CYPRUS

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TRANSPORT

 

WARNING !!! WIZZAIR CLEARANCE – LIQUIDS, GELS, CREAMS, SHAMPOOS, BALMS, OR EVEN ALCOHOL IN A CAPACITY OF UP TO 100 mL ARE INSERTED BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS INTO THE ONE PLASTIC BAG. WHAT DOES NOT FIT IN MUST BE THROWN AWAY
  • FLY KATOWICE – LARNACA
180 min.
LARNACA
  • A CAR RENTAL AGENCY (RIGHT CARS) PROVIDES TRANSPORT TO ITS OFFICE, ABOUT 1 KM FROM THE AIRPORT. FAST, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. RECOMMEND
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ACCOMMODATION

UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE, PRICES APPLY TO DOUBLE ROOMS WITH AIR-CONDITIONING AND BATHROOM

LARNACA
  • HOTEL LARCOCLEAN, EVERYTHING OK. PRICE FOR 2 DOUBLE ROOMS
€ 49,5 ?★★
PAPHOS
  • PYRAMOS HOTELCENTRALLY LOCATED. CLEAN ROOMS EQUIPPED WITH A WARDROBE, TABLE, BEDSIDE TABLE, LUGGAGE RACK. BATHROOMS MICROSCOPIC, BALCONIES OF VARIOUS SIZES. SUPER SERVICE. PRICE OF A ROOM WITH BREAKFAST
€ 20 + ?★★

WORTH SEEING

NOTE: IN MOST PLACES DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%
CHIROKITIA – c. 1 h FROM LARNAKA
  • CHIROKITIA – NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT FROM THE 6th MILLENNIUM BC. THE MONUMENT INSCRIBED ON THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST IS AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM. SIGHTSEEING IS NOT LONG. DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%
€ 2,5 /pp MAX 90 min. ?★
  • SMALL CHURCH PANAGIA TOU KAMPOU (OUR LADY OF THE FIELDS) – A FEW KILOMETRES FROM THE MUSEUM OF CHIROKITIA
10 min. ?
KATO LEFKARA
A BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWN. OVERRATED. MAYBE ONE HAVE TO SEE LEFKARA INSTEAD?
KITI
30 min. +
KOURION
€ 2,5 / pp ok. 45 min. ??
  • THE STADIUM IS WATCHING FOR FREE. IF ONE JUST WANT TO TAKE A LOOK, 10-30 MINUTES IT’S ENOUGH. FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO WALK, A 4-km WALKING ROUTE WAS PREPARED.
10 – 30 min.
  • SMALL CHURCH (AGIOS ERMOGENIS) – NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
10 min. ??
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF KOURION. ANCIENT STATE – CITY; XIII – XII BC (GRECO-ROMAN THEATRE, HOUSES OF: EUSTOLIOS, ACHILLES, GLADIATORS (ALL WITH BEAUTIFUL MOSAICS), NYMPHAREUM AND BASILICA, etc.). DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%

    THEY CLOSE AT 5 pm, SO ONE MUST BE AT 3 pm AT THE LATEST. THEN ONE CAN SEE EVERYTHING WHILE WALKING REALLY FAST. NOTE: A LOT OF ROAMING !!!

