Cyprus Online Travel Resources

In this post: Aphrodite’s Rock, the most educated cats, and Cyprus travel resources from general information about life on the island to list of hospitals to utilities and everything in between.

What Cyprus is famous for? The most common answer is that Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and eternal youth, was born there.

The place where she allegedly arose from the seafoam is appropriately called Aphrodite’s Rock now. It boasts some of the most amazing sunsets on the island.

However, there is another interesting thing about this Mediterranean island.

Cyprus is the feline kingdom. They are not your ordinary domesticated cats. No. They are independent creatures that proudly carry their tales high and may not even pay attention to you, unless, of course, you accidentally have a delicious treat in your hand.

This furry trio surpassed all expectations by forming a perfect π. Come to think of it, π is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Does this mean that these cats could read?

Do you, like us, love the land of most educated cats or just slow travel through Cyprus or planning to enjoy its fabulous beaches?

Here we have a few helpful links to make your visit to this Mediterranean island less stressful. BTW, if you know any other useful resources, drop us a note or comment below. We will review and add them here too. Happy travels!

Cyprus General Info

• Cyprus Overview (European Union website)
• Cyprus – useful info from the US Department of State Website
• Cyprus Background Notes – from the US Department of State
• Cyprus Profile – as the name suggests, information about the island, history, statistical data, etc…
• Cyprus Life – an informative website by British ex-pat
• Cyprus Forum – an independent discussion forum that allows people to freely and anonymously express their opinion and debate issues on a wide variety of subjects
• Living in Cyprus – everything you need for life in Cyprus: local information you can trust (includes forum, classifieds, general info, etc)
• Cyprus Travel Secrets – insider guide to the best things in Cyprus
• Big Cyprus – information about Cyprus by location, type of business or destination
• Cyprus.com – Find and Share the Best of Cyprus! – started as an online resource for international students
• Useful Phrases in Greek (from Cyprus.com)
• Cyprus Island – private website, content is not associated with any government agency
• Cyprus Travel Information (The Basetrip website)
• Cost of living in Cyprus (from Numbeo)
• Paphos People – community, information and discussion board

Cyprus History

• History of Cyprus (from Wikipedia)
• Timeline of Cypriot History
• The History of Cyprus in 90 Centuries
• The Divided Island – a comprehensive interactive information guide on the Cyprus problem
• Enosis – is the movement of various Greek communities that live outside Greece for incorporation of the regions they inhabit into the Greek state. Widely known is the case of the Greek Cypriots movement for union of Cyprus into Greece.
• EOKA – Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) – was established in the 1950s with the specific aim of mounting a military campaign to end the status of Cyprus as a British crown colony and achieving the island’s unification with Greece
• The History of the Cyprus Conflict: A Background w/Peacebuilding Strategies
• Cyprus dispute
• 1974 Cypriot coup d’état
• Turkish invasion of Cyprus
• United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
• A nation betrayed – extract from Christopher Hitchens’ book The Trial of Henry Kissinger. The author explains why Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state, should be held responsible for the bloody invasion of Cyprus
• Echoes from the Dead Zone: Across the Cyprus Divide by Yiannis Papadakis – the narrative of Cyprus’ recent history has created numerous attitudes and prejudices which run deep but which have never before been explored on a human level. Yiannis Papadakis, firmly planted in the Greek Cypriot world, sets out to discover “”The Other””– the much maligned Turks. Papadakis delves into the two communities, locked in their mutually contemptuous embrace, to explore their common humanity and to understand what has divided them
• Communism and Nationalism in Postwar Cyprus, 1945-1955: Politics and Ideologies Under British Rule by  Alexios Alecou
• Nikos Sampson
• Why are there still British military bases in Cyprus? by Darren Loucaides
• Crossings (May, 1996) – the first (and only) online issue of the ambitious project: a newspaper committed to Cypriot Bicommunal exchanges
• Opinion: The never-ending Cyprus conflict
• Cyprus: Why One of the World’s Most Intractable Conflicts Continues by Sewell Chan
• Only a partitioned island will bring the dispute between Turkish and Greek Cypriots to an end by Jack Straw
• UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) – in particular, the history section
• Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell – is authors’s unique account of his time in Cyprus, during the 1950s Enosis movement for freedom of the island from British colonial rule
• Famagusta, the ghost town at the heart of Cyprus
• Cyprus-Britain’s Grim Legacy – the full documentary. From the description on YouTube: “This UK tv Channel 4 documentary was transmitted in 1984. I recorded it back then and glad that I saved it for the past 31 years. Should be of interest to anyone interested in modern Cyprus history.”
• Varosha – The Tale of The Ghost City (Documentary) – English,Turkish subtitles
• Famagusta. The Forbidden City – video
• Documentary | The Cyprus Problem, Still Divided 1974  – video
• Cyprus: Stranded in Time [1989] – Christopher Hitchens investigated the divided island of Cyprus
• Cyprus remains divided decades after split – video by The National, CBC Television’s flagship news program
• 1 village, 2 mayors: Pyla shows peace is possible in Cyprus – one village with two mayors, to represent both communities

