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Buy house in Cyprus Theomaria Cyprus properties
Description
Located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, the island of Cyprus has had a tumultuous history. The Mycenaeans brought their civilisation here, establishing the first Greek roots thousands of years ago..
Many others passed through, including the Phoenicians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Romans, Crusaders, Venetians, Ottomans and the British. The disciples of Christ walked this land. Here are the prehistoric settlements, ancient Greek temples, Roman theatres, early Christian basilicas, Byzantine churches, impressive monasteries, Crusader castles and Venetian fortifications.
In the villages, old customs and traditions are kept alive. Young girls still engage in the art of lace making in the beautiful village of Lefkara, just as their grandmothers did before them, while the sound of handlooms can be heard in Phini, the home of attractive hand-woven materials. In the local coffee shops, men dressed in traditional baggy trousers still congregate for a game of back- gammon to discuss the days news. You can see all this, and more, where the 20th century rubs shoulders with a civilisation 9,000 years old.
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