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Travel Tips - Enjoying Cyprus

By: Zita Duppeoj

About the Country

Cyprus is an island located from the Mediterranean Sea. It's inhabited with mountains on a north and south and the south coast is covered with plains. The temperatures are quite hot indicating Mediterranean climate. Winters are cooler. Nicosia may be the capital city of Cyprus. The currency used here is Cypriot Pound.

Culture

Greek, English and Turkish are the languages spoken here. There's a mixed culture of Greek and Middle East. The locals are extremely friendly and welcome outsiders with an open heart and make them consider at house by offering them with anything to drink. To greet someone a handshake will do. It is customary to provide the guest a modest gift after invited for dinner. A single can dress casually, but the swimsuits ought to be confined for the beaches only. Social functions call for formal dressing.

Site Seeing

The nation is full of vineyards, 12th century buildings, orchards and monasteries. Be careful after photographing outside. It is forbidden in military areas and unique permission must be taken for taking pictures in places like museums and art galleries. Most of them do not permit flash photography. Taxis can also be hired to move around the large towns in Cyprus, which charge according the government regulated meters. Tipping the drivers is customary.

Electricity

240 V, 50 Hz

Getting There

Port of Famagusta at Ammochostos and Port of Kyrenia, and airport of Ercan, were declared as illegal ‘ports of entry’, so check it out while planning to get there.

The national airline is Cyprus Airways. It connects most from the major cities of Europe. Other forty airlines, too, serve at the airport of Larnaca, that are 5 km away from Larnaka and 50km away from Nicosia. Taxis can be hired to achieve any destination from there as there's lack of buses and trains services at the airport. Another services which are obtainable at this airport is duty-free shops, bank, tourism and hotels information, restaurants, car hire, write-up office and reservation office. Another airport, Pafos, is 15km away inside the city and it takes about 35 minutes to reach the city during the airport. It provides the same facilities like the Larnaca airport.

The major ports of Cyprus are the Limassol port and Larnaca port which connect other ports of Middle East and Greek. Not only ferry services are provided here, even cruise services are provided here.

Cyprus Island isn't connected by roads to other countries, but roads run across Cyprus connecting all the cities and villages. Buses run on roads except on Sunday but they run late in the mid-night during summers. Tourists can get on to rural buses to surf from the remote villages, but they're incredibly slow. If planning to hire car, advanced booking is recommended, specially in summer as the booking is full most of the times. Do remember to carry a National driving license or International driving permit.

Duty Cost-free Items

1. 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco
2. 1l of spirits (over 22 per cent volume) or 2l of fortified wine or sparkling wine
3. 2l of even now wine; 50g of perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette
4. 800 cigarettes or 200 cigars or 1kg of tobacco
5. 10l of spirits, 20l of fortified wine, 90l wine, 110l beer

Most with the meals items and solutions regarding agriculture are prohibited. Explosives and fire arms are a strict no-no.

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