Northern Cyprus (21 to 28 May 2019)
Sites of interest in the northern part of Cyprus are scattered from the far eastern end of the island to the western end, and public transport is sparse. So we hired a car and did…
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Painted Churches of Troodos (19 and 20 May 2019)
Dotted around the villages and in the forests of the Troodos Mountains in central Cyprus are churches and former monasteries which together comprise one of the largest groups of Byzantine churches anywhere in the world.…
View PostNicosia (16 to 18 May 2019)
Nicosia is a city divided. It’s complicated, but we will try and be brief. When Cyprus gained independence in 1960, it was on the basis of a ‘power-sharing’ Constitution which guaranteed 70% representation to…
View PostLarnaca and Paphos (9 to 15 May 2019)
Larnaca Larnaca is a working city of 50,000 people, with an international airport that makes it one of the main access points for travellers to Cyprus. It has a long sandy beach conveniently located…
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