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As well as cracking archaeological sites (Paphos, Salamis) and castles (Kyrenia, Larnaca), mosques (Hala Sultan Tekke – pictured above) and monasteries (Kykkos and Bellapais, to name just a few), Cyprus is also home to dazzling painted wooden churches, caravanserais, and eerie abandoned ghost towns.

Capital city Nicosia is sliced in two by a demilitarized buffer zone (the Green Line) and provides a unique insight into this divided island.

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