Cyprus Top Ten Highlights
Nicosia Walled City
The divided city within medieval ramparts is full of interest. With a clutch of
museums, historic buildings, a lively morning market and authentic cafes and
restaurants, it merits a leisurely visit. Find out more about
Nicosia Walled City
Cyprus Museum, Nicosia
This superb museum has a collection of finds from ancient and medieval sites all
over the island. Click for more information about the
Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.
Agia Napa
Agia Napa has a
reputation as the liveliest spot in Cyprus, with great beaches, water sports
and huge number of bars, cafes and restaurants catering to every taste.
Pierides Foundation Museum
Located in Larnaca and
founded by a 19th century philanthropist to rescue Cyprus's vanishing heritage,
this collection consists of remarkable ancient idols to early 20th century
peasant costumes. Find out more
here.
Ancient Amathous
It takes little imagination ot conjure up an image of
Amathous in ancient times from the fragments of walss that still
remain, but this hillside temple site, just a short distance from the busy
coastal highway, is proof of the city's glorious past.
Historic Limassol
Narrow market streets full of food stalls and craft workshops surround the
Limassol medieval castle in the heart of the old quarter. Mosques and
minerats are reminders of the island's multicultural history.
Kourion
The multi-tiered stone theatre of ancient
Kourion is often the summer setting for concerts; when not is use it
offers views over the peninsula.
Troodos Painted Churches
The plain stone walls of these old Orthodox sanctuaries, hidden in the remote
valleys and glens of the Troodos
mountains, conceal a unique treasury of vividly coloured frescoes depicting
scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
Kato Paphos Archaelogical Park
The superb mosaics that adorned the floors of lavish villas built at
Paphos in its Roman Imperial heyday are now part of the UNESCO World
Heritage Site. Today they are one of the island's top historical attractions.
Akamas Peninsula
The hillsides and headlands of the
Akamas Peninsula form the islands last undeveloped frontier. Here, on
Cyprus's only deserted beaches, turtles come each year to nest.
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