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1 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 275 Index A accommodation camping 199 costs 198 Famagusta (Mağusa) & the Karpas (Kırpaşa) Peninsula Kyrenia (Girne) 20, language 262, 267 Larnaka & the east Lemesos & the south Nicosia (Lefkosia) North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) northern region Pafos Troödos Mountains 63, villas 200 western region activities 23-5, 36-9, see also individual activities Afendrika 197 AG Leventis Gallery 20, 133, 135 Agia Marina 147 Agia Napa , 118 activities beaches 119 drinking & nightlife 121 food sights tourist information 122 tours travel to/from 122 travel within 122 Agia Triada 195 Agios Filon 197 Agios Georgios Beach 95, 3 Agios Ioannis Lambadistis Monastery 72, 241 Agios Irakleidios 146 Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 Agios Lazaros 108 Agios Mamas 146 Agios Sozomenos 146 Agros agrotourism 199, 203, 236 air travel Akamas Heights 13, 95-7 Akamas Peninsula Akritas, Loukis 246 Akrotiri Peninsula 61-2 Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area 61-2 Alasia 192 Alevkaya Herbarium 174 Alexander the Great 189, 219 Amathous 59 Anastastiades, Nicos 229 Ancient Amathous 59 Ancient Enkomi 192 Ancient Kition 109 Ancient Kourion 16, 59-60, 17, 243 Ancient Salamis 13, , 190, 13 Ancient Soloi 178 Ancient Tamassos Ancient Vouni 178 animals Anogyra 56 Aphrodite 57, 59, 100, 101 Aphrodite s Rock & Beach 14, 57, 59, 14 Aphrodite s Rock Brewery 20, 89 Apostolos Varnava archaeological sites 21 Afendrika 197 Agia Solomoni & the Christian Catacomb 87 Agios Lambrianos Rock- Cut Tomb 87 Alasia 192 Ancient Amathous 59 Ancient Enkomi 192 Ancient Kiteon 109 Ancient Kourion 16, 59-60, 17, 243 Ancient Salamis 13, , 190, 13 Ancient Soloi 178 Ancient Tamassos Ancient Vouni 178 Choirokoitia 15, 116, 15 Hrysopolitissa Basilica 86 Makronissos Tombs 119 Pafos 9, 43, 84-6, 9, 27 Sanctuary of Apollon Ylatis 60-1 Soloi Basilica 178 St Paul s Pillar 86 Tombs of the Kings 84, 27 archaeology 21, 221 Archbishop Makarios III 74, 103, area codes 19, art galleries, see museums & galleries arts 21, ATMs 250 Avdimou Beach 57 Avgas Gorge 97 Avgorou 124 B basket making bathrooms 253 Baths of Aphrodite 100 beaches 21, 36-7, 38, 41 Agia Napa 119 Agios Georgios Beach 95, 3 Avdimou Beach 57 Famagusta (Maǧusa) 185-6, 188 Karpas (Kırpaşa) Peninsula Kyrenia (Girne) Lara Beach 13, 95, 12 Larnaka Lemesos (Limassol) 55-7 northwest region 175 Pafos 88-9 Pernera 125 Polis 98 Protaras 125 beer 34, 89 Bellapais Bellapais Abbey 171, 30-1 Beylerbeyi bicycle travel, see cycling birds 238 birdwatching 238 Famagusta (Maǧusa) 186 Kyrenia region Larnaka Salt Lake 114 Troödos 67 boat travel 258 Boğaz (Bogazi) 192 books 216, 246 environment 235, 238 history 225, 229 border crossings 255, 256, 260, see also Green Line budgeting 19, 198, 249 Buffavento Castle , 172, 174 bus travel 258-9, 260 business hours 19, Büyük Han 150, 11 C camping 199 Cape Apostolos Andreas 197 Cape Greco 123 Cape Kiti 116 car travel 19, carob 164 castles Buffavento Castle , 172, 174 Kantara Castle Kolossi Castle 61 Kyrenia Castle 163 Lemesos Castle Pafos Castle (Kato Pafos) 87, 5 St Hilarion Castle 17, 170-1, 17 catacombs 87

