Guidebook for Larnaca
Food Scene
Fresh, affordable Cypriot food with English-speaking hosts. They always serve more than you order!
Taverna Tremithos
Agia Anna StreetFresh, affordable Cypriot food with English-speaking hosts. They always serve more than you order!
Full-on Greek meze including upwards of 25 courses plus wine. Live music and Greek dancing.
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Ayia Anna Tavern
1 Agia Anna StreetFull-on Greek meze including upwards of 25 courses plus wine. Live music and Greek dancing.
Authentic cuisine from the Karpass Peninsula. Arrive with an appetite to make the most of this generous meze.
Koutsonikolias Tavern
2 Καλό ΧωριόAuthentic cuisine from the Karpass Peninsula. Arrive with an appetite to make the most of this generous meze.
Offering a wide-ranging menu of traditional Greek fare. Popular oven-roasted kleftiko lamb for Sunday lunch .
Kokkinou restaurant
Offering a wide-ranging menu of traditional Greek fare. Popular oven-roasted kleftiko lamb for Sunday lunch .
Housed in a beautifully restored building where chef's prepare Italian fare in a kitchen opening onto the dining area.
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Columbia Restaurants Company Ltd (Head Offices)
Housed in a beautifully restored building where chef's prepare Italian fare in a kitchen opening onto the dining area.
Cypriot fine dining at its best in candle-lit courtyard of an old mansion. Wine list is a near-exhaustive catalogue of the island's better vineyards.
Kornos
Cypriot fine dining at its best in candle-lit courtyard of an old mansion. Wine list is a near-exhaustive catalogue of the island's better vineyards.
Breakfast or brunch in this charming cafe or outdoors under sun umbrellas. Proper cake, generously sliced, and proper coffee from an Italian steam machine.
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To Kafe Tis Chrysanthi's
Nikolaou RossouBreakfast or brunch in this charming cafe or outdoors under sun umbrellas. Proper cake, generously sliced, and proper coffee from an Italian steam machine.
Overlooking fishing harbour, renowned for its fish meze. Fresh fish served from daily catch.
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Piale Pasa
Piyale PaşaOverlooking fishing harbour, renowned for its fish meze. Fresh fish served from daily catch.
White sandy beaches adjoin this out-of-the-way eatery perched on the edge of a quaint little harbour. The chef knows his fish which you can select, fresh-caught, off ice.
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Potamos Restaurant
White sandy beaches adjoin this out-of-the-way eatery perched on the edge of a quaint little harbour. The chef knows his fish which you can select, fresh-caught, off ice.
Modern European cuisine by chef trained in top London hotels. Bubbly on the house for special occasions.
Κέντρο Περιβαλλοντικής Ενημέρωσης Ορεινής Λάρνακας
Modern European cuisine by chef trained in top London hotels. Bubbly on the house for special occasions.
This place is the real deal for fresh Italian food and lots of it. People-watch as you eat al fresco on pedestrianized Ledra Street.
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Il Forno Restaurant
160 LedrasThis place is the real deal for fresh Italian food and lots of it. People-watch as you eat al fresco on pedestrianized Ledra Street.
Cyprus' foremost fine-dining fish experts. Bookings recommended - need we say more.
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Pyxida Fish Tavern
5 MenandrouCyprus' foremost fine-dining fish experts. Bookings recommended - need we say more.
Catering for carnivores with healthy wallets but worth treating yourself and you won't be disappointed. Decent wine list to boot. Book to avoid disappointment.
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Columbia Plaza
223 Agiou AndreouCatering for carnivores with healthy wallets but worth treating yourself and you won't be disappointed. Decent wine list to boot. Book to avoid disappointment.
Champagne breakfast in a five-star hotel can't be bad, especially with the range on offer at the all-morning breakfast. Smoked salmon's a must. Non-residents welcome.
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Amathus Beach Hotel Limassol
Champagne breakfast in a five-star hotel can't be bad, especially with the range on offer at the all-morning breakfast. Smoked salmon's a must. Non-residents welcome.
