Larnaca (Cyprus Greece)

Larnaca is a port city on Cyprus Island's southern coast, which by population (over 50,000, metro around 145,000) is ranked country's 3rd-largest (after the capital Nicosia and the largest seaport Limassol). The current town was built over the ruins of the ancient city Kition (aka Citium, established by the Mycenaeans in 13th-century BC). As infrastructure, here are located island's primary airport (international), a large harbour port and a boat marina.

Town's best-known landmarks and tourist attractions include the palm-tree lined waterfront promenade, St Lazarus Church (9th-century), Hala Sultan Tekke (aka Mosque of Umm Haram, 18th-century), Kamares Aqueduct (aka Bekir Pasha Aqueduct, 18th-century), Larnaca Castle (12th-century, now museum), Gothic cathedrals, Roman ruins, Ottoman minarets, Byzantine churches.

Larnaca is approx 55 km (34 mi) southeast of Nicosia. Larnaca Airport is approx 4 km (2,5 mi) southwest of downtown and the larger of Cyprus' two commercial airports (followed by Paphos Airport, on the southwestern coast). Larnaca Airport serves regularly scheduled flights by the carriers Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot (Russia), Air Moldova, Air Serbia, airBaltic, Arkia (Israel), Austrian Airlines, Belavia (Belarus), Blue Air, British Airways, Bulgaria Air, Cyprus Airways, easyJet, EgyptAir, Emirates, Eurowings, Gulf Air (Bahrain), Polish Airlines, Middle East Airlines (Beirut), Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, TAROM (Romania), TUI Airways, Wizz Air.