St Lazarus Church - Larnaca Attractions – Cyprus
This was built in the 9th century on the site of the Lazarus tomb. Lazarus, so it’s said, travelled to Larnaca after his resurrection by Jesus, (well you’d need a holiday after that wouldn’t you? I mean, you’d be all out of sorts) and he became the bishop of Larnaca.
The tomb of Lazarus is now inside the church under the main altar. There’s a small museum containing liturgical utensils. Although what liturgical utensils have to do with Lazarus we don’t know. Ah, we looked it up: liturgical means ‘something to do with Catholic Church services’, so that’s quite appropriate after all. We were thinking of lethargical utensils, like TV remote controls.
Larnaca Castle - Attractions in Larnaca – Cyprus
You can’t miss Larnaca Castle. From its walls there’s a grand view of the Scala Quarter and the mosque. There’s a good archaeological museum in the castle that’s laid out like a maze and dedicated to ancient Kition, which you can see some ancient ruins of (Kition) in the north part of Larnaca.