1st day: Arrival Day
Arrival at Larnaca Airport and transfer to Limassol hotel. Overnight.
2nd day: Full day tour to Troodos – Kykkos Monastery
In this tour we will travel through the mountains to discover an alternate view of the island. Rising to almost 2,000 meters above sea level, the Troodos peaks provide panoramic scenes to all corners of the island, a cool retreat from the heat of the coast and popular for taking in the healthy mountain air and enjoying nature in all its majesty. The guests will have the chance to stroll around at Troodos Square. We will then visit the island’s most famous monastery, Kykkos, where Makarios was a novice. Among the many items of interest here we will be able to admire the miraculous icon of Christ and the Virgin Mary painted by St. Luke himself. Visit at Kykkos Museum that houses an important collection of consecrated vessels and Cypriot antiquities. After Kykkos Monastery we continue with a visit to Ayios Nikolaos tis Stegis church, which was, build in the 11th century using roughly cut stones (Included in the UNESCO list) and continue with a visit to a traditional village Kakopetria. The old quarter of the village has been declared a protected area and traditional houses have been restored. Back to Limassol hotel. Overnight.
3rd day: Full day tour to Nicosia – The Divided city
After breakfast we will depart for Nicosia, The Island’s capital. Nicosia offers visitors plenty to see. A short visit to the Cyprus Handicraft Center begins our tour, followed by a visit of the Cyprus Archaeological Museum containing priceless artifacts of the island’s rich past. We continue along the Green Line, which divides the city in two, and the 16th century Venetian Walls, to the Archbishopric. Here we will visit the Cathedral of St. John. We will continue our tour with a short visit to Laiki Yitonia, a recently restored 19th quarter of the city with Taverns and Craft shops. Free time will be given to stroll around the picturesque old town. Back to Limassol hotel. Overnight.
4th day: Full day tour to Curium – Paphos
Departure after breakfast and travel towards the outskirts of Limassol town, where the first visit will be at the archaeological site of Curium. Curium was one of the island’s most important city-kingdoms in antiquity, it is one of the most impressive on the island, and excavations have unearthed many significant finds, which can be viewed at the site. The magnificent Greco-Roman theatre – the site’s centre piece – was built in the 2nd century BC and extended in the 2nd century AD. The theatre has been restored, and is now used for open-air musical and theatrical performances – mainly during the summer months – making it one of the most popular settings for cultural events. East of the theatre are the remains of a prominent building, the ‘House of Eustolios’, which was originally a private villa that was turned into a public recreation centre during the Early Christian period. Its remains consist of four panels of beautiful, 5th century mosaic floors with a stunning view of the Mediterranean Sea. Next stop at the Aphrodite’s Rock, where according to the legend, the ancient Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite was born from the sea foam. The area is an interesting geological formation of a huge rock along one of the most beautiful coastlines on the island. We then travel to the city of Paphos, where we will visit the Mosaics and are a part of the Archaeological Park of Kato Paphos. The beautifully preserved mosaics floors are considered among the finest in the eastern Mediterranean and have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list since 1980. The “Houses of Dionysos”, Theseus, Aion and Orpheus are the villas of four Roman noblemen that date from the 2nd to the 5th centuries AD. Their intricate floor mosaics depict various scenes from Greek Mythology. Just next to the mosaics is the picturesque harbor of Paphos where there it stands the medieval castle of Paphos. This harbor is also the place where the Apostle Paul sailed to in order continue his tour of the spread of Christianity. Back to Limassol hotel. Overnight.
5th day: Stargazing
Transfer for stargazing. Orientation Environmental. Dark Sky. Equipment. Program. Visitors’ Responsibilities. Light dinner will be offered on location and Relaxation under the stars. Uranography (Q&A). Binoculars Observing. Stargazing (based on interest and observing phenomena). Astrophotography (Q&A). Back to Limassol hotel. Overnight.
6th day: Free for Leisure
Free day for leisure. At night transfer from / to hotel to local restaurant for dinner. Overnight.
7th day: Departure day
Transfer to Larnaca Airport for the departure flight.