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    Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. 

    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Cyprus, from top tourist attractions like picturesque Keryneia, the ancient hilltop city of Kourion, Famagusta and the frescoes at Panagia tou Araka, to hidden gems, including the remote Karpaz Peninsula with its superp, deserted beaches. 

    Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move pocket travel guide when you're exploring Cyprus.

    - Cultural: delve into the island's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people
    - Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography
    - Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions
    - Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping
    - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience
    - Covers: Nicosia, Larnaka and the East, Limassol and the South Coast, the Troödos Mountains, Pafos and the West, Northern Cyprus

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateJun 1, 2019
    ISBN9781789198898
    Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook)
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      Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Cyprus, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Cyprus, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Cyprus are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Cyprus. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Cyprus’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Tour of Cyprus

      Introduction

      An Easy-Going People

      Troubled Relations

      The Island’s Attractions

      A Brief History

      Greeks, Persians and Romans

      The Byzantine Era

      The Crusades and the Lusignans

      Genoese and Venetians

      Ottoman Rule

      The British Step In

      The Fight for Enosis

      Troubled Independence

      Cyprus in the EU

      High hopes for reunification

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Nicosia and Environs

      The Cyprus Museum

      Along Odos Lidras

      The Archbishop’s Palace and Around

      Northern Nicosia

      Around South Nicosia

      Asinou Church

      Larnaka and the East

      The Seafront

      Agios Lazaros

      Larnaka’s Museums

      West of Larnaka

      Stavrovouni, Lefkara and Choirokoitia

      East to Agia Napa

      Cape Gkreko

      Limassol and the South Coast

      East of Limassol

      West of Limassol

      Kourion

      West to Petra tou Romiou

      Troödos Mountains

      Platres to Troödos

      Kakopetria and Galata

      Marathassa

      West to Kykkou

      Eastern Troödos churches

      Pafos and the West

      Kato Pafos

      Kato Pafos to Ktima

      Ktima

      Southeast of Pafos

      North of Pafos

      Northern Cyprus

      The Mountain Castles

      Keryneia (Girne)

      West of Keryneia

      Famagusta (Gazimağusa)

      Salamis

      The Karpasia Peninsula

      What To Do

      Sports

      Water Sports

      Golf

      Walking, Hiking and Jeep Safaris

      Horse Riding

      Extreme Sports

      Shopping

      Best Buys

      Entertainment

      Folklore Shows

      Historic Venues

      Children’s Cyprus

      Festivals and Holy Days

      Eating Out

      Where to Eat

      Fast Food and Starters

      Main Dishes and Vegetables

      Fish and Shellfish

      Desserts and Sweets

      Coffee

      Wines

      Other Alcoholic Drinks

      Food Names

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order…

      Menu Reader

      Restaurants

      Southern Cyprus

      Nicosia

      Larnaka

      Agia Napa and Region

      Limassol (Lemesos) and Region

      Troödos Mountains

      Pafos and Region

      Northern Cyprus

      Northern Nicosia (LefkoŞa)

      Keryneia (Girne) and Region

      Famagusta (Gazİmağusa)

      Karpasia (Karpaz)

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation (also for more information, click here)

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle and Motorcycle Hire

      Budgeting for Your Trip

      C

      Car Hire (see also Driving)

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and Safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and Consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting There (see also Airports)

      H

      Health and Medical Care (see also Emergencies)

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ Travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Hours

      P

      Police

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephone

      Time Zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet Access

      Recommended Hotels

      Southern Cyprus

      Nicosia

      Larnaka and Region

      Agia Napa

      Limassol (Lemesos) and Region

      Troödos Mountains

      Pafos and Region

      Northern Cyprus

      Keryneia (Girne) and region

      Karpasia (Karpaz)

      Cyprus’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      George Taylor/Apa Publications

      Panagia tou Araka

      One of the island’s most celebrated frescoed churches, in Lagoudera village. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Keryneia