Cyprus Government

• Web Portal of the Republic of Cyprus
• Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment -look for info about national forests
• Department of Forests Official Website
• Ministry of Health
• Cyprus Police
• Cyprus Police News – latest updates about crime, road conditions, weather, etc…
• Air quality in Cyprus – by the Air Quality Sector of the Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance. Also, check Air Pollution in Cyprus: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map

Weather

• Cyprus-Weather.com – no comments needed 😎

Communications (Prepaid Sim Cards, etc)

• Internet and Mobile Companies
• Cyprus Prepaid Data SIM Cards Wiki
• CYTA
• MTN
• PrimeTel
• How to get internet access in Cyprus
• Getting Online in Cyprus
• CyprusBroadband.net – information and pricing details for all broadband platforms and Internet Service Providers of our island
• Sky Wisp – satellite service
• CableNet – the internet provider

Health and Medical

• List of Medical Practitioners and Hospitals – from the US Embassy in Cyprus website
• List of Public Hospitals – from the Cyprus Ministry of Health website
• Limassol General Hospital

Transportation

• Larnaca International Airport
• Pafos International Airport
• Nicosia Airport (closed) – originally the main airport for the island, now mainly used as the headquarters of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
• Cyprus by Bus – information about public transport buses, bus routes and bus time tables in Cyprus. Browse all available bus routes in Cyprus or plan your journey between two different bus stops using the public transport bus service
• CyprusTaxi.com – list of all services related with Taxi in Cyprus
• Taxi Services in Limassol, Cyprus
• Airport Taxi transfer in Cyprus
• NextBike – an international bike sharing network available in Limassol, Cyprus
• Cyprus Car Hire Companies We Recommend
• Elephant Rent a Car LTD
• Pentaras Rentals – great personal experience. For an off-road trip to Akamas peninsula and getting to abandoned villages around the island, we rented a Suzuki Jimny, unbelievably capable tiny 4×4. It was far from new but behaved flawlessly. Highly recommend.
• easy Rent a Car – operating in Cyprus since 1993, owned and run by George and Kula, a husband and wife team
• Andreas Petsas and Sons Public Ltd – car hire service,  in business since 1962
• Andy Philipps Car Hire Service – recommended on Tripadvisor Cyprus forum (2017)
• Nestoras Nestoros Rentals LTD – a family run company based in the Coral Bay Area and supplies Hire Cars to the whole of the Paphos area
• Where to park in the old town (Larnaca)

Tourism

• Book Cyprus tours, attractions, and activities online at GetYourRide
• Tourism Board for Cyprus (The official Portal of Cyprus Tourism)
• The Local Guide To Cyprus written by local experts
• Cyprus Tourism
• Agrotourism in Cyprus
• Paphos.com – city guide & bookings
• Famagusta City Guide

News & Culture

• Cyprus Mail – an English-language daily newspapers. It is the oldest surviving daily newspaper in Cyprus, established in 1945
• Cyprus Daily
• Living in Cyprus  – an expat blog
• Cyprus Events
• TimeOut Cyprus – everything you want to know to have fun and to spend wonderful time in Cyprus

Real Estate

• Cyprus Property – for sale and for rent
• Antonis Loizou & Associates Ltd
• BuySell Cyprus

Accommodations

• Finding accommodations in Cyprus
• Villa rentals in Cyprus (from OwnersDirect)
• Cyprus villas for rent
• Long-term apartment rentals

Coworking Spaces

• Cyhub, Paphos
• DXHIVE, Paphos – international hive for entrepreneurs, freelancers, remote workers, and startups
• Regus, Nicosia (2 locations)
• Regus, Limassol

Shopping

• Public – mostly electronics; also, books, stationery, music, kids’ toys
• Bionic – tech stuff (from computers to cables); locations: Nicosia, Limassol, Pafos
• Philippos Supermarkets – offers free delivery
• AlphaMega Hypermarkets
• My Mall Limassol – at this moment, the biggest (in size) mall in Cyprus
• Holland & Barrett – The UK’s retailer of health food, vitamins and herbal supplements; has 11 stores in Cyprus. Store locations and hours of operation
• 7 Organic Shops you Need to Know About – 7 of My Cyprus Insider’s favorite places to get your natural products across the island

Utilities and such

• Electricity Authority of Cyprus
• Find out how to get the electricity, gas and water connected to a home in Cyprus (from AngloInfo)
• Water Development Department

Cyprus Street Art

• Paphos Street Art
• Emerging Street Art of Cyprus

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Published: June 2016. Last update: July 2019

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