Archaeological Museum of Ancient Idalion

Nic rose

a year ago

The staff are friendly and helpful. Small museum significant pieces The site is historic for historical, cultural and social reasons ,the site has been exploited over many years by various people and organisations.

Zaim Prosic

a year ago

Jedno od historijskih znamenitosti za obići na Kipru. Ulaz 2.5 eura. The Local Museum of Ancient Idalion was founded in 2007 with the aim to promote the rich finds of the region of Idalion (Dali), and later to function as a Visitor Centre for the archaeological site in which it is located. The exhibits of the museum represent all the chronological phases of the history of Idalion and come from both the old and the more recent excavations of the area of the ancient city, from both settlements and cemeteries. The first exhibition hall includes information on the history of the site and its excavation, along with photographs of the most important finds that are now housed in museums abroad. It also showcases various other exhibits. The second gallery exhibits inscriptions that bear witness to the conquest of the kingdom, as well as a part of the archive of the Phoenician administration of the city. Funerary monuments, pottery types and objects of daily use of all periods, imported pottery types and typical examples of clay and stone statuary are also showcased. According to legend, Dali is where Adonis - Aphrodite’s lover - was killed by her jealous lover Aris, the Olympian God of War. The region is linked with the Aphrodite Cultural Route.

Malcolm J Butler

a year ago

Fantastic little museum displaying artefacts from the site and showing pictures of important artefacts now in foreign museums. Also includes access to the main archaeological site.

Ciro Sorrentino

5 months ago

Da visitare

Iván Jiménez

3 months ago

Muy buenas instalaciones, aunque la exposición es escasa en contenido.