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Agia Napa: Tornarites - Pierides
Marine Life Museum
(In cooperation with the Hellenic Bank, within the premises of the Agia Napa Municipality)
25 Agias Mavris Str, Tel: 23 72 34 09
"Thalassa" Municipal Museum of the Sea
14 Leoforos Kryou Nerou, Agia Napa,
c/o Pierides Foundation, Tel: 23 81 63 66
The "Thalassa" Sea Museum in the centre of Agia Napa, housed in a modern multi-purpose building with noteworthy architecture, aims to promote awareness of the marine heritage of Cyprus from prehistoric times to the present. Pride of place among the exhibits is a life-size functioning replica of a 4th century Greek trading ship which sank off the coast of Kyrenia.
Avgorou village: Ethnographic Museum
52 Leoforos Karvon Str. Tel: 23 92 33 40
The Avgorou Ethnographical Museum is in an old two-storey house with a large courtyard and is sponsored by the Pierides Foundation.
It depicts the ways of life of past generations.
Deryneia village: Folkloric Museum
2 Demetri Liperti Str. Tel: 23 74 03 53
The Deryneia Folkloric Museum is in a beautiful old house, which serves as a picturesque venue for civil marriages, a number of which are performed here each year.
Sotira village: Ecclesiastical Museum
For a visit please contact the priest.
Tel: 23 92 39 32
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Larnaka |
Byzantine Museum of Agios Lazaros Church
Plateia Agiou Lazarou, Tel: 24 65 24 98
Larnaka District
Archaeological Museum
Kalograion Str, Tel: 24 30 41 69
Interesting finds from the Larnaka area dating from the Neolithic Age to the Roman period.
Larnaka District Medieval Museum
(Larnaka Fort)
Larnaka seafront, Tel: 24 30 45 76
The Larnaka fort was built in 1625. It was used as a prison in the first years of British rule. It houses the District Medieval Museum. During the summer the fort is also used as the Larnaka Municipal Cultural Centre.
Municipal Museum of Natural History
The museum has displays of rare insects, birds and animals of Cyprus.
Leoforos Grigori Afxentiou, (within the Larnaka Municipal Gardens), Tel: 24 65 25 69
Palaeontology Museum,Tornaritis - Pierides (In cooperation with the Hellenic Bank)
Leoforos Athinon - Plateia Evropis seafront promenade, Tel: 24 62 85 87
Ancient fossilised remains of pygmy elephants and hippopotami that once lived on the island can be seen at this museum.
The Pierides Foundation Museum
4 Zinonos Kitieos, Tel: 24 81 45 55
The oldest privately owned museum in Cyprus, set up by Dimitrios Pierides (1811-1895).
It houses ancient, medieval, Byzantine and more recent objects belonging to the Pierides family.
Kato Drys village: Rural Museum (House of Gabriel and Eleni Papachristoforou), Kato Drys village, Tel: 24 34 26 48
Lefkara: Museum of Traditional Embroidery
& Silver-Smithing (Patsalos Residence)
Lefkara village, Tel: 24 34 23 26
Lefkara: Fatsa Wax Museum
The museum houses over 150 wax images depicting the main historical events that took place in Cyprus, and provides real life impressions of the day-to-day life on the island at the time. Tel: 24 62 10 48
Mazotos village:
Costas Argirou Art Museum
To arrange a visit please call Tel: 24 99 16 33.
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Archaeological Museum of Polis
Polis, 35 km from Pafos, Tel: 26 32 29 55
Polis Chrysochous lies where once stood the ancient city-kingdom of Marion, an important commercial centre in Classical and Hellenistic times. The new local Museum of Polis, Marion/Arsinoe houses an interesting collection of antiquities found in the region.
Byzantine Museum
5 Andrea Ioannou Str (adjoining the Bishopric)
Tel: 26 93 13 93
An attractive collection of objects from the Byzantine period, including Byzantine icons from the 7th to 18th century, and the oldest icon found in Cyprus dating back to the 7th or 8th century.
Ethnographical Museum
1 Exo Vrisis, Tel: 26 93 20 10
An interesting private collection of objects from the Neolithic Age to the present day.
Pafos District Archaeological Museum
43 Griva Digeni Str, Tel: 26 30 62 15
Attractive collection of Cypriot antiquities from the Pafos area, dating from the Neolithic Age to 1700 AD.
Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation
of Cyprus
Maa-Paleokastro (Coral Bay area)
This is an area which accommodated the first ancient (Mycenaean) Greeks, who emigrated to Cyprus around 1200 BC after the fall of the Mycenaean Kingdoms in mainland Greece. It is a very important site in Cyprus because this is where Hellenism originated on the island.
The little museum with its unusual architecture is the work of Andrea Bruno, Professor at the University of Turin and one of Europe’s
greatest architects. The Museum depicts the colonisation of Cyprus by the Mycenaean Greeks.
