Cypriot team presents Larnaka

1. Larnaka

2. General information
• Larnaca is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and the capital of
the eponymous district.
• So-called "Foinikoudes" is the promenade along Athenon Avenue on the
seafront. A row of palm trees lines either side of it.
• Larnaca is known for its palm-tree seafront, the Church of Saint Lazarus,
the Hala Sultan Tekke, the Kamares Aqueduct and its medieval fort. It is
built on the ruins of ancient Citium, which was the birthplace
of Stoic philosopher Zeno.
• Larnaca is home to the country's primary airport, Larnaca International
Airport. It also has a port and a marina.
• Its Salt Lake fills with water during the winter season and is visited by
flocks of flamingoes that stay there from November until the end of
March. It usually dries up in the summer. In the past, it yielded good
quality salt scraped from the dried surface. The salt from the lake is now
considered unsuitable for consumption because of the nearby airport
• The climate in this area is referred to as "Mediterranean".

3. • Ancient Kition: Kition is an ancient city-state located on the southern coast of
Cyprus. At present, it is a part of Larnaca, also known as Citium in earlier
days. In the 13th century, Greeks established Kition, but it was re-established
in 800BC by Phoenicians. The site has been heavily excavated; first by the
Swedish Cyprus Expedition in 1929, then the Cyprus Department of
Antiquities in 1959 and finally by a French team in 1976.
• Larnaca Fort: Larnaca Fort is located on the shore at the south end of
'Phoinikoudes' Chronicle, built between 1382 and 1398 during the region of
James-I in order to protect the town's harbour. It is imagined to be in the
shape of a square tower, rebuilt in 1625 during the Ottoman period. The fort
was used as a prison in the first year of British rule. Because of its historic
importance, many rooms have been transformed into museum. The
courtyard is used for cultural events in summer season.
Landmarks

4. • Church of Saint Lazarus: The Church of Saint Lazarus is named after Lazarus of
Bethany, who was raised by Jesus from the dead. It was built in the 9th century
to house the tomb of Lazarus. It has an open porch with preserved traces of
Greek, Latin and French inscriptions. The church was reconstructed in the
17thcentury with an addition of the Bell Tower. Its design features a central
nave, two aisles and three domes.
• Hala Sultan Tekke: Grand Mosque is a popular spiritual landmark in Larnaca. It
is set on the outskirts of the earlier Turkish and Greek quarters of Larnaca. In
the 16th century it was used by the small local Muslim community but since
1974 the mosque has stood pretty much unused. The top of minaret offers a
wonderful view of Larnaca city and its stunning surrounding landscape.

5. • Museums found in Larnaca include the Larnaca District Archaeological
Museum, Pierides Museum and Kyriazis Medical Museum.
• The beaches of Larnaca are lined with nearly identical seafood restaurants
catering to tourists. Although there are many continental and
international restaurants in Larnaca, visitors do not miss out on indulging
in the local food. Many of the staple dishes involve beans, such
as fasolaki (French beans cooked in red wine with lamb), and louvi with
lahana (black-eyed beans with chard). Some of the standard appetizers
are potato salad, kohlrabi salad, and hot grilled black olives. The next
course may include Cyprus village
sausage and sheftalia, dolmades and keftedes, kolokassi in tomato sauce,
and several aubergine-based dishes. Baked or grilled lamb (souvla) usually
appears somewhere in the course of dining, as does some kind of fish.
• Much of the activity revolves around the city promenade during the major
festivals. The most important of these is Kataklysmos or the Festival of the
Flood, celebrated in early summer with a series of cultural events.

7. Livadia
• The settlement of Municipality is in short
distance away from Larnaca, on its north side.
It is located at an average altitude of about 15
metres and it covers a plain-full geographical
region. The road network connecting the
Municipality with the rest of Cyprus is
considered to be of excellent convenience, as
Livadia are close to the highways of Rizoelia-
Paralimni and Nicosia-Larnaca.

8. Naming
• The Municipality was named Livadia thanks to
the ground of the region, on which is built. It
is a grassland, in other words a flat place with
running water and abundant vegetation for
grazing. The word "livadi – λειβάδι" comes
from the ancient greek word "limon - λειμών".