Despite it's unusual name, this is as good as the best Middle Eastern food you'll find anywhere. The chef knows what he's doing and, if you like Lebanese, it's worth tracking this restaurant down.
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Syrian resturant
Georgiou 'ADespite it's unusual name, this is as good as the best Middle Eastern food you'll find anywhere. The chef knows what he's doing and, if you like Lebanese, it's worth tracking this restaurant down.
Possibly one of the smartest hotels on the island. Fun to have coffee and trimmings on the terrace before taking a plunge off the pebble beach below.
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Anassa Hotel
Possibly one of the smartest hotels on the island. Fun to have coffee and trimmings on the terrace before taking a plunge off the pebble beach below.
The trendy place in town for students to hang out. Coffees are weighed on scales while being concocted so be assure your favourite drink will be the same each time.
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Gloria Jean's Coffees
Naci Talat CaddesiThe trendy place in town for students to hang out. Coffees are weighed on scales while being concocted so be assure your favourite drink will be the same each time.
A prime spot on the harbor-side and flanked by the castle, the view from the roof terrace couldn't be better. Good Turkish menu.
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Kıbrıs Evi
20 Temmuz Kordonboyu CaddesiA prime spot on the harbor-side and flanked by the castle, the view from the roof terrace couldn't be better. Good Turkish menu.
A cozy venue with walls flanked with the artistic endeavours of the Romanian chef. A roaring log fire warms guests in the cooler months. The menu is a mix of Turkish and Eastern European.
Lapta Village Apartments
A cozy venue with walls flanked with the artistic endeavours of the Romanian chef. A roaring log fire warms guests in the cooler months. The menu is a mix of Turkish and Eastern European.
Swanky wine bar and restaurant with clientele there to see and be seen. Food and drinks well-presented by professional staff.
The Yacht Club
Swanky wine bar and restaurant with clientele there to see and be seen. Food and drinks well-presented by professional staff.
Choose your own fresh fish on ice from the catch of the day. Soak in the blue of water and sky while you dine on a deck over the water.
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Pelican Restaurant
102 Apostolou Pavlou AveChoose your own fresh fish on ice from the catch of the day. Soak in the blue of water and sky while you dine on a deck over the water.
Popular with locals and tourists alike if you're in the mood for a Greek Cypriot menu. Busy but the waiters are attentive.
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Vlachos Tavern
Popular with locals and tourists alike if you're in the mood for a Greek Cypriot menu. Busy but the waiters are attentive.
Full of character with friendly staff who serve food from a competent kitchen. Ideally situated beside the Abbey.
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Bellapais Gardens Hotel
Şehit Fuat Niyazi SokakFull of character with friendly staff who serve food from a competent kitchen. Ideally situated beside the Abbey.
Arrive prepared for a leisurely stay if it's busy as food is made while you wait and this place is popular. Dine outside surrounded by the beautiful floral array that graces the grounds of the villa.
İrfan Nadir Sokak
İrfan Nadir SokakArrive prepared for a leisurely stay if it's busy as food is made while you wait and this place is popular. Dine outside surrounded by the beautiful floral array that graces the grounds of the villa.
Housed in a restored warehouse, Santa Elena offers an extensive fish meze or fresh catch of the day from the local harbour.
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SANTA ELENA RESTAURANT
E321Housed in a restored warehouse, Santa Elena offers an extensive fish meze or fresh catch of the day from the local harbour.
Lania is known as the artists' village and its picturesque cobbled streets are worth a stroll. Lania Tavern serves up reasonable Greek Cypriot fare.
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Lania Tavern
Lania is known as the artists' village and its picturesque cobbled streets are worth a stroll. Lania Tavern serves up reasonable Greek Cypriot fare.
One of the few options for Greek Cypriot food in Larnaca. Good value; open evenings only.
Pavlou Valsamaki
Pavlou ValsamakiOne of the few options for Greek Cypriot food in Larnaca. Good value; open evenings only.