2 276 INDEX C-K cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals caves 37, 123, 27, 237 Cedar Valley 103 cell phones 18, children, travel with 40-1, 67, 113, 140 Choirokoitia 15, 116, 15 Christianity 221, 233 Chrysohou Bay 98 churches & cathedrals 15, 72 Agia Paraskevi 87 Agia Sotira tou Soteros 81 Agios Andronikos 98 Agios Filon 197 Agios Georgios 176 Agios Ioannis Lambadistis Monastery 72, 241 Agios Lazaros 108 Agios Mamas Orthodox Church 177 Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis 77 Archangelos Michael 71 Ayios Elias 124 Bedesten 151 Bellapais Abbey 171, 30-1 Church of Apostolos Varnava Church of the Virgin Mary 61 Faneromeni Church 133 Nestorian Church 185 Panagia Angeloktisti 114 Panagia Chrysaliniotissa 133 Panagia Forviotissa 79 Panagia Theotokos 192 Panagia Theotokou (Arhangelou) 79 Panagia tis Podythou 77 Panagia tou Araka 80-1, 15, 243 St George of the Greeks 185 St George of the Latins 185 Stavros Tou Agiasmati 80 Timios Stavros 81 Troödos Mountains 15 Clerides, Glafkos 228 climate 18, 23-5, 46, 63, 82 Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 consulates copper 220 Coral Bay 93, 95 costs 19, 198, 249 crafts 21, 115, credit cards 251 culture 141, , currency 18, 250 customs regulations 157, 248 cycling 38, 67, 258 Cyprus Walking Festival 20, 23 Cyprus Wildlife Ecology 20, Cyprus Wine Museum 15, 50 D dance 246, 245 Dekelia Sovereign Base Area 124 Denktaş, Rauf 226, 228 Deryneia desserts 34 Dhrousia 95-6 Dipkarpaz 197 disabilities, travellers with 254 diving 16, 37 Agia Napa 120 Kyrenia (Girne) 165 Larnaka 109 Lemesos (Limassol) 51 Pafos 89 Pissouri 57 Doros 61 drinking 34 dress codes 146 driving 19, driving tours Karpas (Kırpaşa) Peninsula 196 Larnaka region 115 Lemesos & the south 58 northeast Cyprus 173 Pafos & the west 94 Troödos Mountains 70 Troödos wineries 78 drugs 250 Durrell, Lawrence 48, 171, 172 E economy 217 electricity 248 embassies emergencies 19, 249 language 264, 269 Enkomi 192 environment Episkopi 59 Erenköy etiquette 146, 216, 231, 233 European Long Distance Path E4 75 European Union 217 events 23-5 exchange rates 19 F Famagusta (Maǧusa) 44, 182-7, 184, 188 accommodation 179, beaches 185-6, 188 drinking & nightlife 187 festivals & events 186 food 179, highlights history 182 shopping 187 sights tourist information 187 travel to/from 187 travel within 187 ferry services 258 festivals 23-5 Fikardou 147 film festivals 24, 25 fishing 38 flowers 235, 234, 236 food 10, 16, 22, 32-5, 136, 233, see also individual locations costs 249 for children 41 language 263-4, Frenaros 124 frescos 242 Fyti 103 G galleries, see museums & galleries gardens, see parks & gardens gay travellers 233, 249 geography Girne, see Kyrenia Goudi 96 Governor s Beach 56-7 Greek Green Line 135, 139, 150, 228, 229, 260 Grivas, Georgios 192, Güzelyurt H Hala Sultan Tekkesi 114 hammams 13, 8 Lemesos (Limassol) 50 Nicosia (Lefkosia) 135 North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) 155 health 249 hiking 39 Akamas Peninsula 97-8 Cedar Valley 103 Kyrenia (Girne) region Pafos 89 Pitsylia 80 Psokas 102 Troödos 10, 66-7 history ancient Cyprus Byzantine rule Crusades Lusignan dynasties 223 modern history Ottoman rule 224 Venetian rule hitching 260 