A five-minute walk through 1,000 years of Cyprus history

Byzantine, Ottoman and medieval histories unite in the centre of Larnaca, where within a five-minute walk it is possible to take in 1,000 years of history reflected in the landmarks of the Church of Ayios Lazarus, the Djami Kebir Mosque and the Larnaca Medieval Fort.

Standing only metres apart, these monuments reflect successive periods of Cyprus history, revealing how different religious and cultural communities shaped the city over centuries of coexistence. Although the distance between the...