Byzantine Museum Saint Lazarus, Cyprus: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Byzantine Museum Saint Lazarus is a museum (Βυζαντινό Μουσείο Αγίου Λαζάρου) in Cyprus (Larnaca).

The Byzantine Museum at the church of Agios Lazaros (Saint Lazarus) is housed in some of the cells of the hypostyle porch that still stand to its south. The museum’s exhibits include important religious items from the whole district of Larnaka.

It is in Larnaca, where this site lists 39 more places to see, 634 m from the centre.

Its coordinates are 34.91143, 33.63457; the nearest main airport is Larnaca International Airport (LCA, Larnaca), 4.1 km as the crow flies. How to get around Cyprus (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

It is one of the Museums and art places in Cyprus. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Byzantine Museum Saint Lazarus is March to June and September to November.

In June there are 14 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 40. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Cyprus in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Cyprus

To enter Cyprus there are 6 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid Spanish ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Cyprus checklist. Currency: Euro (EUR); plugs: Type G · 230 V · 50 Hz (the British plug: an adapter is essential); emergencies: 112 · 199.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Church of Saint Lazarus, LarnacaOrthodox church in Larnaca, Cyprus25 m
• Kyriazis Medical MuseumMuseum191 m
• Djami Kebir mosqueMosque in Cyprus259 m
• Larnaka Medieval MuseumMuseum293 m
• Larnaca CastleCastle in Larnaca, Cyprus310 m

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Cyprus guide.

More in Cyprus: Museums and art

• Cyprus Museum: Archaeological museum in Cyprus
• The Kyrenia Ship: ancient Greek merchant ship wreck
• Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia: museum in Ledra Street, Cyprus
• Larnaca District Archaeological Museum: Archaeological museum in Larnaca
• Dervish Pasha Mansion: Ottoman house and ethnographic museum in North Nicosia
• Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion: building in Nicosia, Cyprus

Every Cyprus place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

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