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

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

Youll 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.

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Table of Contents

Cypruss Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Panagia tou Araka

One of the islands most celebrated frescoed churches, in Lagoudera village. For more information, .

Top Attraction #2

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Keryneia

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

Top Attraction #3

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Cyprus Museum

A must-see in Nicosia, housing the islands finest collection of archaeological artefacts. For more information, .

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, .

Top Attraction #5

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Agia Napa

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

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, .

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, .

Top Attraction #8

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Karpaz Peninsula

Byzantine monuments, the islands best seafood and superb, deserted beaches make this remote area a winner. For more information, .

Top Attraction #9

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Agios Neophytos Monastery

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

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, .

A Perfect Tour of Cyprus