- Territory of comfort
- Useful details
- Getting to know the beaches
- Who chooses the warmest resorts in Cyprus?
The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is also one of the favorite beach resorts among Russian tourists. Compatriots prefer Cyprus to other countries for soft visa formalities, a pleasant climate, an early start to the beach season, affordable prices and a variety of hotels and entertainment options. The island is good at any time of the year, but if you want to sunbathe and swim in the spring, choose the warmest resort in Cyprus.
Territory of comfort
Spring comes to the island of Aphrodite in early March, when shrubs and trees begin to bloom, and the air temperature rises to a pleasant + 23 ° C. The swimming season in the warmest resorts of Cyprus opens in the last weeks of April. The first tourists to receive tourists are Ayia Napa, Larnaca and Protaras, which are located in the southeast of the island under the protection of the Troodas mountain system, which reliably shelters the region from the northern winds. The sea in this part of the island is much shallower off the coast, and therefore warms up much faster than in Paphos or Limassol.
Useful details
- Several carriers organize direct flights to Cyprus. Russian Aeroflot and Pobeda deliver tourists from Moscow to Larnaca International Airport in less than 4 hours. Ticket prices start at 250 euros. During the season, many charters fly into the sky and a flight as part of a tourist package can be even cheaper. Charters fly from other Russian cities, but only in the summer.
- The Greek carrier Aegean Airlines will help you with connections to Cyprus. The cost of a ticket with a stopover in Athens starts from 220 euros.
- From the airport to the center of Larnaca can be reached by Zenon buses. The city has a bus station, from where buses run to Ayia Napa and other resorts on the island.
- To rent a car in Cyprus, you must be at least 25 years old and have a driving experience of at least three years. Do not forget that the traffic on the island is left-hand.
- The average bill for lunch or dinner with wine for two will be no more than 40 euros in the resorts of Cyprus. The portions in restaurants are still huge, and therefore some dishes can be safely ordered one for two.
Getting to know the beaches
All the warmest resorts in Cyprus are concentrated in the southeast of the island and many of the beaches located here have a Blue Flag certificate - a prestigious award received by European beaches for their cleanliness and respect for the environment.
The best beaches in Cyprus, according to experts and simply tourists, are located in the Ayia Napa area. The first place in the ranking is deservedly taken by Nissi Beach.
Nissi Beach is covered with fine white sand, equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay and invariably attracts thousands of tourists as soon as the swimming season in Cyprus opens. The beach has umbrellas and sun loungers, fresh showers and changing rooms, and there are dozens of restaurants and cafes on it. With the onset of the evening, famous European DJs come into play, and Nissi turns into a single dance space. Two kilometers of sand becomes a dance floor, and the fun lasts until the morning.
- The great popularity of Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa makes it too crowded during the high season. If you want to sunbathe here, take your seats early in the morning.
- The entrance to the Nissi beach is paid, but the ticket price includes the opportunity to use a sun lounger and an umbrella for the rest.
Blue flags on the beaches of Larnaca allow you to be sure that the water in the sea is clean, the quality of the sand is carefully monitored, and the lifeguards on the towers are always attentive and responsible. In Larnaca, it is customary to relax with the whole family, because the beach infrastructure here is clearly "sharpened" to the tastes and needs of tourists of all ages. Kids will be pleased to play in children's entertainment complexes, and their parents - to ride a "banana", fly into the sky on a parachute or go to sea on a yacht.
Larnaca is also loved by novice divers. In the local dive schools, you can complete the necessary training and receive a certificate for the right to dive or improve your existing qualifications. Having proved his worth in matters of difficult diving, the diver has a chance to get to the main underwater attraction in the waters near the resort - the sunken ferry "Zenobia", which has become an artificial reef after several decades of underwater habitation.
- If you prefer to swim and sunbathe away from the noisy crowds, head to Yanates Beach. He is loved by fans of watching fish and those who appreciate silence.
- The best souvenirs from Larnaca are linen napkins made by lace makers in the village of Lefkara, and olive oil squeezed from the fruits of the trees surrounding the resort.
Who chooses the warmest resorts in Cyprus?
Ayia Napa has the fame of the second Ibiza and young people tend to relax on its beaches, for whom a vacation without a noisy nightlife seems unthinkable. For sedate couples or adherents of silence and meditation, this Cyprus resort will be too noisy.
Larnaca will be more popular with families with children and middle-aged tourists. A wide range of entertainment for all family members, a wide range of hotel prices and a varied restaurant menu allow guests with any income and needs to relax in the most popular and very warm resort in Cyprus.
Steppe Protaras attracts as solid as himself and leisurely travelers, for whom summer vacation is inextricably linked with gorgeous seascapes, silence, comfortable doing nothing and tasting new dishes and cocktails. For entertainment, you can always go to Ayia Napa, and for solitude - to a rocky island a few tens of meters from the coast. The climatic feature of this resort is the almost complete absence of wind. The town is reliably sheltered in a rocky bay, and therefore there are never large waves on the sea near its shores.
