Famagusta – one of the richest and most famous cities in the world | Cyprus Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Famagusta, located at north-eastern part of the island of Cyprus, was formerly one of the richest and most famous cities in the world. This can be prove for example by […]
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Salamis is the most important archaeological site in Cyprus — a vast ancient city on the island’s eastern coast near Famagusta that served as the capital of Cyprus for over a thousand years, from the late Bronze Age through the Roman and Byzantine periods. Today, Salamis is a hauntingly beautiful expanse of ruins stretching along […]
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