Best shawarma on Ledra Street, a pedestrianized access point to the border crossing. Spices Damascus-style.
La Croissanterie
235 LedrasBest shawarma on Ledra Street, a pedestrianized access point to the border crossing. Spices Damascus-style.
In Old Nicosia, between the aqueduct and Venetian gate, a regularly-updated imaginative Mediterranean menu is served in an elegantly modern space (the owner is an architect). Out-of-the-box cocktails.
Athinas
AthinasIn Old Nicosia, between the aqueduct and Venetian gate, a regularly-updated imaginative Mediterranean menu is served in an elegantly modern space (the owner is an architect). Out-of-the-box cocktails.
Retro ambience, comfortable sofas and small tables furnish this café in Klokkari Arcade. Good coffee and home-made cakes are what it's known for.
Pieto
207 LedrasRetro ambience, comfortable sofas and small tables furnish this café in Klokkari Arcade. Good coffee and home-made cakes are what it's known for.
If you're a lamb fan, this is the place for you with slow-roast kleftiko available throughout the week (served only for Sunday lunch in most restaurants). Traditional Greek Cypriot menu.
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Militzis Traditional Tavern
If you're a lamb fan, this is the place for you with slow-roast kleftiko available throughout the week (served only for Sunday lunch in most restaurants). Traditional Greek Cypriot menu.
The kitchens are managed by a Hungarian so the goulash with lashings of mashed potato is a must. Warm yourself by the log fire in winter or dine outdoors in the summer.
Pera Pedi
The kitchens are managed by a Hungarian so the goulash with lashings of mashed potato is a must. Warm yourself by the log fire in winter or dine outdoors in the summer.
Souxou Mouxou Mandalakia
47 OnasagorouEat your meze off white table linen.
Despite a fairly standard menu, perched above the beach beside the lighthouse, the view is excellent. Below is an uncrowded strip of sand with good swimming and snorkelling.
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Pervolia Lighthouse
Despite a fairly standard menu, perched above the beach beside the lighthouse, the view is excellent. Below is an uncrowded strip of sand with good swimming and snorkelling.
Perivolia
Generous portions of Greek Cypriot fare.
Tired of chicken shawarma? Safwan does excellent beef off the rotisserie as well.
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Finikoudes Beach
Tired of chicken shawarma? Safwan does excellent beef off the rotisserie as well.
Nero's lounge chairs stop just short of the sand so you feel like you're almost on the beach. Proper coffee; iced lattes; decent pastries.
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Ammos
Nero's lounge chairs stop just short of the sand so you feel like you're almost on the beach. Proper coffee; iced lattes; decent pastries.
Five-star dining, either Greek style at the Apollo Tavern or Italian at the Bacchus Gourmet Restaurant.
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Columbia Beach Resort
Five-star dining, either Greek style at the Apollo Tavern or Italian at the Bacchus Gourmet Restaurant.
Ambient dining by candlelight. A wood-burning oven adds local flavour to the Cypriot cuisine.
Apokryfo Hotel
Ambient dining by candlelight. A wood-burning oven adds local flavour to the Cypriot cuisine.
Tucked away in an old renovated merchant shop next to the Thesis furniture show room. They are mad about real coffee which you can sip as you enjoy whatever artist is on display at the time.
THESIS Limassol
207 Agiou AndreouTucked away in an old renovated merchant shop next to the Thesis furniture show room. They are mad about real coffee which you can sip as you enjoy whatever artist is on display at the time.
Πάτροκλου
ΠάτροκλουArtsy restaurant ambient at night.
Turkish kebabs served by obliging waiters in the piazza overlooked by a Byzantine cathedral and flanked by Venetian ruins.
Historia Restaurant Cafe
Naim Efendi SokakTurkish kebabs served by obliging waiters in the piazza overlooked by a Byzantine cathedral and flanked by Venetian ruins.
Tables barely have room for heaving platters for two of a selection of meat or vegetarian options. Unbelievably reasonable prices. Interactive chef supported by personable waiters plus.
