Salamis
Famagusta, Cyprus
Salamis, on the east coast of Cyprus 6 km north of Famagusta, was the island's leading city-kingdom for more than…
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Best ancient sites in Cyprus
Cyprus lies where the Greek, Phoenician and Roman worlds met, and its sites run from the Neolithic to late antiquity. Khirokitia, a village of round stone houses founded around 7000 BC, is one of the oldest settlements in the Mediterranean; Kition under Larnaca shows Bronze Age walls and the temples of its Phoenician kings; Kourion and Salamis were Greek city-kingdoms that the Romans filled with baths, theatres and mosaics. Paphos holds two of the best: the Roman villa floors of the Archaeological Park, seen where they were laid, and the rock-cut Tombs of the Kings a short bus ride up the coast.
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Kourion
Episkopi, Cyprus
Kourion is an ancient Greek and Roman city on a cliff 100 metres above the sea near Limassol, on the south coast of…
9 tickets & tours
Choirokoitia (Khirokitia)
Larnaca, Cyprus
Choirokoitia is a Neolithic village on a hillside above the Maroni river in southern Cyprus, founded around 7000 BC and…
2 tickets & tours
Ancient Kition
Larnaca, Cyprus
Ancient Kition is the buried city-kingdom under modern Larnaca, settled in the Late Bronze Age and later ruled by…
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Paphos Archaeological Park
Paphos, Cyprus
Paphos Archaeological Park, beside the harbour of Kato Paphos, holds the ruins of Nea Paphos, capital of Cyprus under…
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Tombs of the Kings, Paphos
Paphos, Cyprus
The Tombs of the Kings are a large Hellenistic and Roman necropolis cut into the coastal rock about 2 km north of…
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The sites group easily along the south coast: Paphos and Kourion from the west, Khirokitia and Kition from Larnaca. Salamis lies in the north near Famagusta, across the Green Line, so bring your passport and allow half a day. Nothing needs booking. Heat matters most: from June to September the open sites pass 35 degrees with little shade, so come at opening or in the last two hours, when Kourion’s theatre faces the sunset.
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Ancient sites in Cyprus: questions
How many ancient sites are there in Cyprus?
This catalogue lists 6 ruins and ancient sites in Cyprus, 3 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Salamis, Kourion, Choirokoitia (Khirokitia).
Which is the oldest ancient site in Cyprus?
Choirokoitia (Khirokitia), founded in 7000 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Cyprus.
Which ancient sites in Cyprus are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
3 ancient sites in Cyprus in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Choirokoitia (Khirokitia), Tombs of the Kings, Paphos, Paphos Archaeological Park.