Country Info
- Nicosia
- Capital
- Cyprus Pound (CYP)
- Currency
- 762,887
- Population
- CY
- Country Code
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Cyprus
Travel Blogs from Cyprus
Columns And Columns And Columns
... and had been added to by the Romans when they rocked up, you can see the remains of the baths. When the Arabs attacked Cyprus and sacked many cities, Salamis never got over it. Today, with the columns that may or may not be originals standing tall again, ...
Over To The Dark Side
... are still a leeeetle bit tense when it comes to the whole Greece/Turkey thing, y'know, with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus only being recognised by... erm... Turkey... So anyway. This disputed territory. Once you're over the border, you notice ...
Turks deel Lefkosia
Ochtend: Turks deel Lefkosia. - kerk werd moskee: SELİMİYE CAMİSİ - BÜYÜK HAN (lunch) - Dervish pasha Mansion knoflook worstjes!! Supermarkt Siesta Laat in de middag: spookdorp Fikardou (ergens in de heuvels..) Uit ...
Holiday in the Med
... in the morning, sporting a beautiful silver Nissan Micra. We set off for a drive around the Troodos Mountains and Cyprus villages. We eventually arrived at the summit of Mt Olympus where the winter ski slopes had definitely disappeared. ...
its a tough life
Cyprus is very relaxed and layed back. We have breakfast out on the veranda each morning in the sunshine overlooking the mountains. We went to Paphos yesterday, which is a beautiful port town and wandered around the mosaics and ruins. ...
Sweet Dreams ın a Byzantıne Castle
... led countrysıde. BAsed solely on the map we decıded to check out a castle ın the mountaıns-- Kantara. The northeastern corned of Cyprus ıs a thın spıt of land that has moutnaıns on the north sıde that are very clsoe to the sea. ALsoö ıt ıs ...
Thalassa, -The Premises & Anagenisis Spa
After the museum visit and before returning to the hotel I walk down the path and come to the beach where I find the water still quite chilly and reluctantly I take a walk around the pool and the garden. What other alternative do I have than getting ...
Staying overnight
There are different ways to staying overnight in Cyprus and probably everywhere. Of course there are campsites. One possibility we didn't try yet, because we are too early in the season and all the campings are still closed. What we did try where some ...
Exploring Nicosia (Lefkosia)
... nice to have olives again, and tomatoes and yogurt. I thought I said that already but this was the first time in Cyprus, I think. The receptionist gave me a map and a handwritten map with directions to get to the old city...within the old ...
the onesti household
... who is working as the principal at a local school and had been doing so over the last few years. luke had never been to cyprus to visit his dad, and on this occasian his mom and sister were also there as it was semester break in the uk. nicosia is ...
Trouble with men
... for a bed anyway. He also drove me to Taco Bell one day on his motorcycle :) Taco Bell! They have a Taco Bell on Cyprus! Anyway... I shared a room with Maria and another girl who was never there and there were a couple of guys that were sharing another ...
Petra Tou Romiou - Aphrodite's birthplace
... to someone she never loved. Many lovers, few children but never true love. However, the island reputation for love and romance has grown recently and Cyprus has become very popular wedding destinations. Looking for romance? Now you know where to ...
Adonis Baths Waterfall - Paphos
"Adonis Baths" Waterfall is the last spot we visit. The man who runs this business is an artist, a poet and an actor. He is probably a lyric as well. The drive is on dirt narrow and steep road and we are surprised seeing that we have to pay 9 euros ...
Excavation Island
... there are 4 copper mines on the Island 2 in in the Turkish part but they are not worked because they are to lazy. Cyprus as 2 asbestos mines. our next stop was Paphos were we visited the archaeological site were they are digging up a 3 century Roman ruin ...
Pissed off as all hell
Ok so today we flew from Amman Jordan to Athens Greece...I about slapped the crap out of the Cypress airlines representative at the check in counter when he told me we had to pay $500 Jordanian dinars (equivalent to about $700 AMERICAN DOLLARS) due to ...
Akamas Penninsula
We drove about 15 mins down the road from Polis to the Akamas Penninsula, a nature reserve / national park. This is where the Baths of Aphrodite are, a pretty little grotto where the Greek Goddess of Love was supposed to come and bathe. We walked on ...
When Mornings Are Bearable
... 30 for the three of us for the food and drink we'd had the previous night before heading to the very tip of Karpas Peninsula, Cyprus' northernmost point. It's one of those places where you pretty much just rock up and take photos just so you can say you ...
A bit chilly but gorgeous little town
Had such a lovely few hours here - would love longer in warmer sunny weather. The people are so warm and happy. Walked around the town and looked at the very touristy sea sponge selling shops with any amount of postcards for sale then found a ...
CROSSING THE GREEN LINE IN CYPRUS
Pictures from Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul) by Hardie Karges, more info at ...
Governor's Beach
Governor's Beach is a row of several cove of dark sand with white chalk cliffs in the background. Since Monday was a public holiday the area was busy with families going for walks and eating at the beachrestaurants and almost everybody was ...
What a beautiful country
Hi all Thanks again for all your comments. I am really pleased to hear from everyone. It was very exciting arriving in Cyprus and having Maria there to meet me. We have been catching up on travel news, hers and mind, and tonight Julie ...
Apollo's tempel
Vijf voor negen zijn we bij apollo's Tempel, vlakbij Kourion. Daarna door naar Kourion: theater, basilica de rest is helaas ...
Hidden Cyprus
Hidden Cyprus 35° 00 N, 33º 00 E. that's Cyprus, one of the few places in the world where you could get a tan on the beach and then within an hour go skiing in the mountains . Smaller in land mass than Jamaica but twice as big as Barbados. ...