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Larnaka
Newest Review: ... they were born there, the nationality of the parents counts. The population of Larnaka consisted of Greeks and Turks, when the Turkish army invaded the north, the town lost all its Turkish inhabitants and received thousands of forcefully displaced Greeks from the north because of the ethnic cleansing policies of Turkey; the town developed as a tourist destination only in the 1980s and its population has increased to about 70 000 inhabitants, it’s important because of the airport (the biggest in Cyprus) and the port. It is not as touristy as Pafos in the west of the island but has some hotels and quite a lot of holiday houses along the beac... more |
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Larnaka: Sunny Cyprus (1649 words)
by MALU - written on 20.03.06 (Very useful, 255 readings)
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The winter this year was long and cold so we decided to spend the free week we have around Carnival (this year Ash Wednesday was on 1st March) somewhere warm, after consulting the international weather forecast we opted for Cyprus. We chose the town of Larnaka in the middle of the south coast, 16 km east of the airport, we found a nice hotel on the beach 6 km east of the town centre. From its position we concluded Larnaka would be a good starting point for tours should we feel like going places. When we were approaching Cyprus by plane the pilot told us that there was low visibility due to a dust storm from the Sahara, Larnaka airport was open, yet the one in ...
Summer Sunshine (2103 words)
by Kukana - written on 04.08.05 (Very useful, 402 readings)
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We moved to Larnaka in Cyprus nearly eight years ago. As a place to live for a family, it has many advantages: a low crime rate, general safety for children, relatively low cost of living, and friendly people, nearly all of whom have excellent English. Inevitably we've had several visitors from the UK, but as as general holiday resort Larnaka is less well-known than Paphos or Ayia Napa, despite containing the main airport on the island. There is quite an influx of holidaymakers here from Easter until the end of September, but in the winter months there are very few. LOCATION It's set in a bay at the South East of the island. It's ...
