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Guide to Cyprus?
Swinging round the endless switchbacks that lead
to the summit of the Tro?dos Mountains, you could be forgiven for
thinking you're in the foothills of the Alps. Instead of the usual
Cypriot whitewashed sugar-cube houses, vineyards, goats and baked
earth, there are pine forests, meadow flowers and higher up, ski
slopes and snowy peaks. But, as all over Cyprus, there are also
a surprising number of Byzantine churches designated as UNESCO World
Heritage Sites around the bends.
Over the past 3000 years Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Crusaders and
Apostles have been visiting the island, leaving behind them an architectural
legacy of forts, catacombs, churches, art, trinkets and, at Paphos,
some of the world's finest Roman mosaics.
The British added some roads and roundabouts, and all of Europe
seems to have contributed to the coastal sprawl of high-rise hotels
and beachfront apartments.
Since partition in 1974, Nicosia (Lefkosia), the island's historic
capital has been split in two by the Green Line. Unsurprisingly,
the north has a distinctly Turkish flavour with its slender minarets,
domes and bathhouses while the Old Town's 16th century Venetian
walls to the south, enclose sights and architecture belonging to
its Christian past.
Many visitors stay close to the coastal resorts, oblivious to past
and politics, basking in the sun, frolicking in the water parks
and drinking local wines named after Greek gods in the harbour-front
tavernas.
Escapists should head for the isolated coves and trails of the Akamas
peninsula, north of Paphos.
Image: copyright (c) 2003 Cyprus Tourism Organisation
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