GC458BP Limassol Alalum (Traditional Cache) in Cyprus created by papante

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Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community.

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GC458BP ▼

A cache by papante Message this owner

Hidden : 2/1/2013

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This little geocache will take you to the oldest and most narrow street of Limassol, "Odos Loutron" or "Vyzantiou Street"! How cool is that?!

On that narrow alley you will find an Ottoman Hamam that gave its name to the alley since "Loutron" means "Hamam " (Bath). Furthermore you will find something even more interesting and mysterous. On the corner of the alley lies the oldest mansion in Limassol and a mystery is surrounding this house.. Its main entrance on "Ayiou Antreou" street is Gothic style and it is the only one left in Limassol. Nobody knows the identity of its original owners and over the years the name of the owner was forgotten, the house changed lot of owners and during 1950's it was converted into a brothel! During the restoration works, a secret basement room was found, which belongs to medieval times and it was probably linked to the opposite "Hamam" (Ottoman baths), which during the Frankish period it was an important public building.

The cache is a small plastic container. Please be very carefull due to the high density of muggles in the area! The "tie and untie my shoe cords" trick will give you a sort of "cover". Good luck and enjoy your walk back to history!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n ubyr ba gur jnyy oruvaq 3 ebpxf. Whfg yvsg gur hccre bar

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)