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Piatsa Gourounaki
ΦανερωμένηςTables barely have room for heaving platters for two of a selection of meat or vegetarian options. Unbelievably reasonable prices. Interactive chef supported by personable waiters plus.
Perched on the edge of St Raphael's smart marina is a fine dining opportunity that won't disappoint.
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Sailor's Rest Lounge Bar Restaurant
502 Amathountos AvenuePerched on the edge of St Raphael's smart marina is a fine dining opportunity that won't disappoint.
Typical Greek food with prompt service and live music in the form of a guitarist singing Cypriot folk melodies.
Kathodon Greek Restaurant & Coffee Shop
62D LedrasTypical Greek food with prompt service and live music in the form of a guitarist singing Cypriot folk melodies.
Parisienne-style décor and an ambient log-fire in winter add to your enjoyment of decent drinks and quality cakes and pastries.
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Athenon
AthenonParisienne-style décor and an ambient log-fire in winter add to your enjoyment of decent drinks and quality cakes and pastries.
Haagen Dazs Finikoudes
str AthenonIce cream.
Serious about coffee, the owner is keen to proffer a fresh-brewed coffee, gratis, while you browse the designer espresso kit.
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Ermou
ErmouSerious about coffee, the owner is keen to proffer a fresh-brewed coffee, gratis, while you browse the designer espresso kit.
C'est tres gentile. Both savoury and sweet crepes are especially good.
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French Rendez-Vous (Café/Restaurant)
10 ArtemidosC'est tres gentile. Both savoury and sweet crepes are especially good.
Sit overlooking the water and watch the boats go by. The chef takes pride in what emerges from the kitchen.
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Gevseis En Lefko
Piyale PaşaSit overlooking the water and watch the boats go by. The chef takes pride in what emerges from the kitchen.
HOBO Mediterraneo
Limassol Marina StreetReasonable food in the wonderful ambience of Limassol's swanky new marina.
Avoid the waterside crush and sip your cocktails above the marina overlooking the bobbing yachts.
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Epsilon Resto Bar
Limassol Marina StreetAvoid the waterside crush and sip your cocktails above the marina overlooking the bobbing yachts.
Trendy hole in the wall with excellent burgers. Can be a bit smoky when crowded. Sockets for laptops.
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Zinonos Kitieos
Zinonos KitieosTrendy hole in the wall with excellent burgers. Can be a bit smoky when crowded. Sockets for laptops.
Excellent Greek Cypriot menu; generous portions; attentive service; reservations suggested for the weekend.
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Costa Roushas Tavern
Nikolaou LanitiExcellent Greek Cypriot menu; generous portions; attentive service; reservations suggested for the weekend.
Soon to be renamed Salt and Pepper with a revamped menu, Landhaus do tasty pepper steaks. Tasteful décor.
EKO
7 Georgiou Griva DigeniSoon to be renamed Salt and Pepper with a revamped menu, Landhaus do tasty pepper steaks. Tasteful décor.
The posh end of Kyrenia's dreamy harbour, known as the Jewel of the North, enjoy your meal or drinks slightly offset from the business but catching a more subtle vibe.
Liman
Ecevit CaddesiThe posh end of Kyrenia's dreamy harbour, known as the Jewel of the North, enjoy your meal or drinks slightly offset from the business but catching a more subtle vibe.
Generous portions of Japanese noodles from bowl to soul in the heart of the thriving new Limassol Marina.
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wagamama limassol marina
Αγίας ΜαρίναςGenerous portions of Japanese noodles from bowl to soul in the heart of the thriving new Limassol Marina.
Parks & Nature
Popular but quiet (DJ free) golden sands as a preferred alternative to Nissi Beach, Ayia Napa.
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Makronissos Beach
Popular but quiet (DJ free) golden sands as a preferred alternative to Nissi Beach, Ayia Napa.
Secluded, uncrowded beach on west of the island doubling as a turtle sanctuary.
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Lara Beach
Secluded, uncrowded beach on west of the island doubling as a turtle sanctuary.
