Larnaca - Choirokoitia Neolithic Settlement

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Choirokoitia Neolithic Settlement Description

(Local Name: Khirokitía) Some 10.5mi/17km southwest of Larnaca are the remains of the Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia (about 6,800-5,250 B.C.), with the foundations of walls, circular hut bases and tombs.

Excavations here have brought to light one of the most important Neolithic cultures in the world, with a defensive wall, circular houses, tombs and many stone utensils.

The biggest house on the site is called Tholos I and is part of a complex of buildings that must have belonged to the most important family. Each hut had a flattened earth floor, raised platforms at the edges for sleeping, some sort of fireplace and a central pole to support the roof. The houses were built close together and

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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological exhibit, museum; Archeological site or ruin; Town walls, fortifications, gates; Tombs, burial site; UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hours

September 1 to March 31

Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Closed	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

April 1 to August 31

Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Closed	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)