Theme Week Cyprus – Paralimni

29 August 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Protaras Beach © AyianapaProtaras/cc-by-sa-3.0

Protaras Beach © AyianapaProtaras/cc-by-sa-3.0

Paralimni is a town situated in the southeast of Cyprus, slightly inland, within the Famagusta District. Since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it has increased in size and status, due to the migration of many refugees fleeing from the north. Many of the people who work in the tourist industry of Protaras and Ayia Napa live in Paralimni, which is now the temporary administrative centre of the Famagusta District and the biggest municipality of the Greek Cypriot-controlled area of the district.   read more…

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