Best unspoilt extensive stretch of golden sand on the island. Rent a beach hut from Burhan and stay overnight off the beaten track.
Burhan's Golden Beach
Best unspoilt extensive stretch of golden sand on the island. Rent a beach hut from Burhan and stay overnight off the beaten track.
Walk the scenic Kaledonian Trail about three kilometres along the river to the waterfall enjoying the abundant birdlife and lush woodland.
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Pano Platres
Walk the scenic Kaledonian Trail about three kilometres along the river to the waterfall enjoying the abundant birdlife and lush woodland.
Hosting 85 species of water birds throughout the seasons the most impressive of which are the 12,000 pink flamingos that winter here.
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Salt Lake Larnaca
Hosting 85 species of water birds throughout the seasons the most impressive of which are the 12,000 pink flamingos that winter here.
Dive into azure waters off basalt flats; this area is good for snorkelling and there are sea caves to explore not far away.
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Cape Greco
Dive into azure waters off basalt flats; this area is good for snorkelling and there are sea caves to explore not far away.
Caves Dive Site
Have fun exploring one of a number of sea caves along the south and eastern coasts.
Start a 9km trail hike through beautiful forest along the Karkotis River, passing a chrome mine. Stop at this twelfth-century church to view exquisite frescos noted as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis Church
Start a 9km trail hike through beautiful forest along the Karkotis River, passing a chrome mine. Stop at this twelfth-century church to view exquisite frescos noted as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Beautiful white sand and clear blue waters with nothing obscuring the lovely view.
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Konnos Beach
Beautiful white sand and clear blue waters with nothing obscuring the lovely view.
Coral Bay
Coral Bay AvenueA popular waterside spot from which to enjoy sand and sea.
A quiet stretch of beach in Limassol at the foot of a top resort hotel.
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol
11 Giannou KranidiotiA quiet stretch of beach in Limassol at the foot of a top resort hotel.
Take a wonderful woodland hike along a well-marked 3km trail and cool yourself under the waterfall along the way.
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Amanzi aseCaledonia
Take a wonderful woodland hike along a well-marked 3km trail and cool yourself under the waterfall along the way.
Walk some wonderful trails through this beauty spot.
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I-Akamas Peninsula National Park
Walk some wonderful trails through this beauty spot.
Avakas Gorge
Avakas Gorge RoadA beauty spot where you can get a workout on the trails.
Wonderful views and fresh mountain air. An ideal spot for hiking, cycling, picnicking and skiing in the winter.
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Mount Olympos
Wonderful views and fresh mountain air. An ideal spot for hiking, cycling, picnicking and skiing in the winter.
A lesser-known quiet beach with no more than a couple dozen umbrellas, white sand, turquoise water and amenities accessible at Cavo Maris Hotel next door.
Lombardi Beach Front Villas
A lesser-known quiet beach with no more than a couple dozen umbrellas, white sand, turquoise water and amenities accessible at Cavo Maris Hotel next door.
Entertainment & Activities
A quiet crescent of sand with all the amenities of Aldiana Hotel close at hand and Zypern Bike Rentals opposite.
Aldiana Club Zypern
A quiet crescent of sand with all the amenities of Aldiana Hotel close at hand and Zypern Bike Rentals opposite.
Relax and unwind in the this beautifully renovated old-world Turkish bathhouse. Soak up the ambience in the steam room with a massage or scrub.
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Hamam Omerye
Relax and unwind in the this beautifully renovated old-world Turkish bathhouse. Soak up the ambience in the steam room with a massage or scrub.
Choose from a selection of dive centres who will take you on an underwater tour of the boat that capsized on her maiden voyage in 1980.
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Zenobia Wreck Dive Site
Choose from a selection of dive centres who will take you on an underwater tour of the boat that capsized on her maiden voyage in 1980.
A beach to be entertained once the thermals pick up around 15:00. For the more placid hours, hire a stand-up paddle board.