9. Regional High School of Livadia

10. • It is a two-floor complex, with a tiled roof that adds a
unique beauty and an architectural originality to the
building. The first phase of the building construction was
completed in February 2007. At the same time the
construction of the second phase started, which included a
multipurpose room as well as a fitness studio. In May
2008, the school facilities were delivered and put into
operation.
Architecture

11. The District Gymnasium of Livadia is to the north-
east side of the Municipality. It is a modern
building covering a relatively large space and
including many teaching classes, offices,
workshops and a playground. It started
functioning since 2002. Not only students from
Livadia study there, but also teenagers from
Oroklini, Troulloi, Kelia and Pyla. There are twenty
to twenty-five classes every year and a total of 550
students.
The Operation of the Regional
High School

12. Education
• The District Gymnasium of Livadia, aiming in
encouraging closer relationships with Greek Schools,
has developed a "twinning partnership" with T.L.
Antiparos Gymnasium. Also is situated within the same
region and in short distance from the Gymnasium. It is
a two-floor building complex of special beauty and
architectural innovation thanks to its roof tile.
Throughout the schoolyear 2005-2006 the District High
School of Livadia functioned for the first time. Students
from Livadia, Oroklini, Troulloi, Kelia, Pyla, Xilotympou,
Ormidia, Dasaki Achnas and ECA settlement of
Dekeleia study there; they are around 700 in total.

13. Residents Professional Involvement
• Since the founding of Livadia residents were engaged in
various professions. Initially, most of them were either
owners or simply taking care of sheep, thus some were
shepherds, others farmers or workers, while a portion of
them chose to occupy with basketry art. Later, during the
interwar period (1920 – 1930), the number of professions
increased, for instance coachmen, truckers and traders, as
it is mentioned on Livadia Elementary School students'
notebooks. In the years after the Second World War,
villagers started engaging with other professions in order to
meet the requirements of the new era. These new
occupations were related to the supply of services, tourism,
branch operation, trade, crafts and industry.

14. Culture - Sports
Cultural movement observed in Livadia from 1940 onwards, when a portion of young forward-
looking people, engaged with theatrical performances with the intention of entertaining their
fellow villagers.
As it happens everywhere within Cyprus, young men are mainly occupied with football. It is an
exciting, group sport, loved and watched by the greatest portion of male population. Football
became famous in Livadia when Sport Associations were created all around the Cypriot cities and
especially in Larnaca. Head members within the Associations founded football departments and
teams, which were crewed by young men of the community. Among the Popular Organizations
"Anagennisi" was included, which was later renamed to A.O.L and then to "Levadiakos". It was,
lastly, merged with the refugees' team "Salamina" and it was then called "Levadiakos-Salamina".
The Nationalist Associations of Livadia created the team of "TH.O.I.".
Many talented football players were emerged by Livadia football academies and they have
achieved to play in First Class teams, mainly within Larnaca. Petros Armenis, Paraschos Kimonos,
Georgios Miristis and Charalampos Amerikanos were players of Pezoporikos team. Antonis
Skouris, Lefteris Panai, Kostakis Katsis, Kokos Mouyias, Louis Tziotzias and Nikos Skouris played for
Alki, whereas Paris Savva for E.P.A.a

15. The Cypriot Team

16. • My name is Louiza Christodoulou. I am 15
years old. I am from Cyprus and I live in
Larnaca. I am student of Livadia High School.
My favourite subject is Modern Greek. I have
two brothers and one sister. In my free time I
like to play tennis, listening music and read
books.

17. • Hi!!! My name is Andria Vorka. I am 14 years
old and I am from Larnaca, Cyprus. I go to
High School Livadia. In my free time I like to
dance, to sing and surf the internet.

18. • My name is Anna Lambrou. I am 15 years old.
I am from Cyprus. I live in Ormidia Village. I go
to Livadia High school. I love to read many
books and listen to music.

19. • My name is Maria Michael. I am 15 years old. I
go to Livadia High school and I live in Oroklini
Larnaca, Cyprus. My hobbies are music, I play
guitar , piano and I sing.

20. • My name is Chris Vasiliou. I am 15 years old. I
go to Livadia High School and I live in Livadia,
Larnaca, Cyrpus. My hobbies include watching
the newly arrived episodes of my favourite TV
series, watching movies and hanging out with
my friends.

21. • My name is Maria Kyriakou. I am 15 years old
and I live in Troulloi, Larnaca, Cyprus. I go to
high school in Livadia. My hobbies are
listening music, hang out with my friends and
play volleyball at my school team!

22. • Hello ! My name is Denis Mavromichalis. I am
from Russia but now I live in Cyprus, in a
village named Oroklini, in Larnaca, Cyprus. I
am 16 years old and I am studying in Lyceum
of Livadia. On my free time I am reading
poems and drawing pictures of Japanese
(anime) style! .

23. • Hello!!!My name is Anastasia Andreou. I live
in a small beautiful village named Livadia in
Larnaca, Cyprus. I am 15 years old and I go to
Livadia High School in the first grade. I actually
don't do any sports, in contrast I use to read
books and hang out with friends and family in
my free time. To conclude, I like listening to
my favourite singer all the time no matter
where I am.