holidays 252 Holy Monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats 62 horse riding 39 hotels Hrysopolitissa Basilica 86 I icons 242, 244 immigration 255 Inia 96 insurance , 256, 259 International Famagusta Art & Culture Festival 24 internet access 250 internet resources 19, 216 accommodation 200 archaeology 221 birdwatching 238 government travel advice 249 İskele 192 Islam 222, 233 itineraries 26-31, see also driving tours, walking tours K Kakopetria 76-7 Kaledonia Trail 66 Kalopanayiotis 72-3 Kamares Aqueduct 114

3 277 Kampos Kanakaria mosaics 131, 225 Kantara Castle Kapoura 147 Karageorgis, Evagoras 246 Karamanlis, Konstantinos 228 Karpas (Kırpaşa) Peninsula 44, 193-7, 180-1, Karpaz Gate Marina 20, 195 Kathikas 96 Kato Akourdalia 96-7 Kato Lefkara 115, Kato Pafos 87, 5 Kato Pyrgos 102 Kings Avenue Mall 20, 92 Kinyras 59 kitesurfing 37-8 Kiti 114, 116 Kition 109 Kokkina (Erenköy) Kokkinohoria 124 Kolossi Castle 61 Kommandaria 76 Komninos, Isaak 48 Kornesios, Hatzigeorgakis 129, 131 Koruçam (Kormakitis) Peninsula 176 Kourdali 81 Kourion 16, 59-60, 17, 243 Kourion Beach 55-6 Kritou Terra 95-6 Kykkos Monastery 73 Kyrenia (Girne) 9, 44, 162-8, 162, 8-9 accommodation 20, 160, activities drinking & nightlife food highlights 161 history shopping 167 sights tourist information 167 travel to/from travel within 168 Kyrenia Olive Festival 25 L lacework 245, 244 Lady s Mile Beach 56 Laïki Yitonia 133 Laneia 61 languages 18, Lapta (Lapithos) 175 Lara Beach 13, 95, 12 Larnaka 43, , 107 accommodation 104, activities 109 drinking & nightlife 111 entertainment festivals & events 110 food 104, highlights 105 history shopping 112 sights tourist information 112 tours travel to/from travel within 113 Larnaka Salt Lake 114 Latsi 98, 236 Lazanias 147 Lefkara 115, Lefke (Lefka) 177 Lefkoşa, see North Nicosia Lefkosia, see Nicosia legal matters 250 Lemesos (Limassol) 42, 48-55, 49, 29 accommodation 46, activities 51 climate 46 drinking & nightlife 53 entertainment 53-4 festivals & events 23, 51 food 46, 51-3 highlights 47 history 48 shopping 54 sights tours 51 transport to/from 54-5 transport within 55 Lemesos Carnival 23 Lemesos Castle Lemesos Wine Festival 25 lesbian travellers 233, 249 Limassol, see Lemesos Limassol Marina 54 Liopetri 124 literature 246, see also books Lusignan, Guy de 223 Lythrodontas 147 M magazines 250 Mağusa, see Famagusta Maheras Monastery 146 Makarios III, Archbishop 74, 103, Makronissos Tombs 119 Maraş 186 Marathasa Valley 71-6 Maronites 176 measures 250 medical services 249 Melanda Beach 57 Mesaoria Mevlana, Jelaluddin 151 Mevlevi Order 151, 153 meze 10, 34-5 Miliou 96-7 mobile phones 18, monasteries Agia Napia Monastery Agios Ioannis Lambadistis Monastery 72, 241 Agios Irakleidios 146 Apostolos Andreas 197 dress code 146 Holy Monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats 62 Kykkos Monastery 73 Maheras Monastery 146 Panagia Absinthiotissa Monastery 174 Stavrovouni Monastery 116 Timiou Stavrou (Holy Cross) Monastery 75 money 18, 19, 248, 250-1, see also costs Morfou Mosaic of the Virgin Mary mosaics 85-6, , 131, 225, 242 mosques Bayraktar Mosque 133 dress code 146 Grand Mosque (Larnaka) 109 Grand Mosque (Lemesos) 50 Hala Sultan Tekkesi 114 Haydarpasha Mosque 