Geroskipou village: Folk Art Museum
3 km east of Pafos, Tel: 26 30 62 16
A fascinating collection of folk arts and crafts is exhibited in the beautiful Chatzismith house.
Peristerona village:
Byzantine Museum of Arsinoe
9 km south of Polis, Tel: 26 35 25 15
Kouklia village:
Sanctuary of Aphrodite, Palaipafos Museum Medieval Manor
Tel: 26 43 21 80
Palaipafos, old Pafos, was one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centres of the ancient Greek world, and once a city-kingdom of Cyprus. Here stood the famous sanctuary of Aphrodite, the most ancient remains of which date back to the 12th century BC. The museum, housed in the Lusignan Manor, contains many interesting finds from the area, and excavations continue
on the site of the sanctuary, the city and the necropolis.
Fiti village: Weaving Museum
Tel: 26 73 21 26
Inia village: Folk Art Museum Psathomouseion
(Basket weaving museum), Tel: 26 33 25 62
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Archaeological Cyprus Museum
1 Mouseiou
Tel: 22 86 58 64
The house of Archaeological Treasures of Cyprus, 14 Galleries of Original Art Pieces from the 8th millennium B.C. to the end of Antiquity.
A priceless and fascinating collection of Cypriot antiquities and treasures from the Neolithic Age to the Early Byzantine period.
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Agia Varvara village
Proto-Industrial Museum (Early Industrial Workshop).
To arrange a visit please contact:
Tel: 22 52 17 15
The early industrial workshop of Agia Varvara is unique in Cyprus. It combines the traditional house with the place of work. The ingenuity
of the owner led to the establishment of a
pioneering workshop using the primitive means of the 1920s. The visitor can see the way that the flour mill, the crushed wheat mill, the oil mill and other machines were put in motion.
Byzantine Museum and Art Galleries
Plateia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou (within the Archbishopric), Tel: 22 43 00 08
The largest collection of icons on the island,
covering the period from the 9th to 18th century. The Art Galleries contain oil paintings, maps and lithographs.
Cyprus Jewellers Museum
7-9 Praxippou, Laiki Geitonia, Tel: 22 66 72 78
A display of traditional jewellery from the end of the 19th century including ornaments,
religious items, silver utensils and old tools.
Cyprus Folk Art Museum
Plateia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou (within the old Archbishopric), Tel: 22 43 25 78. A wide collection of Cypriot folk art of the 19th and early 20th century, including wood carved objects, tapestry, embroidery, pottery,
national costumes and handwoven materials.
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National Struggle Museum
Near the Archbishopric, Plateia Arch. Kyprianou, Tel: 22 30 58 78
Documents, photos and other memorabilia of the 1955-1959 National Liberation Struggle.
Cyprus Museum of Natural History
Cyprus Carlsberg Brewery's grounds - Lakkia (Latsia) area, Tel: 22 58 58 58
Permanent exhibition presenting the geology, flora and fauna of Cyprus.
Ledra Museum - Observatory
Ledra Street, Shakolas Building,
Tel: 22 67 93 69
The observatory is situated on the 11th floor of the Shacolas Building and offers a panoramic 360 degree view of the town of Lefkosia.
Cyprus Postal Museum
(Department of Postal Services)
3B Agiou Savva Str, Tel: 22 30 47 11
A collection of Cyprus stamps from 1800 onwards. These stamps, classified
internationally amongst the best, are of significant value in world philately.
Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage
51 Stasinou, Agia Paraskevi area, (Bank of Cyprus Headquarters), Tel: 22 67 71 34
Permanent exhibition presenting the
development of coinage of Cyprus from the 6th century BC to the present day.
Pancyprian Geographical Museum
(Strovolos Municipality)
79A Archiepiskopou Kyprianou Ave, Strovolos, Tel: 22 47 03 40
This is the first of its kind on the island and is housed in a renovated inn. The permanent exhibition presents the geology, flora and fauna of Cyprus.
The House of Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios -
thnological Museum
20 Patriarchou Grigoriou , Tel: 22 30 53 16
This is the most important 18th century building in Lefkosia, which after being restored won the 1988 Europa Nostra Award. Once the residence of the Dragoman Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios, it now houses the Cyprus Ethnological Museum.
The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
17 Ippokratous, Laiki Geitonia, Tel: 22 66 14 75
The historical museum of Lefkosia presents life in the capital from ancient times to the present day.
Museum of the George and Nefeli Giabra Pierides Collection (donated by Clio & Solon Triantafyllides)
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation,
86-88 Phaneromenis Str, 1011 Lefkosia,
Tel: 22 67 71 34
A unique collection covering the periods from the Early Bronze Age (2500 BC) to the Middle Ages (16th Century AD)
Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum
44 Granikou Str (in the old city of Lefkosia),
Tel: 99 54 32 15
One of the largest collections in the world, presenting 200 unique classical motorbikes dayting 1914-1983. Among them new Hudson BSAs from 1927, AJS from 1938, Matchless from 1939, Triumph from 1946, and an MV Agusta. Enthusiasts will be able to enjoy classic motorcycle history at its best.
