Ancient history of Cyprus Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/ancient-history-of-cyprus Tue, 06 Nov 2018 18:09:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Nicosia – Explore Cyprus – Updated Guide and Travel Information http://travelsfinders.com/nicosia-explore-cyprus-updated-guide-and-travel-information.html http://travelsfinders.com/nicosia-explore-cyprus-updated-guide-and-travel-information.html#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:24:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=260845 EXPLORING NICOSIA COUNTRYSIDE VALLEYS Travelling along the valley of Gialias Worth visiting is the tiny chapel of Agios Eftychios on a rise, northeast of the village, recently restored. It was originally a Hellenistic tomb containing a sarcophagus with a large Byzantine cross cut in relief on the lid. St. Eftychios was buried in the sarcophagus. Most probably the chapel was originally painted. Only some traces of frescoes, the steps, the recesses on the walls and a very tiny bema are currently preserved. Close to the chapel is another tomb belonging to Agios Theodoros. The original tomb has been destroyed and

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