Following the trail of the Crusaders through Cyprus and Turkey Day 3

On what looked like being a hot day we set off early towards the east coast. Our first stop was at the church of St Barnabus where our Muslim guide gave us a bible/history lesson.

We moved on again to the Roman ruins at Salamis which could be quite impressive but I'm going to boast here and say I have seen much more extensive ruins and we have been promised better in Turkey in a couple of days.

However, there was a cooperative lizard in the car park.

Our final stop of the day was Famagusta but first we drove around the desolate ruins of Greek buildings that have been deserted since the Turkish army came to protect their citizens in 1974. We parked in the centre and visited a beautiful cathedral that has been converted to a mosque for many centuries. After browsing the shops and the usual ice cream  we headed home.