Kyriazis Medical Museum

Larnaka


If you happen to be in Larnaka on a Wednesday or Saturday, and have a passion for medical history – or just like quirky museums – hop along here. This stately old mansion is home to a plethora of documents, equipment and medical paraphernalia telling the story of medical history in Cyprus from antiquity up to the modern age.


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