Church of Saint Lazarus

A honey-stoned Byzantine church in the heart of Larnaca, built in the late 9th century over what tradition holds is the second tomb of Lazarus — the man Jesus raised from the dead, who the story says fled to Cyprus, became the first bishop of Kition, and died here a second time. Inside it's all dark carved wood, gilded icons and a heavy iconostasis; steps behind the altar drop to the stone sarcophagus in the crypt. It's a living parish rather than a museum, so you'll often catch chanting or candle-smoke. Small, atmospheric, and genuinely moving even if you arrive with no faith at all.