€ 4,5 / pp c. 150 min. ?★★
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LARNACA
  • HALA SULTAN TEKKE – A MUSLIM TEMPLE THAT ALLEGEDLY BURIED AUNT MUHAMMAD (MOSQUE, MAUSOLEUM, MINARET AND CEMETERY). NEAR THE AIRPORT ON THE SHORE OF THE SALT LAKE. THE TOUR TAKES 20 min. FREE ENTRANCE
20 min.
  • CHURCH AJOS (AJOZ) LAZAROS – FROM THE NINTH CENTURY, PLACED ABOVE THE CATACOMBS OF THE TOMB OF SAINT. LAZARUS. THE TEMPLE IS ONE OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT MONUMENTS OF BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE. IT HAS AN ICONOSTASIS WHICH IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WOODCUTTING. IN THE CHURCH ONE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SARCOPHAGUS OF SAINT. LAZARUS AND HIS GRAVE IN THE VAULTS. DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE LARGE, SILVER CHEST IN THE MAIN PASSAGE. THEY ARE THERE, AS I UNDERSTAND, THE REMAINS OF THE TEMPORAL REMAINS OF THE SAINT
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  • FORT -UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT
PAPHOS
A CITY KNOWN SINCE ANTIQUITY, IN THE GLORY DAYS THE CAPITAL OF THE ISLAND. THERE WAS A CULT OF APHRODITE HERE. ENTIRELY INSCRIBED ON THE UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST ★★★
35 min. ?★★
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  • CASTLE-FORT BUILT IN BYZANTINE TIMES – VISITING (WITHOUT WATCHING THE MOVIE ABOUT THE GREATEST MONUMENTS OF CYPRUS) TAKES A MAXIMUM OF 15 min. NOT VERY INTERESTING. FROM ABOVE A MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF THE ENTIRE PORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%
€ 2,5 / pp 15 min.
€ 4,5 / pp 3 + h ★★★
  • EFTA AGIOI GEORKIDES – 300 / 400 m FROM 7 St. GEORGES TAVERN. A SMALL CHURCH SURROUNDED BY SMALLER AND LARGER CAVERNS FILLED WITH VOTIVE PICTURES. WARNING !!! DO NOT MISS THE TWO LARGEST CAVES LOCATED A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY, ABOUT 80 METERS FROM THE CHAPEL.
15 min. ?
30 min. ?★
  • ROYAL TOMBS – THEY OCCUPY A HUGE AREA. NOT EVERYTHING HERE IS EQUALLY INTERESTING. THERE ARE WORSE AND WEAKER POINTS OF THIS EXHIBITION. A EASY TOUR OF EVERYTHING TAKES 150 min. DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%
€ 2,5 / pp 120 min.
  • MAA MUSEUM – STRONGLY OVERRATED AND IN MY OPINION NOT WORTH VISITING
SEA CAVES
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SURROUNDINGS OF LIMASSOL
  • KOLOSSI FORTRESS – SMALL, INTERESTING AND FAST TO EXPLORE. FOR SOME PEOPLE, THE PROBLEM CAN BE CREATED BY HIGH STAIRS, WHICH ARE MANY HERE. FROM THE ROOF TERRACE A NICE VIEW. NEXT TO THE STRONGHOLD, THE REMAINS OF FORMER ECONOMIC ROOMS (SUGAR REFINERY). DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%
€ 2,5 / pp 30 min. ★★
  • 200 m AWAY IS A SMALL OLD CHURCH – AGIOS ANTONIOS. WORTH WATCHING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
PEGEIA
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AT PEJA (PEGEIA), 4 KM NORTH OF SEA CAVES. REMAINS OF AN EARLY CHRISTIAN SETTLEMENT FROM THE SIXTH CENTURY. THREE BASILICAS, A BISHOP’S RESIDENCE, A WATER SYSTEM AND FUNERARY NICHES OF ROMAN SETTLERS UNDER THE ESCARPMENT ON WHICH STANDS THE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH OF AGIOS YEORGIOS. ADMISSION TO THE SITE-MUSEUM – PAID. DISCOUNT FOR 65 YEARS OLD – 50%. TOMBS – FREE ADMISSION.
€ 2,5 / pp
POLIS
  • POLIS (MARION) – A SMALL PORT ON THE WEST-NORTH COAST OF THE ISLAND WITH A VERY RICH HISTORY. KNOWN ALREADY IN THE LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ANCIENT CYPRIOT KINGDOM CITIES. THE DRIVING TO THIS PLACE GOES ALONG WINDING ROADS THROUGH LOW MOUNTAINS. A FEW EMPTY TAVERNS AND BARS AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR MAKE A VERY SLEEPY IMPRESSION. WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON

