Larnaca is claimed to be the oldest city in Cyprus, with evidence
of habitation up to 6000 years ago.
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| Church of Saint Lazarus |
According to the New Testament, Jesus
raised Lazarus (Mary’s brother) from the death and after this occurrence he
moved from Judea to Cyprus where he was appointed by Paul as the first bishop
of Larnaca.
The beautiful Church of Saint
Lazarus is built over the tomb of Lazarus, well, his second and last tomb. The church
dates back to the 9th century and it is beautiful, with great stone
walls adorned with gold framed pictures and big beautiful chandeliers. Just gorgeous.
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| Lazarus tomb |
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| Salt Lake |
Also in Larnaca, right across from
the airport, you find a salt lake. During summer it is mostly salt, but during
the winter, from November to March, when the waters return, you can see thousands
of migrating pink flamingos on it
Because of the proximity of the
lake to the airport, the consumption of salt is no longer possible, now a day
it is only good for industrial use.
Larnaca is located on the coast, so
there are some nice beaches with clear water; however, the sand is brown.
We eat a very lousy lunch at Gorgona Restaurant,
one of the many restaurants on the beach, my granddaughter had a donner kebab that
according to her “she had better”, and I had crab crockets that did not have
much crab on them. The restaurant was
full, so I figure it would be good, next time we go someplace else.
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