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Kahuna Surfhouse - Kitesurfing and Surf School Cyprus
BeachA beach to be entertained once the thermals pick up around 15:00. For the more placid hours, hire a stand-up paddle board.
Astro-turf courts of the hotel are in good condition at a reasonable rate. Rackets and balls supplied.
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THE PALM BEACH HOTEL & BUNGALOWS
Dhekelia RoadAstro-turf courts of the hotel are in good condition at a reasonable rate. Rackets and balls supplied.
Camels are not the sole attraction here -- you'll find porcupines, peacocks and even and ostrich, to mention but a few. Camel rides are possible and children can feed the animals by hand.
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I-Camel Park
Kiti to MazotosCamels are not the sole attraction here -- you'll find porcupines, peacocks and even and ostrich, to mention but a few. Camel rides are possible and children can feed the animals by hand.
Water World
Fun and adrenalin inducing water slides for all the family.
Apesia
Take a donkey safari along a mountain trail above the beautiful and tranquil Apesia Valley.
Survey the old city of Nicosia from an excellent raised vantage point just over the line dividing North from South.
Ledra Museum - Observatory
94 FaneromenisSurvey the old city of Nicosia from an excellent raised vantage point just over the line dividing North from South.
Sightseeing
Home of enormous Cypriot clay pots, this pottery museum has an entertaining proprietor who will amuse you with historical anecdotes.
Foini
Home of enormous Cypriot clay pots, this pottery museum has an entertaining proprietor who will amuse you with historical anecdotes.
Old mountain village boasts impressively preserved architecture including monastery with ornate interior.
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Omodos
Old mountain village boasts impressively preserved architecture including monastery with ornate interior.
Kourion
Ancient amphitheatre, ruins and wide beach.
White-sand beach overlooking Famagusta; once a top Mediterranean resort, the city deserted for forty years still awaits revival.
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Gazimağusa
White-sand beach overlooking Famagusta; once a top Mediterranean resort, the city deserted for forty years still awaits revival.
Home to traditional Cypriot lace where you can stroll through the village backstreets to observe their wares and even spot some lace makers in action.
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Pano Lefkara
Home to traditional Cypriot lace where you can stroll through the village backstreets to observe their wares and even spot some lace makers in action.
An ancient Neolithic village inhabited between the seventh and fourth centuries BC. Circular houses have been reconstructed with mudbrick and stone.
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Choirokoitia
An ancient Neolithic village inhabited between the seventh and fourth centuries BC. Circular houses have been reconstructed with mudbrick and stone.
These monastic ruins from the 1100s are quite spectacular and enjoy elevated views over a long stretch of coast.
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I-Abbey yeBellapais
These monastic ruins from the 1100s are quite spectacular and enjoy elevated views over a long stretch of coast.
Likely built during the reign of James I in the 1300s to protect the harbour and later added to by the Ottomans, it was also used as a prison during British rule.
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Larnaca Pier
AthenonLikely built during the reign of James I in the 1300s to protect the harbour and later added to by the Ottomans, it was also used as a prison during British rule.
The site of Lazarus' second burial after he was forced to flee Judea following the miracle of his being raised from the dead. One of three surviving Byzantine churches in Cyprus.
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I-Church of Saint Lazarus
Ayiou LazarouThe site of Lazarus' second burial after he was forced to flee Judea following the miracle of his being raised from the dead. One of three surviving Byzantine churches in Cyprus.
Neolithic site reconstructed to show how Cypriots lived around 6000BCE.
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Choirokoitia
Neolithic site reconstructed to show how Cypriots lived around 6000BCE.
Founded in the mid-1100s this monastery is beautifully located and carefully restored. It houses an impressive collection of icons.
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I-Machairas Monastery
Founded in the mid-1100s this monastery is beautifully located and carefully restored. It houses an impressive collection of icons.
Stunning views are afforded by this monastery founded by the Emperor Constantine's mother, Helena, in the fourth century. Resident monks are renowned for their icon painting.
