The Structures (Masks)

The Structures is a series of concrete structures that were submerged at Dasoudi Marine Protected Area (MPA) in 2016 to further enrich the artificial reef created in 2014 with the sinking of the two wrecks Costandis and Lady Thetis.
The 11, large artificial structures provide marine life with a ‘playground’, and divers with an interesting experience that complements the two wrecks the structures sit directly between. Beginners can even use the structures to home their skills, including swimming through the large tube blocks.

Alongside the high boulders, tube blocks, trapezes and large clusters of amphorae that were originally submerged in 2016, two huge, white carnival masks were added in 2022.

The masks represent Lemesos’ historical carnival tradition and are made of C50 concrete; each weighing around 12 tonnes and measuring 3.20 x 2.50 metres.

It is no surprise that marine life readily favours the site, evidenced by the abundance of different species. Highlights include the ‘branches’ of squid eggs clinging to the ropes during squid breeding season, turtles, and the schools of bait fish followed in pursuit by schools of predator species. Other species that populate the site are bream, grouper, damselfish, lionfish, moray eels, parrotfish, tube worms and amberjacks that pass through seasonally.

Dive Specs
Location:Dasoudi, Lemesos
GPS Coordinates: 34° 40’50.34″N 33° 5’4.74″E
Type of Dive Site: Artificial Reef
Depth: 22 metres
Visibility: 15+ metres
Access: By boat
Qualification Required: Open Water / Boat Diver
Dive Category:Recreational

 

To view The Structures (Masks) diving route click here

To view the masks click here

Art Gallery “PSI Foundation”

The non-profit PSI Foundation is being established in Limassol with the mission to support and cultivate the thriving artistic landscape of Cyprus. Central to its vision is the promotion of contemporary art in dialogue with technology. Through curated exhibitions,
collaborative projects, and creative sessions, the Foundation strives to challenge perceptions about the convergence of art and technology and inspire audiences to explore new realms of possibility. As part of its dedication to showcasing the rich tapestry
of Cypriot art, the Foundation proudly supported the Cyprus National Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale and hosted a networking event in partnership with European Media Art Platform and NeMe Art.

Another mission of the Foundation consists it preserving the historic Carob Warehouse of Limassol and envisage its future use. By presenting four architectural projects of potential transformation of the building into a significant cultural hub for the city the PSI Foundation opens dialogue to foster a collective vision about the future of this iconic city landmark in the cultural landscape of Cyprus.  

 

Region: Lemesos
Address: Old Carob Warehouse Tsiflikoudia,  27 Synergatismou Str., 3010 Lemesos
Contact No: Tel.: +357 96503997
Operating Hours: Opening hours from July 1 are as follows:
Friday: 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am – 2:00pm & 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Operating Period: All year round.
Closed on public holidays
Entrance Fee: FREE
Website: https://psi.art/
   

 

 

Cultural Centre of Famagusta (Ammochostos) Municipality

The Cultural Centre of Occupied Ammochostos (Famagusta) was created to host regular presentations and briefings regarding the prevailing ‘Cyprus Problem’ – the resulting division of the island following the Turkish invasion of 1974.

Binoculars are available for viewing the occupied city of Ammochostos, and there is also a small photographic exhibition.

Region: Ammochostos
Address: Evagorou, 35, Deryneia village
Contact No: Tel: +357 23 740 860, Fax: +357 23 740 861
Operating Hours: Summer opening hours (8.5 – 1.11):
Monday ­ Friday: 07:30 ­-17:00
Saturday: 07:30-15:00 

Winter operning hours (4.11 – 5.5):
Monday  – Saturday: 07:30 ­-15:00
During these hours the Cultural Center is open to the public.  For organized and guided tours, you can call +357 23740860 or send an email to [email protected]

Operating Period: All year round
Closed on Public Holidays
Entrance Fee: Free
Disabled Access: Wheelchair accessible
Website: www.famagusta.org.cy
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.
 

Ecclesiastical Museum of the Saints Constantine and Helen – Tochni

Located in the rural village of Tochni, the ecclesiastical museum is part of the historic Church of The Saints Constantine and Helen.

The museum room – which adjoins the church – features a range of precious religious relics, including Gospels, icons (dating as far back as the 16th century), and silver and bronze sacred vessels. Also featured is a grand cross, which is displayed in the centre of the museum room.

