Country Info
- Nicosia
- Capital
- Cyprus Pound (CYP)
- Currency
- 762,887
- Population
- CY
- Country Code
Cyprus Slideshow
Top Hotels in Cyprus
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Astreas Beach Hotel Apartments Protaras
41 reviews -
Onisillos Hotel Larnaca Cyprus
3 reviews -
Curium Palace Hotel Limassol
51 reviews -
Lucky Hotel Apartments Larnaca
36 reviews
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Averof Hotel Nicosia
14 reviews
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Lysithea Beach Hotel Larnaca
12 reviews
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Paphiessa Hotel Paphos
235 reviews
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Anmaria Hotel Ayia Napa
113 reviews
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Souli Beach Hotel Latchi
74 reviews
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Londa Hotel Cyprus
167 reviews -
Forest Park Hotel Troodos
58 reviews -
Mon Repos Design Aparthotel Ayia Napa
60 reviews
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Antonis G Hotel Apartment Larnaca
36 reviews
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Kiniras Hotel Paphos
15 reviews
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Grecian Park Famagusta
222 reviews
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Sammy's Hotel Kyrenia
50 reviews
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Nissiana Hotel Larnaca
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Episkopiana Hotel Limassol
19 reviews
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Land of the Kings Hotel Apts. Paphos
37 reviews
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Paphinia Sea View Apartments Paphos
39 reviews
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Lefki Tree Tourist Apartments Paphos
8 reviews
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Mimosa Beach Hotel Paralimni
66 reviews
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Cyprotel Droushia Heights Hotel Polis
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Kermia Beach Bungalow Hotel Ayia Napa
72 reviews
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New Famagusta Hotel Ayia Napa
28 reviews
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Cyprotel Florida Beach (Ayia Napa)
57 reviews
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Vasilikos House Tokhni
1 review
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Mountain View Hotel & Villas Agios Georgios
156 reviews
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Citrus Tree Gardens Alsancak - Karavas
65 reviews
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Balci Famagusta
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The Colony Hotel - A Park Heritage Hotel Kyrenia
84 reviews
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Atlantica Gardens Hotel Limassol
28 reviews
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Anerada Hotel Apartments Paphos
1 review
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Crystallo Apartments Paphos
34 reviews
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Leda Gardens Hotel Apts. Paphos
11 reviews
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Iliada Beach Paralimni
3 reviews
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Lovers Nest Hotel Apts. Polis
6 reviews
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Diomylos Hotel Apts. Ayia Napa
49 reviews
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Kkaras Hotel Apts. Ayia Napa
11 reviews
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Nicholas Hotel Apts. Ayia Napa
23 reviews
Cyprus
Travel Blogs from Cyprus
LIMASSOL-GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE CITY
LIMASSOL Limassol, being the second largest city of Cyprus and the biggest Municipality indeed, has become one of the greatest Mediterranean harbours for the transhipment of goods. Therefore, Lemesos has developed rapidly after the tragic events of the ...
Timios Stavros Church in Tochni
I enter the chamber of the complex and I see suitcases scattered in the open apartments. I call my friend Athina and inform her that I need permission to have a look on the whole complex and take some photos. I am surely planning to return here again, ...
Yassas Kupros...It's Been Nice.
... my fair share of Gyros, Souvlaki, Souvla (Kabobs), Baklava, Humus, and Halloumi Cheese (made from goats milk..very salty). Cyprus is a small treasure, I think, hidden from a lot of the world. It is a small island, although the third largest ...
The Chocolate Workshop in Platres
Leaving behind the Monastery of Mesa Potamos, we are heading towards Platres, one of the most popular destinations of Cyprus. Aki wants to take me to the Chocolate Workshop. I can't remember the last time I was here but it is one of my favourite ...
Kato Drys Medieval village with Character & Style!
... that there must be about 130 permanent inhabitants. Gabriel tells me that many of the owners of these houses don’t live in Cyprus but they visit the village each year and the majority of them plan to return to the village one day and restore their ...
Local Agricultural Museum -Upper floor,Kato Drys
Local Agricultural Museum – Upper Room As we approach the Local Agricultural Museum my friend Gabriel tells me that in the past this building belonged to his grandparents, Gabriel and Eleni Papachristoforou. The heirs donated the building to the ...
Getting Acquainted with the Beauty of Potamitissa
Getting acquainted with the beauty of Potamitissa This beautiful village of Potamitissa stands among lush vegetation in the imposing mountains of Troodos among pines and acorn trees and among rocky mountain peaks at a height of 820 metres. Personally I ...
Lofou in the Limassol District - a Video
I include just one video in this entry. A panoramic view of the the village and the surround area on a semi cloudy morning in ...
INTERESTING SPOTS IN NICOSIA- one video
... their execution. Hydrochloric acid would be poured on the corpses so the exact place of burial is not known. After Cyprus gained her independence, the area became a national monument where thousands visit. A sign proclaiming "Του ...
HALLOUMI, the Cypriot Cheese
A Farm House Selling Halloumi Leaving behind the Neolithic village my host Mr. Gabriel is driving me to a farm-house in the outskirts of Choirokoitia. The farm house is quite popular to Cypriots especially in the District of Larnaca, and soon I am to ...
