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Daily tours to Gazimagusa (Famagusta)

 

Tour start at 10:00 a.m from your hotel and it finishes at around 15:00 p.m

Sites We will see today
* St. Barnabas İkon Museum and Church
* King tombs
* Ruins of Salamis
* Lunch at a seaside restaurant
* Gazi Magusa ( Famagusta City Walls )
* Gazi Magusa modern harbour
* OTHELLO Fortress
* Lala Mustafa Paşa Mosque
* Ruins of Venetian Palace
* Free time at Gazi Mağusa down town area.

History of Gazimagusa ( Famagusta )
Magusa is the Turkish name for Gazimagusa and it has been used since the Ottoman conquest of 1571 Gazi mean war veteran or unconquered, Gazimagusa is an ancient site and has the most impressive array of historical buildings. The First Settlement here is thought to have been circa 275 BC, founded by Ptolemy Philedelphus of Egypt. Arab chroniclers wrote with admiration of the booty taken from Cyprus and expecially from Constantia ( Salamis, which was destroyed in 648 AD by the Emir Muawiya of Syria. The surviving inhabitants settled ni the nearby, small lagoon town of Arsinoe, the present day . The new immigrants renamed the town Ammochostos( hidden in the sand) which was corrupted to Famagusta.

 

Price is given, on the request Price includes * All of the transportation * Entrance Fees * Lunch * Guiding

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