Country guide
Cyprus
Beach resorts backed by Troodos mountain villages, ancient Greek and Roman sites, and one of Europe's longest swimming seasons.
Currency
EUR
Language
Greek
+ Turkish
English
Everywhere
Payment
Cards & cash mixed
Power
Type G
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+357
Destinations
Larnaca
Cyprus's front door, with a saint's tomb in the middle of town, flamingos by the runway and a world-class wreck in the bay.
✓ best all yearLimassol
Cyprus's liveliest seafront city, with a Greco-Roman theatre on a cliff down the road and the wine villages of the Troodos an hour behind it.
✓ best all yearNicosia
Europe's last divided capital, where a short walk through a checkpoint takes you from a Venetian bastion to a Gothic cathedral turned mosque.
✓ best Oct-MayPaphos
A small harbour town sitting on a Roman capital, with world-class mosaics underfoot and Aphrodite's rock down the road.
✓ best all yearClimate zones, month by month
Cyprus has 4 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Larnaca →
✓ Best all year
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Limassol →
✓ Best all year
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Nicosia →
✓ Best Oct-May
Watch for Jul-Aug extreme heat risk
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Paphos →
✓ Best all year
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