After leaving Israel’s coast, your Windstar yacht will cease on the island of Cyprus. Known for its centuries-old archaeology, stunning seashores and wealthy textile and pottery tradition, town of Limassol combines historical past and modernity.
The Archaeological Museum of Limassol options displays from the Neolithic to the Roman durations, whereas the Municipal Folk Art Museum gives a Cypriot people artwork assortment, together with clothes and nationwide costumes, embroidery, wooden carvings, furnishings, agricultural instruments and utensils, and jewellery.
For historical past buffs, don’t miss the twelfth century Chrysoroyiatissa Monastery, devoted to Our Lady of the Golden Pomegranate, or the medieval Limassol and Kolossi castles. The historical metropolis of Kourion is a UNESCO-protected archaeology park, together with a Greco-Roman theatre and the ruins of the House of Eustolio.
For one thing distinctive, head to the harbor city of Paphos, a well-liked vacation resort that’s residence to the House of Dionysus and its breathtaking flooring mosaics, that are thought-about a few of the most interesting within the Mediterranean.