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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Europe > Cyprus
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Cyprus is the warmest island in the Mediterranean, with a temperate Mediterranean climate, characterized by very hot summers and dry. Temperatures easily reach 35 ° C. The winter is mild, hovering around 17 ° C, rain dot the period between November and January. Between December and March, the snow cap mountains has the highest. The low temperature of the sea is 16 ° C. When to go: If you want to avoid the heat front and rear seasons will be a good compromise. Even if the island can be visited comfortably throughout the year. |
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What to do ?
Yet separated in two by the "green line" but the country is rich with many treasures, diverse landscapes, castles and monasteries, magnificent nature and smiling Cypriot, will make you forget that part of the island is divided into a northern Turkish part, and some Greek south.
Nicosia, the capital, is right on the line. Its old town surrounded by ramparts offers several points of interest: The Leventis Municipal Museum, Byzantine Museum, the Cathedral of St. John and its frescoes, the Kyrenia Gate, the Selimiye Mosque and the famous Büyük Hammam. You can visit the Turkish side with a visa for one day. The resort of Paphos is worth a look, if only for its mosaics. The region south of Troodos seduce you: its mountains are home to many footpaths in which you will discover ancient monasteries and remote villages. Then experience the Akamas peninsula and its wilderness, the resort town of Polis in its magnificent setting, the castle at the southern Kolossi surrounded by citrus groves, the city of Famagusta and its churches, and especially the archaeological site Salamis where you go from one surprise. |
Cyprus : The basics
Flights serving the south of the island, but you can also reach Cyprus by boat from Greece.
No visa is required for EU nationals. The current currency is the euro. The budget plan is average: the accommodation will cost around 40 € per night, meals and a very correct to less than 20 €. There are no precautions to take in terms of health, except to protect themselves from the sun and watch out for snakes for hikers. For your trips, buses are frequent and inexpensive, but they do not work on Sundays when you flip on the taxis. |
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