A sheltered bay of turquoise water on the wild Akamas Peninsula in north-west Cyprus, reached by boat from Latchi or by 4x4 along a rough track. It's great for swimming and snorkelling.
The Akamas is a protected area of rugged hills and beaches, where loggerhead turtles nest at Lara Bay. The Baths of Aphrodite, a pool in a grotto, is the start of the Aphrodite and Adonis nature trails.
A UNESCO-listed site by the harbour of Paphos, with some of the finest Roman mosaics in the Mediterranean, in the floors of four grand villas, showin…
Cool pine-covered mountains in the middle of Cyprus, with ten UNESCO-listed Byzantine churches with beautiful frescoes hidden in simple barn-like bui…
An ancient city on a cliff top above the sea west of Limassol, with a restored Greco-Roman theatre still used for performances, overlooking the beach…
Cyprus's second city, with a medieval castle, where Richard the Lionheart is said to have married Berengaria in 1191, and a lively old town of shops …
In the north of Cyprus, under Turkish Cypriot administration, Kyrenia (Girne) has a lovely horseshoe harbour guarded by a Venetian castle, which hold…
The last divided capital in Europe, split since 1974 by the UN buffer zone, the Green Line.
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