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Vouni
The dizzy views down to the sea on the way up are stunning, with the rocky island of Petra Tou Limniti in the foreground. It was on this island that Cyprus’s earliest inhabitants lived, and traces of a pre-neolithic settlement were found there by the same Swedish expedition in the 1920s that excavated Vouni and Soli. Local folklore holds that this is rthe rock that the hero Dighenis tossed on to the ships of the Arab raiders of the 7th century.
The ticket kiosk is open from 09.00 or 10.00 to 16.30 daily. As with most of these historical sites, in return for your entrance fee you get a handy sheet of A4 explaining the site. There is no refreshments stall here, so bring your own supplies, especially liquid in the summer months. Vouini is a good spot for a picnic. Allow 45 minutes for a full walk round.
The name vouini means mountain peak, and it was built on this summit specifically to dominate and spy on the city kingdom of Soli down below, which had at that time aligned itself with the Greeks in a revolt against Persia. The palace was only in use for some 70 years, for in 380bc it was destroyed by fire and not lived in again.
Reduced today to little more than its foundations, the 5th-century BC palace of Vouni may disappoint at first. Do not dismiss it too quickly though, for if you take the trouble to walk round slowly, you will be surprised how it can be transformed by careful observation and a little imagination into a magnificent royal residence. The yellow signs may help to obliterate any ‘palatial’ atmosphere, but they do at least provide a handy guide as to what rooms went where in the palace. Ruined but gracious walkways, broad stairway and ample courtyards all hint at the opulent oriental lifestyle enjoyed here, and the elaborate water system is a marvel of 5th-century BC engineering. Everywhere there are ingeniously cut channels and very deep wells, ensuring running water in all the main rooms.
In the extreme northwest corner, there is a water closet beside a deep cistern, which in its day was probably d-far more luxurious than its modern counterpart could ever aspire to be. Lower down the hill are the baths, with one of the earliest known saunas. There were 137 rooms in all.
The path from the ticket office leads first straight into the area identified as the royal apartments, and from these a broad flight of seven steps leads down into the huge open courtyard which is the generally photographed view of Vouni. At its farthest end stands the strange carved stone stele which resembles an altar but was in fact designed to hold a windlass over the cistern wellhead. In the bulbous centre of the stone is an unfinished likeness of Athene.
The Swedish excavators made a series of finds in the palace that testified to the lavish lifestyle of the occupants. As well as statuas and bronzes they discovered quantities of silver and gold treasure in the form of bracelets, bowls and coins. One local story tells of noblemen dining here and leaving their silver spoons behind, and villagers still refer to it as ‘the eating place of the lords’. Much silver treasure was found in a terracotta jar that seemed to have been deliberately hidden under a staircase. Some of this treasure, including Persian style snake-head bracelets, can be seen in the Cyprus Museum of Greek Nicosia.
Beyond the palace area, at the highest point of the hill, stands a military trigonometry point, 250m above the sea, and nearby are the scant remains of a temple to Athena where the Swedish excavators found several sculptures, notably an endearing bronze cow, now also in the CXyprus Museum.
The serene and lovely location encourages much wildlife. Lizards up to a foot long leap around on the walls and butterflies sun themselves gaily in sheltered corners. All around, the yellow aromatic Johanniskreuz bush flourishes, well known for its stomach-calming qualities when drunk as a tea.
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