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What you can buy – tourists generaly leave with leather goods, silver and gold jewellery, designer and casual clothing, local handicrafts and ceramics.
Where you can buy – mainly the shopping centres of Lemesos, Pafos, Lefosia and Cyprus Handicraft services shops.
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Lemesos and Pafos offer a variety of restaurants, taverns, cafes, bars and discotheques. Aya Napa has an exciting nightlife, especially popular with the young crowd. Or simply spend an evening over mezze in a beach – side tavern.
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There are many religious and cultural festival features throughout the year, most noteworthy are the: Apokreo Carnival in Lemesos and Pafos which is in March, the Flower Festival in May, the international Folklore Festival in Lemesos in August and the Wine Festival which takes place in September.
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Visit the old town in Nicosia (Lefkosia) or the unforgettable Troodos Massif Mountains for a taste of the old Cyprus. Dotted with frescoed monasteries, and pleasant walks it makes for a delightful sojourn. Kourian is also a “must see” with its mosaics and functioning amphitheatre. For those with an archeological taste, visit Lemesos Castle, which houses the mediaeval museum and Municipal Gardens or the Orkolossi Castle with the nearby orange groves.
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For the water lovers there are the water sports of all kinds: sailing, wind sur fing, snorkelling, scuba diving and fishing. Golf players can swing a few at Tsada, Secret Valley and Aphrodite Hills. Pamper yourself and indulge in spa and beauty treatments in deluxe hotels. Stretch your legs and enjoy the landscape by going mountain and forest trekking.
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Enjoy yourself in local cafes and taverns, discotheques and nightclubs. You will find numerous areas to view and taste the local folk music, art and wine.
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