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I-Monastery kaStavrovouni
Stunning views are afforded by this monastery founded by the Emperor Constantine's mother, Helena, in the fourth century. Resident monks are renowned for their icon painting.
The pretty village of Kakopetria has a number of restaurants and a watermill to add to its charm.
Kakopetria Square
The pretty village of Kakopetria has a number of restaurants and a watermill to add to its charm.
The world's last divided capital. If you take your passport it's possible to cross the buffer zone by foot onto the other side of the city.
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Walled Old City
The world's last divided capital. If you take your passport it's possible to cross the buffer zone by foot onto the other side of the city.
A Medieval castle in excellent condition not far from an amphitheatre and other excavations in the Kurion area.
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Kolossi Castle
Λεωφόρος Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου ΓA Medieval castle in excellent condition not far from an amphitheatre and other excavations in the Kurion area.
Shopping
Well-stocked health food store supplying delicious island-grown fresh organic fruit and vegetables.
ΣΚΛΑΒΕΝΙΤΗΣ The Mall of Engomi
Well-stocked health food store supplying delicious island-grown fresh organic fruit and vegetables.
Chamit Mpei
Chamit MpeiNew, orderly, sane supermarket stocked with almost anything you could hope to find.
Compact but with a reasonable variety of stock this newly renovated supermarket is ideally situated close to the city centre.
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METRO Supermarket Larnaca
1 Nikodemou MylonaCompact but with a reasonable variety of stock this newly renovated supermarket is ideally situated close to the city centre.
Ikea, Debenhams, Carrefour, Starbucks are all clustered here, to name but a few.
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The Mall Of Cyprus
3 VerginasIkea, Debenhams, Carrefour, Starbucks are all clustered here, to name but a few.
Best health food shop in Larnaca offering fresh organic fruit and vegetables in addition to a wide range of other delectable goodies.
Zakynthou
ZakynthouBest health food shop in Larnaca offering fresh organic fruit and vegetables in addition to a wide range of other delectable goodies.
St. Lazaros Post Office
A convenient place to send postcards from.
Arts & Culture
Originally a tenth-century monastery, Saint Hilarion Castle, perched atop the Kyrenian mountain range, later became a defence against pirates.
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Saint Hilarion Castle
KyreniasOriginally a tenth-century monastery, Saint Hilarion Castle, perched atop the Kyrenian mountain range, later became a defence against pirates.
Stunning ruins of what was once Cyprus' foremost city, including gymnasium, amphitheatre and baths.
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Isifunda sase-Salamis
Stunning ruins of what was once Cyprus' foremost city, including gymnasium, amphitheatre and baths.
An extensive collection of beautifully preserved Roman mosaics.
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I-Paphos Mosaics
19 Pafias AfroditisAn extensive collection of beautifully preserved Roman mosaics.
A great venue to enjoy the arts, and particularly summertime jazz in July. Look up dates on www.aglantzia.org.cy.
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Piatsa Gourounaki
ΦανερωμένηςA great venue to enjoy the arts, and particularly summertime jazz in July. Look up dates on www.aglantzia.org.cy.
An extensive and well-preserved Medieval castle complete with displays and a café.
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Kyrenia Castle
An extensive and well-preserved Medieval castle complete with displays and a café.
Everything Else
Smart new terminal opened 2009, one of the most relaxing and uncomplicated airports you'll ever experience.
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Larnaca International Airport
Smart new terminal opened 2009, one of the most relaxing and uncomplicated airports you'll ever experience.
Mackenzie Beach is one of the most popular in Larnaca with plenty of options for food and drink by day, then a busy entertainment spot by night.
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Lush Beach Bar Resto
Piyale PaşaMackenzie Beach is one of the most popular in Larnaca with plenty of options for food and drink by day, then a busy entertainment spot by night.
A great place to get all the info you need to find your way around and for what's on offer for tourists in Cyprus.
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Cyprus Tourist Information Office
Vasileos Pavlou SquareA great place to get all the info you need to find your way around and for what's on offer for tourists in Cyprus.