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. oldest high school in Cyprus.In addition, we saw another old school, Fan-
eromeni school, which was originally founded as an all-girls school in 1852.
Greek Orthodox Church and Faneromeni church played a big part in found-
ing the school.Faneromeni church lies actually very close to the school.
Even though the majority of Cypriots are Christian Orthodox, there is a
Muslim minority and mosques in Cyprus, also in Nicosia. Actually, some of
the old cathedrals built by the French Lusignans had been transformed into
mosques during the Ottoman rule.Opposite to the mosque, there is a build-
ing, which used to be the Turkish baths, but is now a modern spa. In the old
days, it was important to have baths close to the mosque, because people
had to wash themselves before they went to pray. Baths were also a place
for relaxation and gossiping!Below you can see a view over the beautiful
town of Nicosia. The main street with restaurants and shops is called Ledra
and it can be seen in the photo with the colourful pieces of cloth above it. At
the end of our tour, we visited a fascinating museum called Leventio Muse-
um with costumes and artefacts from the very early days of Cyprus from
about 3900 BC to our days. The tour was amazing and we learned so many
new things about the colourful history of Cyprus!
the Finnish team
Our trip to Lefkara, 24.11.2016
On the 24 th of No-
vember we went to
Lefkara. Lefkara is
located on the south-
eastern slopes of the
Troodos mountains
at 650m above the
sea
level,
some
45km from Nicosia,
30 km from Larnaca Airport and
just 12 km from the Nicosia Li-
massol motorway. The name
Lefkara comes from the colour of
the limestone that surrounds the
village: “Lefka(Greek for white)
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+ ori (Greek for mountains, hills)
+Lefkara”.
Lefkara is home to the traditional