Tourism in Cyprus

Cyprus has the mildest winter of countries in the Mediterranean which makes it ideal for travellers all year round.

Cyprus has an amazing cultural inheritance including antiquity stone age settlements, Arabic monuments & mosques, Roman amphitheaters, Egyptian graves, byzantine churches and monasteries to mention but a few.

Cyprus is a nature-lovers paradise with its exquisite wild flowers and is also prized for its birdlife as migratory birds use the island as a stopover in their migration from Europe to Africa and back between seasons.

Cyprus has a multitude of places to go and things to do -Day trips & tours, Yachts & Sailing as well as an abundance of museums :

Yachts & Sailing:

Selene Cyprus Cruises

Discover the magic of the sea through our luxury yachts and services.

Zygi boat

You will experience the breathtaking coastal scenery and the caves during the trip. Sometimes you may see the dolphins, turtles and all the kind of fish that grace our shores. We will stop in a secluded sandy cove, for those who want to swim or just admire the underwater life snorkelling in the crystal clear waters. Coming with us, you can also have the experience of diving, traditional fishing and fishing rod.


Museums:

Byzantine Museum

 Located in Paphos at 5 Andrea Ioannou Street this museum houses objects from the Byzantine period dating back to the 7th century.

Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum
Motorcycle museum located at 44 Granikou Street, Nicosia with over 150 examples of classic motorcycles dated between 1914 and 1983.

Cyprus Medieval Museum

 Located at the Medieval Castle in Limassol at Richard & Berengaria Street, near the Old Port. This is where Richard the Lionheart married Bereangaria and made her Queen of England.Cyprus Museum: Located in Museum Street, Nicosia this museum has displays, mostly archaeological, ranging through the neolithic period to Roman times.

  MedievalCastle 

Medieval Pottery

 Cyprus Museum (Archaeological)

 


  Located in Nicosia at 1 Mouseiou Street, this museum houses the most important archaeological treasure of Cyprus in 14 galleries dating back to the 8th millennium B.C.

Cyprus Museum of Natural History

 

Natural history museum, open weekdays only on the old Limassol/Nicosia Road, at the carslberg factory close to Nicosia.Cyprus Wine Museum: Wine museum presenting the history of wine making in Cyprus. Located in a traditional stone building at 42 Paphou Street, Erimi, Limassol.

Ethnographical Museum

Objects dating from the Neolithic age to the present day shown in a private collection at 1 Exo Vrisis Street, Paphos.

 Fatsa Wax Museum

 











Wax museum situated in the village of Skarinou 100 yards from the motorway exit Skarinou-Lefkara. Open: 09:00 to 17:30 in winter from 1st October until 31st March and 09:00 to 18:30 in summer from 1st April until 30th September.

Geroskipou Folk Art Museum
Collection of folk arts and crafts located in the Chatzismith house 2 miles east of Paphos.

Kourion Archaeological Museum

Located in Episkopi Village, 9 miles west of Limassol, this museum is housed in an old house and display archaeological finds from the nearby Kourion sites.

Kourion Archaeological Site

 This large site is located in Episkopi, 9 miles west of Limassol and includes the ruins of a Graeco-Roman theater (fully restored), the house of Eustolios (Roman villa), public baths, house of Achilles and house of Gladiators including mosaic floors.

House of Eustolios   

Kourion theater

 

Larnaca District Archaeological Museum
Located at Plateia Kalograion, this museum houses artifacts dating from Neolithic times to the Roman era.

Larnaca District Mediaeval Museum
Located at Larnaca Fort on the seafront this is also houses the Municipal Cultural Center during the summer.

Ledra Museum Observatory
Offering panoramic views of Nicosia, this is located on the 11th floor of the Shakolas building at Lidra Street.

Leventis Municipal Museum
Historical museum located at 17 Ippokratous Street, Laiki Geitonia, Nicosia. Open all year round it displays life in Nicosia from centuries ago right up to modern times.

Limassol District Archaeological Museum
Museum housing artifacts found in the Limassol area dating from Neolithic times to Roman age. Located at Kanningos & Vyronos Street.

Municipal Folk Art Museum

Located in Limassol at Agiou Andreou 253 in a restored old house, this museum displays Cypriot folk art of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Municipal Museum of Natural History - Larnaca

This museums houses displays of rare birds, animals and insects of Cyprus. Located at Leoforos Grigori Afxentiou in Larnaca.

Old Port Sea Sponges Exhibition Center Ltd
Natural sea sponges, loofahs, soaps and beauty products with it's own exhibition center situated in the 'old port' area of Limassol. Products also available to order online.

Oleastro Olive Oil Museum 

Ecological olive mill and museum at Anogyra, between Paphos and Limassol. Watch the olive pressing process and taste olives in the coffee shop.

Paphos District Archaeological Museum

Collection of items found in the Paphos are dating from Neolithic times to the 18th century. Located at Griva Digeni 43, Paphos..

Sanctuary of Aphrodite, Palaipafos Museum, Medieval Manor
The site of the sanctuary of Aphrodite with remains dating back to the 12th century B.C. The museum is housed in the Lusignan Manor. Located in Paphos at Kouklia Village, 9 miles east of Paphos.




