Where did this name - Cyprus come from?

Cyprus - where does this name come from? It would seem that from cypresses - beautiful trees, the diversity of which is a characteristic of the island. Nothing could be further from the truth, although it would be a grateful explanation, because in Latin this tree is cyprinun. “The origin of the ...

"Our" beach

Today we wanted to be alone on "our" beach. Unfortunately, it failed! There was always some company:

Protaras - the night life?

The second largest and number of tourist attractions in this "end of the world", after the vast complex of Ayia Napa, is Protaras. Our Leonardo Hotel is in the middle between these two cities. 10 km to Ayia, and 4 to Protaras.   “Being quieter than Ayia Napa and having less of a club scene, it ha...

In search of a wild deserted beach

The May Day on the beach… The possibilities of sunbathing in our hotel environment are not very suitable for us. Besides, the wind was blowing. What to do? After all, the Internet helps even in finding wild beaches! We drove 6 km towards Agia Napa and there we found a place sheltered from the wi...

Our all inclusive

The unpleasant surprise that we had to wait 5 hours to receive the keys to the room was mitigated by the impressions of the functioning of the entire hotel and the amenities it offered. The hotel has 4.5 stars, and we don't know why this half was taken away or not conferred. It meets our expectatio...

Southeast coast of Cyprus

I will write about our 4.5-star hotel later. Today we take advantage of a not very warm, but very sunny day and go by bus to Agia/Aya/Aja Napa - a large holiday complex, about 10 km from our place. When we saw the distances and miles of coast worth seeing, we decided to rent a scooter for three day...

Cyprus for those who have never been here...

I’m going to start the story about Cyprus with Greek mythology, because we all know (unfortunately not personally) Aphrodite, daughter of Zeus, the goddess of beauty and love, who emerged from the foam of the sea, was born just here. I cannot resist the temptation to quote an old joke that is alw...

Cyprus for the first time

Holidays away from home have one thing in common: first, you have to get to the place of your destination. Sometimes it's easy and pleasant, and sometimes you have to put in a little effort to start enjoying your vacation. Today (i.e. since yesterday) our goal is Cyprus, specifically the south-eas...
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