It is difficult getting a closeup of Foinikas that shows everything, so instead I am using two shots. This one shows the Nata side. You can see in the centre that there used to be many more buildings. The question is; when were they destroyed? Quite clearly, parts of Foinikas fell into ruin long before the recent troubles.

This shot shows the newest (buildings) together with an older building on their left. In front of them you can see a water feature. The water features (six of them! ) are all dated 1952. However, if you have followed previous blogs you will know that this does not necessarily signify that they were build to commemorate the UK coronation. Some identical water features have dates ranging from 1948 to 1954, and even further afield.

Looking at the older of the buildings first, at first glance, you would think those brown stains are caused by water running down. However, I have seen similar patterns emerge when you clear an old wall of ivy vines. Personally I think that there were vines running down here which somebody cleared when they were renovating the room in the past. You can also see that at some point, the stains had been plastered over. A portion near the top still has some plaster covering part of the stain. So the inhabitants of the early 20th century must have renovated an older building to make it habitable again.

Not only that, but they had a place to hang their lantern!

The three newer houses are a fascinating mix of ancient and modern. A few of the more modern structures have house numbers. I am tempted to send a postcard to 38, Foinikas, Paphos, Cyprus, and see what happens. I could even include a message like: "George, the gold is under the sink foundations in 36." (but written in Greek)

Would a big hole appear in No 36?