Most importantly, the museum contains a small piece of the Holy Cross, and a small piece of the relic of Saint Helen, which are of insurmountable religious value.

The church itself is uniquely located on a bridge in the village, and a historically significant structure. Both the bridge and the church are said to have been built by Saint Helen.

As part of the Larnaka Virtual Museums project, you can tour the museum virtually here, with enriched and bonus material from home, or whilst at the museum for a hybrid experience. 
 

Region: Tochni Village, Larnaka (Larnaca)
Address: The Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, village centre, Tochni Village
Contact No: Tel: +357 99 54 96 48
Operating Hours: Wednesday and Sundays only: 17:00 – 19:00 by requesting the key from the church
Operating Period: All year round.
Closed on Public Holidays.
Entrance Fee: €2 / €1 (students)
Website: https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/tochni-ecclesiastical-museum
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.

 

The Costas Argyrou Museum


The exhibition consists of the majority of stone and wood sculptures by Costas Argyrou, as well as mosaics and his paintings. Argyrou is the first Cypriot recognized naive sculptor. His artistic career lasted until his death in 2001. He held solo exhibitions and took part in various group shows in Cyprus and abroad.

On the eastern side of the museum’s main building is the Gallery, with its mosaic religious images and the cenotaphs of Argyrou and his wife. On the outside,the Gallery resembles a church, since initially it was intended for this purpose. For further information please visit: https://costasargyroumuseum.org/
 

The museum is also part of the Larnaka Virtual Museums platform and can be explored virtually with enriched content below or in full screen here.

Region: Larnaka
Address: 7 Costa Argyrou str., 7577, Mazotos village
Contact No: Tel: +357 24 433 335
Operating Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Operating Period: All year round.
Closed on Monday, Tuesday and public holidays
Entrance Fee: Free
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.

 

Local Rural Museum of Kato Drys

Housed in a traditional residence in the mountainous village of Kato Drys, the Local Rural Museum, Kato Drys was once the home of Gabriel and Eleni Papachristoforou, and was donated to the Department of Antiquities after their passing with the provision that it would serve as a local museum of olden-day village life.

The house is a typical specimen of local architecture from the 19th century and is constructed from stone. It consists of five ground-floor rooms and an upper-level room; an indoor, enclosed yard with a clay oven, and a roofed passage with an arch that leads to the large gateway opening toward the road. Although simple, it was a luxurious home during its time.

Today, the museum depicts a traditional rural household and is laid out with the furniture and equipment of the times, including tools that were used for occupational purposes and household chores.

The museums is also one of the Larnaka Virtual Museums. Explore it below, or in full screen here.
 

Region: Kato Drys Village , Larnaka (Larnaca)
Address: Kato Drys 7714, Cyprus
Contact No: Tel: +357 24 34 26 48   
Operating Hours: Daily: 09:00-15:00
Closed every second Saturday
Operating Period: Closed on public holidays.
Entrance Fee: €1 / Students, free (Wheelchair accessible)
Website: https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/local-agricultural-museum-kato-drys
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.

 

Local Rural Museum of Kato Drys

Housed in a traditional residence in the mountainous village of Kato Drys, the Local Rural Museum, Kato Drys was once the home of Gabriel and Eleni Papachristoforou, and was donated to the Department of Antiquities after their passing with the provision that it would serve as a local museum of olden-day village life.

The house is a typical specimen of local architecture from the 19th century and is constructed from stone. It consists of five ground-floor rooms and an upper-level room; an indoor, enclosed yard with a clay oven, and a roofed passage with an arch that leads to the large gateway opening toward the road. Although simple, it was a luxurious home during its time.

Today, the museum depicts a traditional rural household and is laid out with the furniture and equipment of the times, including tools that were used for occupational purposes and household chores.

The museums is also one of the Larnaka Virtual Museums. Explore it below, or in full screen here.
 

Region: Kato Drys Village , Larnaka (Larnaca)
Address: Kato Drys 7714, Cyprus
Contact No: Tel: +357 24 34 26 48   
Operating Hours: Daily: 09:00-15:00
Closed every second Saturday
Operating Period: Closed on public holidays.
Entrance Fee: €1 / Students, free (Wheelchair accessible)
Website: https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/local-agricultural-museum-kato-drys
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.

