
In 2020, the last leper living in the Saint Charalambos colony in Larnaca died. She was 85 and had been there since the age of 14. Abandoned and neglected, the site fell into decay. Perhaps it was a fitting end to a sad, traumatic disease that once plagued Cyprus.
But this year a more optimistic future awaits the former leper colony. Tenders have been announced for a new environmental awareness