      The medieval harbour is the most picturesque in Cyprus. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Alamy

      Cyprus Museum

      A must-see in Nicosia, housing the island’s finest collection of archaeological artefacts. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Alamy

      Buffavento

      Highest of three Lusignan castles in the Pentadaktylos range, this has superb views over half the island. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      iStock

      Agia Napa

      Blonde-sand beaches and excellent hotels. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Shutterstock

      Famagusta

      The old town, wrapped in Venetian fortifications, holds many Gothic churches now used as mosques. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Shutterstock

      Kato Pafos

      Some of the finest Roman mosaics in the east Mediterranean grace this resort. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      iStock

      Karpaz Peninsula

      Byzantine monuments, the island’s best seafood and superb, deserted beaches make this remote area a winner. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      Shutterstock

      Agios Neophytos Monastery

      The highlight here is the frescoed, rock-cut hermitage. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      iStock

      Kourion

      The ancient clifftop city, one of Cyprus’ archaeological highlights, offers mosaics and a restored temple. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Tour of Cyprus

      Day 1

      Larnaka

      Arrive at Larnaka Airport, collect your hire car, head into town for the Pierides and Archaeological museums. Lunch at a restaurant along Piyale Paşa, booking a dive for tomorrow over the Zenobia wreck. Drive to accommodation in Tochni. Dinner at nearby Zygi.

      Day 2

      Limassol

      Return to Larnaka for a mid-morning dive of the Zenobia. Spend the middle of the day in Limassol, at the Cyprus Medieval Museum, and then lunch in the old quarter. Head to Kourion for a late afternoon visit, before dinner.

      Day 3

      Nicosia

      Head early to Nicosia; visit the Cyprus and Byzantine museums. Later, explore the Mevlevî Tekke and the Selimiye Camii in North Nicosia. Return to the southern sector for dinner in the old town.

      Day 4

      Keryneia

      Take your car across at Agios Dometios/Metehan and reach Keryneia waterfront in time for lunch. Afterwards, head up to Bellapais/Beylerbeyi with its Gothic abbey. Check into accommodation in Keryneia or Bellapais.

      Day 5

      Karpasia

      Next day, head east to Kantara Castle, gateway to Karpasia. Lunch at a recommended local fish taverna, stopping afterwards at Agias Trias basilica with its fine mosaics. Enjoy a late afternoon swim at Nangomi/Golden Beach, then overnight at a recommended lodging in Dipkarpaz (Rizokarpaso). Watch the sunset from Agios Filon/Ayfilon cove.

      Day 6

      Three towns

      Get an early start towards ancient Salamis, and then Famagusta to view the walls and Gothic mosque, before lunch at Gingko. Use fast roads west to the Kato Zodeia-Astromeritis border crossing, stopping at Galata to view its frescoed churches, then arriving at old Kakopetria for an overnight and dinner at Tziellari.

      Day 7

      Troödos painted churches

      Start with Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis beside Kakopetria, then move to the Marathassa valley for Agios Lambadistis monastery and early lunch in Kalopanagiotis. Assuming a long spring day, spend the afternoon hiking the Madari circular trail (13km/8 miles). Alternatively, visit the spectacular church of Panagia tou Araka nearby. Change base to Pano Platres.

      Day 8

      To Pafos

      Leave Pano Platres via a Limassol foothill winery, then change valleys for lunch at Ariadni’s outside Vasa. A lovely route leads quickly downhill, via Koulkia and Palaia Paphos, to Pafos, where you overnight. Dinner at 7 St Georges Taverna.

      Day 9

      Around Pafos

      Spend the morning at the world-class Pafos Mosaics, then the hermitage of St Neophytos. After lunch at Laona in Ktima marketplace, spend the afternoon at the turtle beach of Lara. Overnight as previous day; dinner at Imogen’s in Kathikas.

      Day 10

      Homeward

      Return to Larnaka Airport, or preferably

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