The Ancient City Of Soli
The Ancient City of Soli is located along the coast of Lefke. It was one of the ten Kingdoms on Cyprus, but it was deserted as a result of Arab Raids. There is a theatre as well as one of the first churches known to be built in Cyprus, the Soli Ba…
The Vouni Palace
The Vouni Palace, which was built in about 500 BC in order to maintain control over the city of Soli, was inhabited by the people of Soli until it was destroyed by a fire in 380 BC when it was deserted. The Palace Complex, which consists…
St. Mamas Church And Monastery
The St. Mamas Monastery is located in Morphou (Guzelyurt), and the church within the monastery was built by the Byzantines. There are many stories about St. Mamas, but the most common one is that of a Christian Saint who lived in the Guz…
Dervis Pasha Mansion
The owner, of the two storied classical Ottoman Mansion, which was built in the 19th century, was Dervish Pasha, who was also the publisher of the ‘Zaman’ Newspaper which was one of the first Turkish newspapers printed in Cyprus. The man…