This is one of the island's most important archaeological sites, and it's hard to decide which is more impressive: the Greco-Roman amphitheatre perched on...

One of Cyprus's ten city states, Salamis was first mentioned on an Assyrian stele (stone slab) in 709 BC. The extensive and thoroughly impressive site...

Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the monastery is built on a rocky promontory just below the north-eastern tip of the island, making for a sublime...

One of the most beautiful and haunting Gothic monastic ruins in the whole of the Mediterranean, Bellapais Abbey lies at the foot of the Pendadaktylos...

A little gem of a place, the Ethnographic Museum stands just a few metres along from the Bishopric. The house itself is over 300 years old, built by the...

Built on a steep cliff 700m above sea level, Kantara Castle oversaw the entrances to the Karpas Peninsula and the Mesaoria plain. The best way to access the...

Kolossi is the perfect example of a 13th-century medieval castle, originally built by the Knights of St John and rebuilt in the 15th century after a Genoese...

Discovered in 1962 by a farmer ploughing his field, these spectacular ruins have been acclaimed as some of the best examples of Roman floor mosaics...

This 12th-century church is considered one of the finest Byzantine churches on the island. The brushwork is typical of the Comnenian style that's found in...

This forest station is one of the highlights of the Tyllirian wilderness - and one of the most frequented spots in this sparsely populated, unspoilt region....

The only museum of its kind in the Mediterranean region links the sea to the history of the island. An audiovisual pleasure, this contemporary, interactive...

Visible from the highway as you enter Agia Napa, Waterworld was the island's first waterpark. It has won 22 international awards as Europe's largest themed...