holiday in north cyprus lapta
The valuable treasure of Lambusa. consisting of god and silver vessels, dishes, and jewellery, wasinitially discovered in 1902. Further significant fines were made in 1917much of the gold and silver smuggled abroad and today same of it can be found in Nicosia museum in Cyprus. The british museum in lond, The metropolitan Museum of New york and the Dumbarton olas collection in Washington.
A holiday with history
During the period when cyprus was under ottoman rule, Laptas, significance was preserved. It was a small town consisting of 9 districts where Turkish and Greek cypriots lived together. Evidence of this visible in many churces located in the area and by the number histrical artefacts found. Druing the ottoman rule in the 19th century new churces were built examples being Ayia anastasia, St.Luke St.John the bapist * Yahya* St.Thedoros, St.Attention with its corinthian style. The columns were suposedly brought from Lambusa.
The icons on St.Johns Church date back to 1973 and are worth seeing as is the clumsy ugly structure of St.paraskevsky Church ad the grape leaf motifs on ayia anastasia Church.
Holiday in North Cyprus Lapta is great idea, if you are looking where you can be relax no traffic, perl blue water just front of you the Lapta are is great destination for you.
Activities in Lapta area
Lapta has got lost of Activities, Diving clubs, snorkelling, horse riding, Footbal game area, childern parks, local markets, Tennis Courts, fantastic beaches,
Where is Lapta ?
Lapta is 10 km west of Kyrenia, just after Alsancak ( Old name is Karavas ) Lapta city is located hill side and hotels are located in beach side, there is 10 hotel located in hotel area
Hotels in Lapta North Cyprus
Hotel Sempati, Manolya hotel, Celebrity hotel, La beach hotel, Haciali Otel, Asena Otel, Club simena Hotel, La siesta Hotel, Flipper Hotel.
How Can I go Lapta
From airport you can get Taxi, from Ercan airport there is bus services to Kyrenia area than you can take dolmush ( local bus services ) to lapta will take around 15 to 20 minutes by dolmush.
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