153 Lala Mustafa Paşa Camii 183 Omeriye Mosque 133 Selimiye Mosque motorcycle travel mouflon 93, 240, 240 mountain biking 38, see also cycling Moutoullas 73 Mt Tripylos 103 multiculturalism 232 museums & galleries AG Leventis Gallery 20, 133, 135 Archaeological Museum 50 Archangelos Michael Icon Museum 164 Byzantine Museum (Kalopanayiotis) 73 Byzantine Museum (Pafos) 87 Cultural Centre of Occupied Famagusta 123 Cyprus Museum 128 Cyprus Wine Museum 15, 50 Folk Art Museum (Fyti) 103 Folk Art Museum (Lemesos) 50 Kourion Museum 59 Larnaka Archaeological Museum 109 Leventis Municipal Museum 128 Makarios Cultural Centre 103 Makarios Cultural Foundation 131 Mevlevi Shrine Museum 153 Museum of Natural History 101 National Struggle Museum (Nicosia) 131 National Struggle Museum (Omodos) 75 Natural History Museum 109 Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre Pancyprian Gymnasium Museums 132 Pierides Archaeological Foundation 108 Shipwreck Museum 163 State Gallery of Cypriot Contemporary Art 135 Thalassa Municipal Museum of the Sea music N national parks Necropolis of Salamis 191 newspapers 250 Nicosia (Lefkosia) 43, , 127, 130-1, 145 accommodation children 140 INDEX K-N

4 278 INDEX N-Z Nicosia (Lefkosia) continued cultural centres 141 drinking & nightlife entertainment food 126, highlights 127 history museums 126 shopping sights 126, tourist information 143 tours travel to/from travel within 144 walking tour 134 North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) 11, 43, , 149, 152 accommodation activities 155 drinking & nightlife 157 food 148, highlights 149 history 150 safety 156 shopping sights 148, tourist information 158 travel to/from travel within 159 walking tour 154 O olives 56 Omodos 75-6 Onesilos, King 219 opening hours 19, Orounda 147 Orthodox Church 233 outdoor activities 36-9 P Pafos 9, 20, 43, 84-93, 85, 88, 9, 27 accommodation 82, activities climate 82 drinking & nightlife 91-2 festivals & events 90 food 90-1 highlights 83 shopping 92 sights 84-8 Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 tourist information 92 travel to/from 92-3 travel within 93 Pahyammos 101 paintball 39 palaces 123 Panagia Absinthiotissa Monastery 174 Panagia tou Araka 80-1, 15, 243 Pano Akourdalia 96-7 Pano Lefkara 115, , 2 Pano Panagia 103 Paralimni 123 parks & gardens Alevkaya Herbarium 174 Baths of Aphrodite 100 Municipal Gardens (Larnaka) 109 Municipal Gardens (Lefkosia) 135 national parks passports 254, 255 Pedoulas 71-2 Pera Peristerona 147 Perivolia 116 Pernera 125 Petra tou Romiou 14, 57, 59, 14 photography 251 Pierides, Theodosis 246 Pissouri 57 Pitsylia planning, see also individual regions budgeting 19, 198, 249 calendar of events 23-5 children 40-1, 67, 113, 140 Cyprus basics Cyprus regions 42-4 internet resources 19, 216 itineraries repeat visitors 20 travel seasons 18, 23-5, 201 plants Plateia Eleftherias 20, 142 Platres Polis , 99 politics , Pomos population 217 postal services 252 pottery 244 Protaras Psokas 102 public holidays 252 Pyla 124 R radio 250 Ramadan 24 Red Villages 124 religion 217, 221-2, 233 reserves Richard the Lionheart 48, 49-50, 162, Rizokarpaso 197 S safety 156, 252, 260 Salamis 13, , 190, 13 Sampson, Nikos 227 Sanctuary of Apollon Ylatis 