Insight Guides Pocket Cyprus (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

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.

Sujets

• Travel
• Cyprus
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: APA
• Date de parution: 01 juin 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781789198898
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

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



Top Attraction #2
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Keryneia
The medieval harbour is the most picturesque in Cyprus. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Cyprus Museum
A must-see in Nicosia, housing the island’s finest collection of archaeological artefacts. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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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
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Agia Napa
Blonde-sand beaches and excellent hotels. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Famagusta
The old town, wrapped in Venetian fortifications, holds many Gothic churches now used as mosques. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Kato Pafos
Some of the finest Roman mosaics in the east Mediterranean grace this resort. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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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
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Agios Neophytos Monastery
The highlight here is the frescoed, rock-cut hermitage. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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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
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