History in Cyprus

Discover 5 places to experience unusual history in Cyprus.

Camp Entrance

Stroumpi, Cyprus

Polemi Concentration Camp

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

Cyprus Railways Museum.

Cyprus Railways Museum

This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.

Kolossi, Cyprus

Kolossi Castle

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Old surgical equipment at the museum.

Larnaca, Cyprus

Kyriazis Medical Museum

Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.

A scene from the beauty contest between Cassiopeia and the Nereids seen in the House of Aion.

The Mosaics of Paphos

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

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