The Von World Pens Hall
37, Demostheni Severi Ave, Tel: 22 46 32 04 The Von World Pens Hall is a museum for pens and everything that has to do with writing. It is the only one of its kind in Europe representing almost all major pen manufacturing companies with over 2000 pieces. There are Victorian pencils, vintage pens, inkpots, seals, stamps, dip pens and typewriters, with some items dating back to the 15th and 16th century.
Fikardou Village Rural Museum:
The Houses of Katsinioros and
Achilleas Dimitri
(Northeast of Machairas Monastery),
Tel: 22 63 47 31.
The whole Fikardou village has been declared an ancient "monument" in order to preserve the remarkable woodwork and folk architecture of the 18th century houses. The Houses of Katsinioros and Achilleas Dimitri, parts of which date back to the 16th century, have been restored as vivid examples of rural
architecture. In consequence they received the Europa Nostra award in 1987.
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Cyprus Medieval Museum,
Lemesos Medieval Castle
Near the Old Port, Tel: 25 30 54 19
Built in the 14th century on the site of an
earlier Byzantine castle, it houses the Cyprus Medieval Museum.
Kourion Archaeological Museum
Episkopi village, 14 km west of Lemesos
Tel: 25 93 24 53
Collection of finds from the nearby archaeological sites, exhibited in a beautiful old house.
Lemesos District Archaeological Museum Kanningos & Vyronos, Tel: 25 30 51 57
Interesting collection of antiquities found in the Lemesos area, from the Neolithic Age to the Roman Period.
Municipal Folk Art Museum
253 Agiou Andreou, Tel: 25 36 23 03
A beautiful collection of Cyprus Folk Art of the 19th and early 20th century is exhibited in a restored old house.
Stratigou Georgiou Griva Digeni Museum
G. Gr. Digeni, KRISFIGETO, Tel: 25 58 21 07
The Headquarters of the EOKA 55-59 National Liberation Struggle and the hideout of the general Georgios Grivas Digenis.
Sea Sponges Exhibition Center
Near Old Port roundabout, Tel: 25 87 16 56
An ideal place to learn about sponges and other underwater treasures.
Cyprus Wine Museum
42 Pafou Str, Erimi Village, Tel: 25 87 38 08
Using traditional and contemporary methods, the Cyprus Wine Museum takes you on a journey through centuries of Cyprus wine history.
Akrotiri Environmental Education and Information Centre
Vasilissis Elisavet II, Akrotiri Village,
Tel: 25 82 65 62
The Centre has an exhibition room, library, projection room and observation kiosk. The area is very important from many aspects, including flora, fauna, habitats, hydrology, geology, archaeology, history and culture. The local wetlands are a Ramsar site.
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Pafos |
Archaeological Museum of Polis
Polis, 35 km from Pafos
Tel: 26 32 29 55
Polis Chrysochous lies where once stood the ancient city-kingdom of Marion, an important commercial centre in the Classical and Hellenistic times. The new local Museum of Polis, Marion/Arsinoe houses an interesting collection of antiquities found in the region.
Byzantine Museum
5 Andrea Ioannou Str (adjoining the Bishopric)
Tel: 26 93 13 93
An attractive collection of objects from the Byzantine period, including Byzantine icons from the 7th to 18th century, and the oldest icon yet found in Cyprus dating back to the 7th or 8th century.
Museum of the Mycenaean
Colonisation of Cyprus
Maa-Paleokastro (Coral Bay area)
This is an area which accommodated the first ancient (Mycenaean) Greeks, who emigrated to Cyprus around 1200 BC after the fall of the Mycenaean Kingdoms in mainland Greece. It is a very important site in Cyprus because this is where Hellenism originated on the island.
The little museum with its unusual architecture is the work of Andrea Bruno, Professor at the University of Turin and one of Europe's greatest architects. The Museum depicts the colonisation of Cyprus by the Mycenaean Greeks. Pafos District Archaeological Museum
43 Griva Digeni Str
Tel: 26 30 62 15
Attractive collection of Cypriot antiquities from the Pafos area, dating from the Neolithic Age to 1700 AD.
Peristerona village:
Byzantine Museum of Arsinoe
9 km south of Polis
Tel: 26 35 25 15
Ethnographical Museum
1 Exo Vrisis
Tel: 26 93 20 10
Interesting private collection of objects from the Neolithic Age to the present day.
Fiti village: Weaving Museum
Tel: 26 73 21 26
Inia village: Folk Art Museum
Psathomouseion
(Basket weaving museum)
Tel: 26 33 25 62
Geroskipou village: Folk Art Museum
3 km east of Pafos
Tel: 26 30 62 16
A fascinating collection of folk arts and crafts is exhibited in the beautiful Chatzismith house.
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