A Captivating Guided Tour - The Natural World of Cyprus - Worth Your Time
Episkopi Pafos Environmental Information Centre的点评
点评:After driving up into the hills to Episkopi is the new looking visitor centre dedicated to showcasing the flora, fauna and geologically unique minerals (rocks) to be found in the hills and valley around. We were greeted by the receptionist and tour guide who makes a visit to this place worthwhile through the sheer force of her enthusiasm and knowledge. We started with a 25 minute, beautifully filmed video, narrated in English, of the wide range of wildlife and plants to be found in the hills and valley.
Next we were given a tour of the exhibition space which starts with a wall display of the surprisingly numerous types of rocks. This is where our guide explained how the geological transformation that has occurred over the millennia led to such incredible outcomes such as what was once the sea bed is now on the tops of the hills.
Then there is the explanation of how the trees and plants provide different environments for the food sources, as well as protection, for all the wildlife in the air, on the ground and near water. There were additional displays of the types of wildlife, some unique to Cyprus. A well thought out and presented exhibition space.
Finally we walked around the outside of the building with our guide looking at much of what we just learned, beside a small river they have created, and then onto a vista of the hills and valley beyond. The guide brought this all to life in such a captivating manner for which she deserves high praise.
Well worth another visit in other seasons.
翻译:驱车驶入埃皮斯科皮 (Episkopi) 的山丘后,我们来到了崭新的游客中心,这里专门展示周边山丘和山谷中独特的动植物和地质矿物(岩石)。接待员兼导游热情地迎接了我们,她渊博的知识和饱满的热情让我们觉得此行不虚。首先,我们观看了一段25分钟的精美视频,视频配有英文解说,介绍了山丘和山谷中种类繁多的野生动植物。
接下来,我们参观了展览空间,首先映入眼帘的是一面展示着种类繁多岩石的墙。导游讲解了数千年来地质变迁如何造就了如此令人惊叹的地貌,例如曾经的海底如今已变成山顶。
随后,导游解释了树木和植物如何为空中、地面和水边的各种野生动物提供不同的食物来源和庇护所。此外,展览还展示了一些塞浦路斯特有的野生动物种类。展览空间设计精巧,呈现方式也十分出色。
最后,我们跟随导游绕着建筑走了一圈,一边欣赏着刚才了解到的许多展品,一边沿着他们建造的小河漫步,远处则是连绵起伏的山峦和山谷。导游的讲解生动有趣,令人叹服,值得高度赞扬。
非常值得在其他季节再次参观。