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Museums of the Area

Marine Life Museum (Ayia Napa)
Ayia Mavris Street (23723409)
Open 9am-2pm, 3pm-6pm Mon & Thurs, 9am-2pm Tues & Sat.
Admission free
Founded in 1992, it was the first museum in Cyprus to focus on marine life of both past
and present. Included are a reconstruction of the sea bed during the age of the dinosaurs, fossils of fish of the Triassic and cretaceous periods (225 to 65 million years ago), fossils of shells, barnacles and corals found in various parts of Cyprus, marine organisms, and photographs of marine life.

 THALASSA
Agia Napa Municipal Museum

“Thalassa” the Agia Napa Municipal Museum as a subject-matter the sea and its principle is to present to the audiences and the local and foreign visitors, the impact and the significance of the sea upon the history of the island, from pale ontological to prehistoric periods until present times. 

  Main hall Marine life hall

Hours of operation:
Aestival period of (01 June - 30 September)

Thursday - Sunday:09:00-13:00 and 18:00-22:00
Monday: 09:00-13:00

Winter period of (01 October of - 31 May)
Thursday - Saturday:09:00-17:00
Sunday: 10:00-14:00
Monday: Closed


Address:
Municipal Museum of Agia Napa THALASSA
Cold Water 14 Agia Napa
Tel:00357-23816366
E-mail: thalassa.museum@agianapa.org.cy


BYZANTINE ART MUSEUM (Sotira)
Opposite the church (23823932)
A unique collection of icons and mosaics definitely worth a visit.


MUSEUM OF THE 1955-59 Liberation Struggle (Sotira)
Opposite the church (23730007)
Documents, photographs and other memorabilia of the struggle against British rule which led to Cyprus’ independence in 1960.


FOLK ART MUSEUM (Avgorou)
52, Karion Avenue (23923340)
Pottery, basketry and metalwork, as well as woven embroidery and folk painting.
Unusual and interesting.


FOLKLORE MUSEUM (DHERYNIA)
2, Demetris Lipertis St. (23824526)
An interesting collection of authentic domestic utensils, farm implements and other items in a charming old house of traditional architecture. The main building comprises a covered hall, a second room used as a storeroom, a stable and a small kitchen. All this is surrounded by a spacious yard. A traditional old furnace, once an essential feature of every Cypriot house, stands in one corner of the stone-paved yard.

 



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