Protaras

Protaras ( Greek Πρωταράς ) is a small resort village in the south-east of the island of Cyprus , part of the Paralimni community of the Famagusta district .

City
Protaras
Πρωταράς
A country	Cyprus
Area	Famagusta
Community	Paralimni
History and geography
Center height
Timezone	UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3

In ancient times, a small ancient Greek polis of Lefkola (Λεύκολλα) was located on the territory of modern Protaras. The city had a small convenient harbor, in which in 306 BC. er Macedonian Demetrius I Poliorket was waiting for the Egyptian satrap Ptolemy I Soter to defeat the decisive battle of Salamis . Ptolemy fled to Egypt and Cyprus briefly passed over to Demetrius. From the ancient city remained small ruins.

Modern Protaras is famous for its beautiful sandy beaches, the most famous of which is Fig Tree Bay. However, before the Turkish conquest of the north of the island and in particular of Famagusta with its beaches and a developed tourist business, Protaras was just a small village. After the departure of Famagusta to the Turks in the Protaras area, the resort industry began to actively develop and now dozens of hotels, villas, apartments, restaurants and other attributes of the resort place are located along the beaches of Protaras. Protaras is only 6 km (10 km on the road) northwest of Ayia Napa resort and is considered quieter and more family-friendly than the last.

Church of St. Elijah the Prophet

Almost in the center of the village is the Church of St. Elijah the Prophet ^[1] - an ancient Orthodox church of the XIV century on the top of a small mountain, from where a view of the whole village and the surrounding plain opens up.

7 km south of Protaras is Capo Greco Cape - the southeastern tip of the island of Cyprus.