built villages begging to be explored. Amidst the wide diversity of cultural and natural heritage is a burgeoning cosmopolitan life boasting towns where glamorous restaurants sit side by side trendy boutiques, as winding old streets dotted with quaint taverns give way to contemporary galleries or artistic cafes. Sit down to take in all the splendour and you’ll be made to feel right at home as the locals warmly entice you to join their world where every visitor is made to feel like one of their own. 2 Beachside Splendour Meets Countryside Bliss Lovers of the Mediterranean often flock to the island of Aphrodite to catch their breath in a place where time stands still amidst the beauty of nature.
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This pdf of your paper in Cyprus: An Island Culture belongs to the publishers Oxbow Books and it is their copyright. As author you are licenced to make up to 50 offprints from it, but beyond that you may not publish it on the World Wide Web until three years from publication (September 2015), unless the site is a limited access intranet (password protected). If you have queries about this please contact the editorial department at Oxbow Books ([email protected]). An offprint from CYPRUS An Island Culture Society and Social Relations from the Bronze Age to the Venetian Period edited by Artemis Georgiou © Oxbow Books 2012 ISBN 978-1-84217-440-1 www.oxbowbooks.com CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. TEXT MEETS MATERIAL IN LATE BRONZE AGE CYPRUS.......................................... 1 (Edgar Peltenburg) Settlements, Burials and Society in Ancient Cyprus 2. EXPANDING AND CHALLENGING HORIZONS IN THE CHALCOLITHIC: NEW RESULTS FROM SOUSKIOU-LAONA .................................................................... 24 (David A. Sewell) 3. THE NECROPOLIS AT KISSONERGA-AMMOUDHIA: NEW CERAMIC EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE IN WESTERN CYPRUS.......................... 38 (Lisa Graham) 4. DETECTING A SEQUENCE: STRATIGRAPHY AND CHRONOLOGY OF THE WORKSHOP COMPLEX AREA AT ERIMI-LAONIN TOU PORAKOU............................ 48 (Luca Bombardieri) 5. PYLA-KOKKINOKREMOS AND MAA-PALAEOKASTRO: A COMPARISON OF TWO NATURALLY FORTIFIED LATE CYPRIOT SETTLEMENTS ....................................... 65 (Artemis Georgiou) 6.
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Cyprus at a glance Drakos Destination Management Co. CYPRUS Est. 1982 Cyprus at a glance • Blessed with 326 days of sunshine • Lavish 5* hotels, resorts and facilities • State of the art infrastructure for meetings and conferences • 11,000 years of history and culture • Unmatched natural beauty in rural mountain villages and clear blue beaches • At the crossroad of three continents with excellent flight connections Since the beginning of time, people have chosen Cyprus as a meeting place due to its location at the crossroads of Europe Asia and Africa. Our ancestors used our amphitheatres and castles to welcome their guests and forge alliances. Millennia later, the island remains an ideal place to meet, talk, exchange ideas and above all have fun! Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, with spectacular scenery and an enviable climate. An island of beauty and a country of contrasts with its cool, pine-clad mountains forming a complete scene-change compared to the golden sun-kissed beaches. Its tranquil timeless villages are also in striking contrast to the modern cosmopolitan towns, luxurious beachside hotels and large areas of natural unspoiled countryside. Cyprus may be a small country, but it is a large island with a big heart; an island that gives its visitors a genuine welcome and treats them as friends. Strategically located, Cyprus is a natural meeting place. It has two International Airports in Larnaca and Paphos that are served by all major international airlines, with worldwide connections. Blessed with year-round sunshine, Cyprus offers such a wide range of attractions for the conference and incentive planner, that you could be forgiven for not knowing where to start.
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EUROPEAN OPEN WATER SWIMMING CUP FINAL LEG (LEN) LARNACA , CYPRUS 3-4 October 2015 Dear Friends, The Cyprus Swimming Federation is pleased to invite you to participate in the European Open Water Swimming Cup Final Leg (LEN) to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 3-4 October 2015. ORGANISERS The event is organised by the Cyprus Swimming Federation with the support of the Municipality of Larnaca. Contact Person: Mrs Maria Kyriakou Postal address: P.O. Box 23931, 1687 Nicosia, Cyprus Phone: +357 22449841 Fax: +357 22449842 Email: [email protected] Website: www.koek.org.cy LOCATION Open sea area in front of Phinikoudes Beach, City of Larnaca. The city of Larnaca is located on the southern coast of Cyprus, with a population of approximately 95,000 and is the third largest city after Nicosia and Limassol. It is home to the island's largest airport, Larnaca International Airport, which is located on the outskirts of the city to the south with excellent road links to the whole of the island. Larnaca also has the island’s second largest commercial port and a marina, which are two of the four official entry points by sea into Cyprus. Larnaca Salt Lake is a distinctive and picturesque landmark, consisting of a network of four salt lakes of different sizes, with an overall surface area of 2.2km2, located just off the road leading to the airport. It is considered one of the most important wetlands of Cyprus and has been declared a special protected area and is a prominent domain for wild birds.
