Cyprus

Your critical guide to hotels, restaurants and going out in Cyprus

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Editor's picks

Lefkosia's sexy, stylish sushi spot

Sushi La
Restaurants & cafés

Savour spicy salmon rolls and chicken teriyaki in this stylish, cosmopolitan and fun venue with strikingly futuristic decor.

The hottest seaside DJ bar in Lemesos

Guaba Beach Bar
Bars & pubs

Calling all swimsuit clubbers. Join the hip Cypriot crowd dancing on the beach to tunes spun by top international DJs.

The best taverna in Cyprus

Voreas
Restaurants & cafés

Voreas oozes traditional Cypriot charm and delivers a memorable menu of local dishes: the meat meze is not to be missed.

Major attractions

Ancient Salamis

Attractions

First mentioned on an Assyrian stone slab in 709 BC, this impressive city ruin has retained its theatre, Roman baths and temple of Zeus Salaminios.

Pafos Mosaics

Art

The Roman floor mosaics at this spectacular site, dating from the third to the fifth centuries AD, have been acclaimed as some of the best examples discovered.

Kourion ampitheatre

Attractions

The impressive Ancient Kourin archaeological site is home to a clifftop Greco-Roman amphitheatre where plays are still staged in summer.

What's on in Cyprus

The final Grand Carnival Parade in Lemesos The final Grand Carnival Parade in Lemesos - © Cyprus Tourism Organisation

Cypriots celebrate everything from film to fashion, Epiphany to Aphrodite