History

19 Sep 1726

The Russian monk Vasili Grigorevich Bars'kyj arrived in Larnaca

The Russian monk Vasili Grigorevich Bars'kyj arrived in Larnaca:

The town is small lacking in beauty and sturdy construction, with a few houses made of stone but most made of unfired bricks, extracted from the swamps and with their roofs covered in soil. On the shore there is only a single battery with canons.