CYPRUS: A Tourist’s Paradise

'The nightingales won’t let you sleep in Platres', says the Greek poet George Seferis, a Nobel Prize winner.
How true! This, however, is something you will feel not just in Platres but throughout Cyprus…
Cyprus is a blessed and at the same time damned place.
Since ancient times, many powerful empires, such as Babylonians, Romans and Persians, but also some newer ones wanted to own Cyprus, not only because of the position of the island in the Mediterranean but also because of its beauty.
Cyprus is endowed with inexhaustible historical, natural and human riches, generously revealed to the visitor.
Our traditional villages enhance and complement a wonderful natural environment, with their local character, traditional architecture and village planning. Such places are conducive to a harmonious coexistence of man with nature, a coexistence sought after by more and more holidaymakers from abroad.
Our endless sandy and sunny beaches and crystal-clear sea offer the visitors the opportunity to sunbathe and enjoy a great variety of water sports. In the winter months, after a short drive from Nicosia, they can ski in the Troodos Mountain range or enjoy the warm hospitality of our mountain villages with their traditional cuisine and house wine.
With beautiful, endless sandy and sunny beaches, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy a great variety of activities such as swimming, fishing, scuba diving or water skiing during their stay on the island.