 

Disc Arthroplasty > Cervical Arthroplasty

Replacement of intervertebral discs with artificial discs  is called discoplasty and is designed to maintain mobility of the cervical spine and to avoid shifting of loads to adjacent discs. Discoplasty  is not a technique that can be applied to all patients who undergo cervical microsurgical discectomy. Discoplasty can be applied in cases where the degenerative lesions of the level are not especially severe and there is no mechanical instability (spondylolisthesis) and the neurosurgeon wants to maintain the motion at this level.

In these cases, after discectomy and decompression, instead of  implanting a fixed plate and  cage to maintain the intervertebral disc space, an artificial disc is implanted which maintains both the intervertebral space and mobility. This modern method requires special training and familiarization with the necessary surgical instruments, but has the advantage  that  the maintenance of movement lessens the loads on adjacent discs in the long-term, which loads in the case of cage fixation are significantly increased  because the center of movement is transferred to the adjacent disc. Depending on the ability of the surgeon discoplasty can be applied even in more complex cases in selected patients. It is then combined with the placement of fixed cages in adjacent intervals, to achieve greater decompression and restoration of the anatomy of the cervical spine.

With the development of implants a  permanent solution has been provided  for the unwanted creation of osteophytes which up until now were a common finding in postoperative follow-up of cases treated with spinal fusion performed with fixed cages and plate.

This method allows the elimination of the danger of  pressure  being placed on the neural structures of the surgically treated level by the formation of osteophytes. Therefore the artificial disc gives a final and permanent solution without presenting this risk.

Minimal Invasive Surgery - Spondyloplasty (Verterbroplasty)

Is a minimally invasive, non-surgical method which is performed for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures or less common tumors of the vertebral bodies of the spine. It is also performed for painful hemangiomas  or traumatic fractures. Spondyloplasty is performed percutaneously  by introducing a thin needle into the vertebral body under the fluoroscopy or CT guidance. A special polymer (PMMA) is then injected through the needle, which hardens into an extremely durable solid material within a few minutes. The patient is immediately relieved of pain, the kyphosis is significantly improved and usually only a few hours of hospitalization are required. After two - three days the patient returns to his/her daily routine.

The diagnosis is usually made by radio-graphic control with computed tomography (CT) or nowadays with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) but only after a detailed clinical examination has been performed.

After the procedure the patient does not need to be treated with painkillers. The success is immediately perceived by the patient and confirmed by CT imaging at the follow-up examination which is usually scheduled within the first month after the procedure.
The reduction or disappearance of pain helps patients regain lost mobility which further assists in the prevention of osteoporosis.

Minimal Invasive Surgery - Kyphoplasty

Kyphoplasty is the most advanced method for treating osteoporotic fractures of the spine. The word kyphoplasty is a compound word which means  plasty(repair) of kyphosis(hunchback).The purpose of the surgery is the restoration and strengthening of the vertebral body which is weakened and deformed because of fracture while simultaneously providing substantial pain relief. The method entails the correction of the shape of the vertebral body with the help of a special balloon and the injection of bone stabilization material (PMMA)into the vertebral body.

The method we apply is minimally invasive which uses modern technology for the therapy of Spine Compression Fractures(SCF) due to its ability to control the shape and volume of the void and to prevent the leakage of material used as a filler.

This is a method of reduction, and strengthening the "fractured" and "compressed" osteoporotic vertebral body through very small incisions in the skin. In this manner the incision does not exceed one centimeter, which as result does not cause muscle damage, the patient recovers immediately and is able to leave the hospital even on the same day in most cases.

The technique uses a non-stretch material PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate, a biocompatible material for artificial vessels and ligaments) which is filled with bone substitute mixed with PMMA to restore vertebral body height. This provides immediate stabilization of the spine, and pain relief. This cage(balloon) and the injector system control the volume and the shape of the material being injected without creating a void in the compressed vertebrae and they also allow contact due to the penetration of filling material through the pores of the PET cage( balloon) during the procedure. As the pore size and the number of layers of  the PET  cage (balloon) are  predetermined, the flow of the filling material through the pores is controlled.

The cage(balloon) used in this procedure acts as a dilator of the vertebral body, but also as a receptacle for filler  injected,  as it is inserted into the  fractured vertebra in "deflated" form. When placed inside , it is filled taking its final form, elevating the vertebral endplates with the filler.

In addition to osteoporotic fractures, the method has been applied with great success both on primary malignant tumors (multiple myeloma, plasmacytoma) or osteolytic metastatic tumors, as well as  benign tumors of the spine.

Minimal Invasive Surgery - Microdiscectomy

Nowadays the microscope can be used in almost all surgical procedures it is incorrect not to use it during surgery. In particular for the spine, use of the microscope allows minimally  invasive techniques. Techniques with minimal trauma, no injury to the tissues in order to access the surgical field and minimal destruction of healthy tissue.

The magnification of the plane are necessary to safely be able to separate the healthy structures and to remove the pathological tissues with maximum surgical precision without the need to repel the structures causing further affliction.

Especially in microdiscectomy where it is necessary to create a minimal entry window in the lamina so that the micro instruments can facilitate access to expose the herniated disc. Minimal or no retraction of neural structures is necessary to distinguish the tissues and with the necessary safety to remove the herniated disc away from the pressed root or any adjacent channel structure. At the same time any intraoperative difficulty is addressed more easily seen as the safety of magnification and focus allow the safe and timely reaction of the neurosurgeon.