Salamis
Ayios Epiphanios Basilica
Posted under Salamis by Lavinia Neville Smith
Ayios Epiphanios Basilica
There is tarmac road leading from the rear of the theatre that forks left and right. Take the left fork and follow the road passing a villa with visible bath and furnace area on the left, until a crossroads is reached close to the late city walls. Carry straight on and...
Roman Road and Additional Bath Houses
Posted under Salamis by Lavinia Neville Smith
Roman Road and Bath Houses
Close to the theatre is an area that has been excavated during the last few years by a team from Ankara University and students from the Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta. They have re-excavated the bath house and revealed a probable temple site. In addition...
Amphitheatre
Posted under Salamis by Lavinia Neville Smith
Amphitheatre | Salamis | Famagusta
Walking from the bath house complex down a paved columned street, there is a partially excavated area on the right. This is the site of the amphitheatre where excavations where abandoned in 1974.
The outer walls of the theatre are clearly visible and only half...
Bath House Complex
Posted under Salamis by Lavinia Neville Smith
Bath House Complex | Famagusta
Adjacent to the ticket office, the bath houses are the most visited part of the site. There is the central gymnasium or exercise ground that is surrounded by marble columns. These columns were not originally part of the gymnasium and most probably came from a temple...
Church of St. George of the Greeks
Church of St. George of the Greeks | Famagusta
Built beside the small Byzantine church of St Symeon, the church of St. George was the Orthodox Cathedral. An elegant mix of Gothic and Byzantine styles it was intended to rival its Catholic counterpart. However it was too big, with insufficient...
St. Barnabas – Patron Saint of Cyprus
Posted under Salamis by Lavinia Neville Smith
Standing on a slight rise and overlooking the huge necropolis of Salamis is the twin- domed church dedicated to St. Barnabas, patron saint of Cyprus. This church, now used as an icon museum with the ancillary monks’ cells housing an impressive collection of Cypriot artefacts dating from the...