 

Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work – Lefkara

The Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work, Lefkara is located in the mountainous village within the ‘House of Patsalos’, which was named after its owner – a member of one of the village’s richest families.

The entire house is constructed out of local white limestone and contains several rooms built during different periods from the 19th to the early 20th century. The ground floor showcases traditional village life within a rural-type dining room and storeroom that display large jars and agricultural implements and tools.

The three rooms of the upper floor contain the typical furnishings of a grand Lefkara house of the 19th and early 20th centuries, along with traditional costumes, jewellery, silverwork, and a large collection of old Lefkara embroidery, for which the village is renowned.

The ‘House of Patsalos’ was acquired by the Department of Antiquities in 1983, thanks to a donation by Mr Stelios Ioannou, and after its restoration was officially opened to the public as a museum in August 1988.

A separate building houses a reconstruction of a blacksmiths ‘smithy’ complete with original tools and authentic sound effects of the blacksmith at work.

As part of the Larnaka Virtual Museums project, you can tour the museum virtually here, with enriched and bonus material from home, or whilst at the museum for a hybrid experience.

 

Region: Lefkara Village , Larnaka (Larnaca)
Address: Pano Lefkara 7700
Contact No: Tel: +357 24 34 23 26
Operating Hours: Daily: 08.30 – 16.00 (Sept 16 – Apr 15) / 09.30 – 17.00 (Apr 16-Sept 15)
Operating Period: Closed on some public holidays.
Entrance Fee: Free
Website: https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/local-museum-traditional-embroidery-and-silversmith-work-lefkara
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.

Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work – Lefkara

The Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work, Lefkara is located in the mountainous village within the ‘House of Patsalos’, which was named after its owner – a member of one of the village’s richest families.

The entire house is constructed out of local white limestone and contains several rooms built during different periods from the 19th to the early 20th century. The ground floor showcases traditional village life within a rural-type dining room and storeroom that display large jars and agricultural implements and tools.

The three rooms of the upper floor contain the typical furnishings of a grand Lefkara house of the 19th and early 20th centuries, along with traditional costumes, jewellery, silverwork, and a large collection of old Lefkara embroidery, for which the village is renowned.

The ‘House of Patsalos’ was acquired by the Department of Antiquities in 1983, thanks to a donation by Mr Stelios Ioannou, and after its restoration was officially opened to the public as a museum in August 1988.

A separate building houses a reconstruction of a blacksmiths ‘smithy’ complete with original tools and authentic sound effects of the blacksmith at work.

As part of the Larnaka Virtual Museums project, you can tour the museum virtually here, with enriched and bonus material from home, or whilst at the museum for a hybrid experience.

 

Region: Lefkara Village , Larnaka (Larnaca)
Address: Pano Lefkara 7700
Contact No: Tel: +357 24 34 23 26
Operating Hours: Daily: 08.30 – 16.00 (Sept 16 – Apr 15) / 09.30 – 17.00 (Apr 16-Sept 15)
Operating Period: Closed on some public holidays.
Entrance Fee: Free
Website: https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/local-museum-traditional-embroidery-and-silversmith-work-lefkara
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.

Ecclesiastical Museum of the Saints Constantine and Helen – Tochni

Located in the rural village of Tochni, the ecclesiastical museum is part of the historic Church of The Saints Constantine and Helen.

The museum room – which adjoins the church – features a range of precious religious relics, including Gospels, icons (dating as far back as the 16th century), and silver and bronze sacred vessels. Also featured is a grand cross, which is displayed in the centre of the museum room.

Most importantly, the museum contains a small piece of the Holy Cross, and a small piece of the relic of Saint Helen, which are of insurmountable religious value.

The church itself is uniquely located on a bridge in the village, and a historically significant structure. Both the bridge and the church are said to have been built by Saint Helen.

As part of the Larnaka Virtual Museums project, you can tour the museum virtually here, with enriched and bonus material from home, or whilst at the museum for a hybrid experience. 
 

Region: Tochni Village, Larnaka (Larnaca)
Address: The Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, village centre, Tochni Village
Contact No: Tel: +357 99 54 96 48
Operating Hours: Wednesday and Sundays only: 17:00 – 19:00 by requesting the key from the church
Operating Period: All year round.
Closed on Public Holidays.
Entrance Fee: €2 / €1 (students)
Website: https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/tochni-ecclesiastical-museum
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.