We spend our last days in Cyprus
... our village. We sort out a large sign full of possibilities, and head up hill into increasingly alpine scenery, with common pines, Cyprus Cedars, and a new type, thick in the trunk, but stunted, with the top almost weeping. The needles are in bunches, ...
'KATOI" An Authentic and Lovable Cypriot Couple !
... welcome in Nicosia and indeed it is as if we know each other for years. Dinos is the first man who introduced apiculture in Cyprus. Agni on the other hand is a retired lawyer who had been working for the Government, and I am amazed to hear that the ...
Cyprus and the start of something big!!
... had to be personally scanned! You thought UK airports were hot on security!! We arrived at Ercan airport in cyprus to torrential rain, thunder, lightening and hailstones!!! David's mother, Pauleen, and I had to shelter like little mice while ...
THE AGROTOURISM COMPLEX IN SKARINOU - CYPRUS
... which does not necessarily have to do with living on a farm like in other countries. With the help of the Cyprus Tourism Organization, very old Traditional stone-built houses are restored thus bringing life to these forgotten in the years, ...
Dive the Zenobia and go to work
One weeks work in Cyprus followed by two dives on MS Zenobia, one of the top 10 wrecks in the ...
LARNACA AND MY MORNING STROLL
... in the main street so I decide to walk in the minor roads and get to the centre through neighborhoods. The majority of families in Cyprus have two or three cars and go almost everywhere in them even if it is to cover a distance of 200 metres. ...
Pelendri - Agros - Potamitissa. Region of Pitsilia
... is full of wild flowers of all sorts and colours. Besides wine and fruit, the area produces the famous smoked ham which in Cyprus we call ‘hiromeri’ or the spicy smoked sausages –called ‘loukanika’ in Greek, and the smoked ...
The Myllomeri Falls and Long Stroll (Pano Platres)
The Myllomeri Falls The Myllomeri Falls are a few metres higher than the Kalidonia Falls, yet the latter are more popular. Anyway, this is one of the reasons I took the earliest bus and came here as I had no intention of losing the whole day. Platres ...
Steep, narrow, winding roads to a castle
This morning Erik and I went with Philip to the car rental agency sign for our rental car which had already been dropped off, but since we were all in bed at the time we didn't do the paperwork. We drove down the narrow, steep, twisting road from ...
Tochni....Human Touch and Hospitality of People!
Tochni….Human touch and Hospitality I walk through these narrow alleys in Tochni, and I like talking to people I meet in the street. The first contact I have is with Mrs. Niovi whom I greet with a good morning. She smiles at me and invites me in. ...
" FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS" HEADING TO CYPRUS
... I stop everything and I am all ears and try to share this excitement with her. One question after another, - questions about Cyprus, probable fears because she is traveling alone, and this goes on till the moment we land. It is her first trip to ...
Pitsillia Area - the Smoked 'Lountza' & 'Hiromeri
... trees, but mainly it is known for its smoked ham, its spicy smoked sausages, and my favourite smoked fillet of pork that in Cyprus we call it Lountza. Aki wants me to meet Mr. Sotiri Christou who runs his small family business in the ...
A Stroll in the Old City of Nicosia -Ledra Street.
... find out if this is possible. For people wishing to visit the north side,- if a EU national there are no formalities as Cyprus is a full member of the European Union and they can easily pass through the Greek checking point. People though who are ...
Medieval Museum and Fort of Larnaca
... It is situated at the end of Athens Avenue, just opposite the Larnaca Castle. It is perhaps the first Ottoman mosque in Cyprus. The Ottomans landed their armies in Larnaca in 1570 without any Venetian resistance. Having Larnaca as their supply and ...
Ambelikos AgroHotel Traditional Guest House Cyprus
In a distance we see the village of Potamitissa so small and picturesque nested in the slope of the mountains and just opposite on the other side the hotel Ambelikos. My friend tells me that he has named his hotel after the river Ambelikos that runs ...
Saint John Lampadistis Museum, icons and frescoes
When I come to the Museum of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis I ask to be given permission to take photos. It is not the easiest thing I can admit, and I am so grateful to the person in charge who let me take these photos for this entry here. Below I give ...
The EasyHotel in Larnaca
... taxi driver offers to park the taxi somewhere where I can take some pictures….very kind of him indeed. I feel great being back to Cyprus, and I can't wait to leave my luggage in the Hotel and get out and walk. I plan to go on foot from here ...
Forest Park Hotel, in Platres
My Stay at the Forest Park Hotel I am leaving behind Limassol just after breakfast and I am heading towards the mountains. Platres being one of my favorite resorts, and this time I picked to stay in another beautiful hotel with much history. Years back ...
Getting to Platres and Troodos by Bus
Getting to the Mountains by lorry Sometimes the idea of traveling around as a real tourist on a budget excites me, and this morning it is one of those days. On my previous trip I was happily surprised when I heard that the Bus service on the island has ...
" The Library Hotel " Kalavasos
An Atmosphere of Elegance and Tranquility I spent 3 nights at this elegant hotel at the Borghes suite. I have to admit I felt like home with the kindness of both the host Savvas Varnavides, and the staff of the hotel. The whole atmosphere of the ...