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Car Hire in Cyprus Cars are one of the best ways to explore the island. They should be reserved well in advance during the summer season. The information in this travel guide aims to give you a head start with your holiday preparation to Cyprus.
Flights to Cyprus Flights to Cyprus arrive in the international airports of Larnaca and Paphos, and take around four hours from UK airports. The best way to get a flight at a good price is to use a price comparison service, in conjunction with early booking.
Accommodation Cyprus There are over 500 hotels, villas for hire and hotel apartments scattered throughout the island. There are also simple hotels that are ungraded. Visitors should check discounts with their hotel prior to arrival.
Monday September 06 , 2010

Libraries in Cyprus

 

Cyprus has numerous school, private, and public libraries. The National Library in Nicosia hold 105,000 volumes and serves as the central library for the Republic of Cyprus. There are also municipal libraries in Famagusta, Limassol, Ktima, Larnaca, and Paphos, and bookmobile services in the Nicosia environs. Among the most important specialized libraries are those of the Cyprus Museum (15,000 volumes), the Phaneromeni Library of the Eastern Orthodox Church (33,000), and the Cyprus Turkish National Library (56,000), all in Nicosia. The University of Cyprus holds 150,000 volumes in Nicosia.

The Department of Antiquities is responsible for a wide, continuing program of research at Neolithic and classical sites. On behalf of ecclesiastical authorities, it conserves the cathedrals, mosques, monasteries, and other monuments, and over a period of many years has cooperated with numerous scientific expeditions. The entire range of archaeological discoveries from prehistoric to medieval times is displayed in the Cyprus Museum at Nicosia. In addition to the Cyprus Historical Museum and Archives and the Folk Art Museum in Nicosia, there are important collections in museums at Paphos, Larnaca, and Limassol. In all, there are about 20 museums in Cyprus, the majority being archaeological and historical. There are over 1,000 monuments and historic sites.

 

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