FOOD

CHIROKITA
  • BAKERY-CAFFÈ – RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT
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KATO LEFKARA
KOURION
  • KOURION BEACH CAFE RESTAURANT – ON A PEBBLE BEACH NEAR THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK. BEAUTIFUL VIEW. SERVICE OK. BEER € 2.0 (s); 3.0 (l); WINE € 4.0 (glass); FISH  MEZE (€ 20,0 / pp)
LARNACA
  • VALIA’S SOUVLAKI TAVERN – 100 m FROM THE HOTEL LARCO – FAST, FRIENDLY AND AMICABLE CREW. GOOD PRICES – WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT
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  • RESTAURANT ON PAVLOU VALSAMAKI STREET – FOOD SO-SO. RUBBERY OCTOPUS. WE FOUND A PIECE OF PAPER IN THE SQUID. AFTER THE COMPLAINT, THE SAME DISH WAS BROUGHT WITH ONE FRESHLY ADDED CALAMARI. AS A RESULT, THE REST GOT COLD AND NOT GOOD. AFTER ANOTHER COMPLAINT, A NOT VERY SATISFIED WAITRESS (OWNER?) FINALLY SERVE A GOOD DISH.
    NICE WHITE WINE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PLACE IS CALLED. IT IS LOCATED ON PAVLOU VALSAMAKI STREET AT A QUITE CHARACTERISTIC POINT, BECAUSE IT IS THE LAST DINER IN THE CHAIN OF RESTAURANTS, AND THE PERPENDICULAR WALL OF A BUILDING. USES LARGE BLUE UMBRELLAS TO ADVERTISE KYKKOS WATER. WE STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST.
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SURROUNDINGS OF LIMASSOL
  • KOLOSSI FORTRESS – AT FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE ON THE LEFT A CAFÉ WITH SOUVENIRS, DRINKS AND SIMPLE FOOD. THEY SERVE HERE, AMONG OTHERS LOCAL, VERY SWEET, 15% WINE SIMILAR IN TASTE TO THE PORT. BOTTLE € 8.5. THIS IS THE FAMOUS COMMANDARIA PRODUCED SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES. NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT, THE RESTAURANT SERVES FRESH JUICE FROM LOCAL ORANGES. DELICIOUS (€ 3,0 GLASS)
PAPHOS
  • 7 ST. GEORGES TAVERN (UPPER PAPHOS) – 4 km FROM OUR HOTEL. IMPORTANT !!! – MAKE A RESERVATION. THE PRINCIPLE OF THE RESTAURANT – THERE IS NO MENU HERE. THE KITCHEN GIVING OUT WHAT WAS PREPARED ON A GIVEN DAY. FOOD SERVED IN SMALL PORTIONS. THEY ARE SERVED UNTIL THE GUESTS SAY – ENOUGH. SUCH A SET OF SNACKS – SMALL DISHES IS CALLED MEZE. I THINK THE ORDER IS SET BY SOME RULES. NICE
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  • HONDROS (THE OLDEST TAVERN IN THIS CITY) – TRADITIONAL CYPRIOT DISHES – MUTTON (KLEFTIKO), AUBERGINES – BRILLIANT. GRILLED OCTOPUS – TOO DRY. LUNCH WITH BEER AND WINE FOR FOUR PEOPLE € 72.4 … RECOMMENDING
€ 72,4 / 4 pp ??★
  • PYRAMOS HOTEL – BREAKFAST INCLUDED IN THE PRICE – MUESLI, TWO TYPES OF CHEESE, SAUSAGE, SLICED TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CUCUMBERS, OLIVES. JUICES, COFFEE AND TEA, COOKIES.
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POLIS

TIPS

  • ATTENTION !!! IN STATE MUSEUMS ALL PENSIONERS HAVE A 50% DISCOUNT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CYPRIOTS DO NOT INFORM BY THEMSELVES ABOUT IT AT THE TICKET OFFICE.
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  • PAPHOS – LARNACA – A SHORT DISTANCE ALLOWS YOU TO SEE MANY INTERESTING SIGHTS ALONG THE WAY, AND A QUICK RETURN BACK TO THE PLACE OF DEPARTURE
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PAPHOS
  • LARGE SUPERMARKET ALPHA MEGA – ENTERING TO PAPHOS BY THE HIGHWAY, TURN LEFT AT THE ROUNDABOUT. AFTER SEVERAL DOZEN METERS ON THE RIGHT. ONE HAS TO TURN BACK. IT IS WORTH COMING HERE FOR GROCERY SHOPPING..

SAMPLE PRICES

KOURION
SURROUNDINGS OF LIMASSOL
  • KOLOSSI FORTRESS – NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT, THE RESTAURANT SERVES FRESH JUICE FROM LOCAL ORANGES FOR GLASSES
€ 3,0
PAPHOS
  • HONDROS – DINNER WITH BEER AND WINE FOR FOUR PEOPLE
€ 72,4 / 4 p ??★
  • 7 St. GEORGES TAVERNS – WINE, EGGPLANT, BEEF, LAMB, TART, CHICKEN AND SOMETHING ELSE – AT LEAST 6 COURSES. THE OWNER CLAIMS THAT ALMOST EVERYONE ENDS AT THIS STAGE. ATTRACTIVE TASTING. PRICE FOR FOUR PEOPLE
€ 92 / 4 p ??★
  • ARGO RESTAURANT – SARDINES, SQUID, OCTOPUS AND MOUSSAKA; HOME MADE WINE; ICE CREAM AND BAKLAVA. VERY GOOD FOOD. WE RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.
€ 77,80 / 4 p ?★★