Paphos Byzantine Museum Pafos-Paphos, Cyprus
Paphos Byzantine Museum presents an attractive collection of objects from the Byzantine period, including Byzantine icons from the 7th to 18th centuries, including the oldest icon found yet in Cyprus
Cyprus resembles a large open air museum where its past is evident in every corner. Ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Venetian, Ottomans and British all left their mark, making the island a mosaic of different cultures and periods.
Archaeological and Byzantine museums are present in all the towns in Cyprus and house beautiful and precious collections. Worthwhile visiting are the folkloric museums where everyday Cypriot life can be discovered through the ages. From ancient antiquities, and natural history to motorcycle, pen, coins and wine museums. Cyprus has it all!
Paphos Byzantine Museum presents an attractive collection of objects from the Byzantine period, including Byzantine icons from the 7th to 18th centuries, including the oldest icon found yet in Cyprus
The museum is housed in the eastern wing of the Lusignian Medieval Manor House in the archaeological site of Kouklia village. The museum's two rooms present finds from the archaeological site of ancie
The local Museum of Ancient Idalion represent all the chronological phases of the history of Idalion which come from the excavations of the ancient city from settlements and cemeteries.
The Postal Museum presents a collection of Cyprus stamps from 1800 onwards and housed on the ground floor of an old two-storey mansion near the Laiki Yitonia area, close to the historical churches of
The Fikardou Museum is housed in the House of Katsiniorou, in Fikardou village, which is located 40 kilometres southwest of Lefkosia, on the eastern slopes of the Troodos mountain range.
The Medieval Castle of Lemesos, situated near the old harbour in the heart of the historical centre of the city of Lemesos, houses the Medieval Collection of the Cyprus Museum.
The Natural History Museum is housed in Aglantzia. It hosts a rich sample of exhibits including stuffed animals and birds, a traditional Cypriot stable with horses and chickens.
The Municipal Museum of Folk Art includes one of the most important collections of Cypriot folk art and craft from the late 19th century until the beginning of the 20th century.
Paphos Ethnographic Museum presents an interesting private collection of objects from the Neolithic Age to the present day.
The House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios is the most important example of urban architecture of the last century of Ottoman domination that survives in old Lefkosia. It is situated near the Archbishopric
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