10 things to do in Cyprus

Cyprus has long been associated with beach rest, which is deservedly: endlessly sea, long beaches, picturesque rocks and grottoes. In addition to this in Cyprus, you can find curious places that add impressions and make rest rich. We tell how to do on the island.

1. Swim on the beaches of Ayia Napa

Ayia Napa is a small town located in the south-east of Cyprus. It is famous for its beaches, which are considered the most beautiful in the Mediterranean. White sand and crystal clear water - what else is needed for rest? The most popular beach here is Nissi, which is located in a picturesque bay in the west of the city. Diving lovers will delight very fascinating coral reefs of the bay. The name of the resort in translated means "Sacred Valley". Today Ayia Napa is a "sacred" place for lovers of recreation, entertainment and parties.

2. Go through the green line

Nicosia is the only capital in the world, divided by two hostile peoples. First, the city was divided into green line right along the central street, but then the border was removed, and now the UN peacekeepers are provided. Tourists have a great opportunity to walk around the city, in which two religions are trying to get along - Christianity and Muslims. Special attention deserves the Old Town of Nicosia, which is two-thirds in the Greek side.

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Mountain massif Troodos is the birthplace of the famous Cypriot wine "Commandary". It is on the slopes of Troodos that two grape varieties grow: red Mauro and white xineers, which provide a unique taste. More than 50 wine harnesses are scattered throughout the mountain valley, they can be treated with wine tasting. The perfect place for this is colors (wine villages). You can get here by car or bus, it is just 46 km from Limassol, in which, by the way, the annual wine festival is held in September.

4. Visit the shipwreck Museum

Main landmark of Kyrenia - Museum of shipwrecks. In it, you can see the Corps of the Greek Shopping Ship of the Times of Alexander Macedonsky, which sunk at about 288-262. BC. As a result of the attack of pirates. In 1969, he accidentally discovered scablasts, and then raised it from the bottom. What was the surprise of local residents, when they saw that there were many amphors with almonds on the vessel, various cutlery, etc.!

5. Get to know the donkey

At half an hour from Larnaca and Limassol there is a donkey farm, where tourists have the opportunity to ride in the mountains on donkeys. After the trip, you can join the dinner out of addition, on the farm you can buy olive oil and products from donkey milk.

6. View "Ghost City"
Even in the early 1970s, the Varosha district in Famagusta was a popular world resort. Everything has changed in 1974, when a military conflict between the Greeks and Turks began. Fashionable hotels were looted, the locals left their homes, and Varosha turned into a "Ghost City". Many years have passed since that time, and the city is still banned. It is guarded by Turkish military, but it is possible to get into it through the fence (at your own risk and risk, a penalty for being in the forbidted zone is about 500 euros).

7. Come beauty and youth in Aphrodite Bay

The city of Paphos is known as Motherland Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty. And Peter-Tu-Romiu Bay is the very place where Aphrodite went ashore. To get here, you need to go from Paphos towards Limassol about 15 minutes. It is believed that every woman who bots on here will acquire beauty, and every man - courage. The bay of Peter-Tu-Romiu is a well-promoted brand of Cyprus, but still for the sake of interest this place is necessary to visit.

8. Way for Flamingo

Salt Lake Aliki in the Larnaca area every winter attracts many tourists. They come to admire the extraordinary spectacle: from December to March in the rainy season, the lake is filled with water and turns into a huge megapolis of pink flamingos. Birds arrive here for wintering, and their number can reach 10 thousand! In the midst of the summer, the lake dries up, and the coast is covered with a thick salt crust.

9. Stand on "Othello Tower"

The Citadel in the port area of \u200b\u200bFamagusta, which was erected in the XII century, is now a popular tourist center. And all because it was here at the time of government in Cyprus Venetians, the local governor Christopher Moro killed his young wife Dzentemon. All this was based on the plot of Novels "Venetian Maur" Djiraldi Chintio, who later served as the source of Shakespeare tragedy. The tower itself, however, does not differ any remarkable architecture.

10. View on the turtles

The Beach of Anlady, or as it is also called the "skipping beach," - one of the most beautiful and clean in Northern Cyprus is 16 km from Kyrenia. The beach was chosen by green and sea turtles, who put eggs here. At the end of summer, in the evening, the birth of small turtles can be observed on the beach.

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