Cyprus

Cyprus is the birthplace of the notoriously frisky Aphrodite. The busy resorts of Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca are ideal bases — you’ll most likely want to be on the beach — but take off into the hills and you’re plunged almost immediately into rolling landscapes of vineyards, mountains, craggy gorges and sun-dappled cedar and pine forests. Old men play backgammon in sleepy wine-growing villages and mountaintop Orthodox monasteries reveal cool interiors dripping with gold.

🙂 Lovely beaches and copious sunshine.

🙁 Rift between Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus

Currency: Euro (Formerly the Cyprus Pound)

THREE things that we did not know about Cyprus:

  1. The oldest wine in the world is made in Cyprus. On a visit to Cyprus, you must try the local wine Commandaria. It dates back to before 2000BC and was a favourite of King Richard the Lionheart. It’s a delicious sweet with a high alcohol content.
  2.  Mark Anthony once gave Cyprus as a gift to Cleopatra. If you want to impress a lady, what do you give her? Flowers, chocolates, or… an island? Due to its ideal location, this strategic spot was certainly a generous gift!
  3.  Nicosia is the only divided administrative capital in the world. With the northern part being under Turkish occupation, Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is the only administratively divided capital in the world.

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