The Mediterranean region is one of the most popular with tourists looking to spend their holidays on the beach. The Mediterranean Sea washes the shores of many countries, where every summer guests from Russia are welcomed with joy. Among the popular resorts are Cypriot and Greek, but despite the many similarities between them, the choice is not easy for travelers. If you are planning a visit to Cyprus or Rhodes, be sure that your vacation will be wonderful, and your beach photo album will become the envy of your colleagues and friends.
Criterias of choice
Preparing for any journey begins with exploring the best options for getting to your chosen destination. At the same time, it is desirable that the flight takes as little time as possible and is not too expensive:
- Rhodes can be reached by direct flight of several companies. The best prices for the season are offered by Greek airlines. A ticket from Moscow and back can be bought for 22,500 rubles, and in the sky you have to spend 3, 5 hours.
- The flight Moscow - Larnaca for the same dates will be somewhat cheaper. Russian airlines are ready to accept passengers on board for 18,000 rubles for an economy class ticket. Travel time will be 3 hours 50 minutes.
Prices for hotels in Rhodes and Cyprus are very similar, and a 3 * hotel room at the height of the beach season can be booked for $ 55- $ 65. For this money, you will receive breakfast plus accommodation, and the road to the sea will take about 10 minutes. Hotels in Greece and Cyprus are quite consistent with the stellar classification adopted in Europe.
The procedure for obtaining a visa to Rhodes and Cyprus is somewhat different:
- To travel to a Greek island, you will have to apply for a full-fledged Schengen, providing a standard package of documents, going through the fingerprinting procedure and paying the visa fee.
- Cyprus is available on a visa with a simplified procedure for obtaining, if you do not intend to stay on the island for more than 90 days. A nice bonus - the visa fee is not charged from Russian citizens.
You can enter the Greek islands and Rhodes, including during the summer beach season, without a visa at all, if a ferry from Turkey was chosen as a means of transportation.
Cyprus or Rhodes beaches
Cyprus beaches in the most popular resorts of the island are sandy, equipped with sun loungers and fresh showers. You don't have to pay to enter any of them, but you will be charged a few euros for using umbrellas or sun loungers. Closer to Paphos, beaches are more common, covered with small pebbles with a rocky entrance to the water. For families with children, the resorts of the southern and southeastern coasts are ideal.
Any tourist can choose a suitable beach on a Greek island. In the east of Rhodes, they are sandy, and the water in the sea is calm and without strong oxen. In the west, where the Aegean Sea comes into its own, the beaches are covered with pebbles, and the waves allow even surfing without hindrance for most of the swimming season.
The weather on both islands is about the same and you can start swimming comfortably in the second half of May. Vacationers on the shores of Cyprus or Rhodes stay until mid-October, but in November you can also meet tanned people, who are satisfied with life and calmness on the beaches.
