Tourists vacationing in Cyprus know that this is a rather expensive resort with high prices. Prices for branded items will be exactly the same as in their hometown, and the sales time is standard - from December to February, then there will be discounts up to 70%. Summer sales - from mid-July.
Clothes, shoes, accessories
You definitely need to buy something from leather goods - bags, shoes, belts, wallets, clothes - of excellent quality and deserves your attention. Buyers love fur coats and other fur products for their quality, beauty and relatively low prices.
In Nicosia, on Makarios Avenue, you will find more than four kilometers of boutiques and shops, cafes for a pleasant pastime and spending money. Here you will find chain stores Marks & Spenser, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Next, Zara, Mango, Bershka, Vero Moda. Fans of Fendi, Versace, La Perla, Louise Voitton, Max Mara brands are waiting for their favorite shops on the same street.
Souvenirs, decorations, icons
To the south of Nicosia, in the village of Lefkara, lace is made by hand. The technique of lace-making is over four hundred years old. In Lefkara you can see how these laces are made and buy the thing you like. The choice is large enough - blouses, shirts, tablecloths, napkins, scarves are sold right there.
Do not rush to leave Lefkara without seeing how silver jewelry is made - they are not inferior in elegance to lace, you may want to buy something. You can buy one-of-a-kind silver jewelry anywhere on the island.
In the chain stores of the Cyprus Folk Crafts Association you can buy pottery, objects with the finest wood carvings, wicker items that will be made in Cyprus, not China.
Orthodox icons are a good souvenir from Cyprus, sold in church shops, and are distinguished by a variety of materials and subjects.
Wine and delicacies
As a gift, you can bring a sweet thick Cypriot wine called Kamandarya ("Commandaria"). It is also called Namas wine, and the most delicious, they say, is made in monasteries in the Troodos mountains. In general, all wines of Cyprus are good, because ripening conditions of grapes do not allow to spoil it somehow. Besides Kamandarya, the wine “St. Panteleimon” is popular.
You can buy olive oil in Cyprus, it differs from Greek and Italian. If possible, buy butter from private traders, it will be tastier. Do not forget about olive oil soap, natural, healthy and hypoallergenic.
And also in Cyprus you need to try sweets - Turkish delight, marmalade from local fruits, homemade jams, honey, delicious natural cheese made from a mixture of sheep and goat milk - hellym.
