A country · 66 places · 9 regions

Cyprus, all of it.

66 curated places across 9 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Limassol · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Nicosia District, Paphos District, Limassol District and Larnaca District — read below as chapters, with 5 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Nicosia District · 17 places

Nicosia District

Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia, is the capital of Cyprus and the world's last divided capital city, partitioned since 1974 by a UN-administered buffer zone separating the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Within the Venetian star-shaped walled city on the southern side, the Cyprus Museum holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Cypriot antiquities, and the Selimiye Mosque — the former medieval Cathedral of Saint Sophia, converted after the Ottoman conquest — stands on the northern side. The crossing points in the old city allow visitors to pass between the two communities.

Nicosia

Nicosia District, Cyprus

✦ March to May, September to November · $$

Kykkos Monastery

Nicosia District, Cyprus

✦ April to October · $

Kakopetria

Nicosia District, Cyprus

✦ April to October · $

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Chapter II · Paphos District · 12 places

Paphos District

A sea stack rising from the water along the southwestern coast, tied in legend to the birth of the goddess of love. A pebbly beach faces the rock beneath the coastal highway.

✦ April to October · $

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Chapter III · Limassol District · 11 places

Limassol District

Limassol is the second largest city in Cyprus and its main commercial port, rebuilt substantially after repeated destruction and today defined by a revitalized seafront promenade and a restored medieval castle where Richard I of England is said to have married in 1191. The castle, repaired under the Crusader and Lusignan periods, now houses the Cyprus Medieval Museum. A wine village trail in the Troodos foothills northwest of the city offers access to traditional viticulture in villages surrounded by Commandaria wine-producing vineyards.

Limassol

Limassol District, Cyprus

✦ March to May, September to November · $$

Kourion

Limassol District, Cyprus

✦ October to April · $$

Kourion Beach

Limassol District, Cyprus

✦ May to October · $

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Chapter IV · Larnaca District · 8 places

Larnaca District

Larnaca is the third largest city in Cyprus, built on the site of the ancient city-kingdom of Kition and centred on a palm-lined seafront promenade backed by the medieval Fort Larnaca. The Church of Saint Lazarus, one of the most important Byzantine structures on the island, is believed to mark the tomb of Lazarus of Bethany, who is said to have lived in Cyprus after the biblical resurrection. The Larnaca Salt Lake adjacent to the city is a wetland of international importance, with populations of greater flamingos visible in winter months.

✦ October to April · $$

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