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Larnaca Town
Easy Conferences Half Day Excursions Half Day Excursion Larnaca Town Larnaca town is famous for its beautiful sea front and has an efficient tourist infrastructure. Our tour will first lead us to the church of St. Lazarus. This early 10th century church is built over the tombs of St. Lazarus, which can still be seen in the crypt. The church was also the second home of Lazarus, who, after being raised from the dead by Christ, came to Kition and became the first Bishop of Larnaca. Then we will drive through Phinikoudes promenade area and follow up to Larnaca Salt Lake. This is an important supplier of salt for export. According to the legend, the lake was the result of a miracle performed by St. Lazarus, in response to a vineyard owner who refused to allow him some grapes. The lake is now a sanctuary for all kinds of migrating birds including the endangered pink flamingos. On the road to Kiti, we will pass by the Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque of Umm Haram. This is one of the most important moslem pilgrimages in the world, ranking immediately after the shrines of Mecca, Medina and al Aksha in Jerusalem. According to legend, Umm Haram was the aunt of Prophet Mohammed. Four miles on, we will find the village of Kiti, where we will visit the church of Panayia Angeloktistis of the Virgin Mary. One of the finest examples of Byzantine art in the world is found in this church: a fine mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child between the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
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Environmental Roots of the Late Bronze Age Crisis
Environmental Roots of the Late Bronze Age Crisis David Kaniewski1,2,3*, Elise Van Campo1,2, Joe¨l Guiot4, Sabine Le Burel1,2, Thierry Otto1,2, Cecile Baeteman5 1 Universite´ Paul Sabatier-Toulouse 3, EcoLab (Laboratoire d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Toulouse, France, 2 CNRS, EcoLab (Laboratoire d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Toulouse, France, 3 Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France, 4 CEREGE, Aix-Marseille Universite´ CNRS UMR 7330, Europoˆle de l’Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France, 5 Geological Survey of Belgium, Division Earth and History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium Abstract The Late Bronze Age world of the Eastern Mediterranean, a rich linkage of Aegean, Egyptian, Syro-Palestinian, and Hittite civilizations, collapsed famously 3200 years ago and has remained one of the mysteries of the ancient world since the event’s retrieval began in the late 19th century AD/CE. Iconic Egyptian bas-reliefs and graphic hieroglyphic and cuneiform texts portray the proximate cause of the collapse as the invasions of the ‘‘Peoples-of-the-Sea’’ at the Nile Delta, the Turkish coast, and down into the heartlands of Syria and Palestine where armies clashed, famine-ravaged cities abandoned, and countrysides depopulated. Here we report palaeoclimate data from Cyprus for the Late Bronze Age crisis, alongside a radiocarbon-based chronology integrating both archaeological and palaeoclimate proxies, which reveal the effects of abrupt climate change-driven famine and causal linkage with the Sea People invasions in Cyprus and Syria. The statistical analysis of proximate and ultimate features of the sequential collapse reveals the relationships of climate-driven famine, sea- borne-invasion, region-wide warfare, and politico-economic collapse, in whose wake new societies and new ideologies were created.
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Getting Around Paphos Downtown
Getting around Paphos Downtown The resort town of Paphos, a favourite with the tens of thousands of tourists who flock to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus every year, is divided into two areas: the residential new town and Kato Paphos, sited on the ancient Greek town and loosely considered as the ‘downtown’ area. The famous archaeological sites documenting Kato Paphos, most of the hotels, tavernas and other visitor facilities including a marina, bars and music venues are located here, with Kato Paphos now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Legendarily founded at the time of the fall of Troy by the Arcadian chief Agapenor on his way to the famous siege, the town became a major trading post in ancient times due to its sheltered harbour. Famous visitors in those far-off days included St Paul, with Paphos later mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, and the young Titus, later to become a Roman emperor, who showed great interest in the town’s history and antiquities. In his later writings, Titus expressed surprise that the only monument to the goddess Aphrodite in her temple was a strange pyramidal stone. Nowadays, thousands of visitors gaze with the same awe at the still-standing Temple of Aphrodite. Getting there The only practical way to arrive on Cyprus is by air to the small Paphos International Airport set to the town’s east, 10kms away. A good number of charter and low-cost flights serve the facility from all over Europe including the UK, with scheduled services also provided by national flag carrier Cyprus Airways as well as British Airways.
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