60-1 sculpture 242 sea caves 37, 123, 237 Seferis, George 68 senior travellers 248 shipwrecks 37, 163 Sipahi 195 Skala 109 skiing 39, 68 Skordokefalos 147 smoking 250 snorkelling 37, see also diving Solea Valley 76-9 Soloi 178 Sotira 124 Spilia 81 St Hilarion Castle 17, 170-1, 17 Stavrovouni Monastery 116 surfing 37-8 swimming 36-7 T Tamassos taxis telephone services 18, television 250 theme parks 41, 120, 140 time 18, 253 tipping 251 toilets 253 Tomb of Archbishop Makarios III 74 Tombs of the Kings 84, 27 tourist information tours 261 travel to/from Cyprus travel within Cyprus 258 travellers cheques 251 Treis Elies 74-5 Trikomo 192 Troödos 66-8 Troödos Mountains 10, 15, 42, 63-81, 64-5, 10, 28 accommodation 63, food 63 highlights 64 travel seasons 63 western region 103 Turkish turtles 169, 240 Tylliria V vacations 252 vaccinations 249 Vakhis scheme 136 Varosia (Maraş) 186 vegetarian travellers 33 villa rentals 200 visas 18, 254 volunteering 254 Vouni 178 W walking, see hiking walking tours Nicosia (Lefkosia) 134 North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) 154 water parks 41 weather 18, 23-5, 46, 63, 82 websites, see internet resources weights 250 whirling dervishes 151, 153 wi-fi 250 wildlife windsurfing 14, 37-8 wine 11, 15, 21, 34, 76 driving tour 78 festivals 25, 51 women in Cyprus 233 women travellers 254 work 254 X Xyliatos 147 Xylofagou 124 Y Yasin, Nese 246 Yenierenköy 195 Yiallousa 195 Z Zafer Burnu 197 zoos 50, 87-8

5 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 279 Map Legend Sights Beach Bird Sanctuary Buddhist Castle/Palace Christian Confucian Hindu Islamic Jain Jewish Monument Museum/Gallery/Historic Building Ruin Shinto Sikh Taoist Winery/Vineyard Zoo/Wildlife Sanctuary Other Sight Activities, Courses & Tours Bodysurfing Diving Canoeing/Kayaking Course/Tour Sento Hot Baths/Onsen Skiing Snorkelling Surfing Swimming/Pool Walking Windsurfing Other Activity Sleeping Eating Sleeping Camping Eating Drinking & Nightlife Drinking & Nightlife Cafe Entertainment Entertainment Shopping Shopping Information Bank Embassy/Consulate Hospital/Medical Internet Police Post Office Telephone Toilet Tourist Information Other Information Geographic Beach Hut/Shelter Lighthouse Lookout Mountain/Volcano Oasis Park Pass Picnic Area Waterfall Population Capital (National) Capital (State/Province) City/Large Town Town/Village Transport Airport Border crossing Bus Cable car/funicular Cycling Ferry Metro station Monorail Parking Petrol station Subway station Taxi Train station/railway Tram Underground station Other Transport Note: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book Routes Tollway Freeway Primary Secondary Tertiary Lane Unsealed road Road under construction Plaza/Mall Steps Tunnel Pedestrian overpass Walking Tour Walking Tour detour Path/Walking Trail Boundaries International State/Province Disputed Regional/Suburb Marine Park Cliff Wall Hydrography River, Creek Intermittent River Canal Water Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake Reef Areas Airport/Runway Beach/Desert Cemetery (Christian) Cemetery (Other) Glacier Mudflat Park/Forest Sight (Building) Sportsground Swamp/Mangrove

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