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🍽️ Food & Drink destinations
Markets, meze and local flavours.
Cypriot food is mezze culture at its best — slow tavernas of halloumi, souvla and seafood, village wineries in the Troodos foothills, and lively food festivals through the warm months.
LarnacaLarnaca
Larnaca is Cyprus's relaxed coastal gateway, home to the island's main airport and the palm-lined Finikoudes promenade. Highlights include the seafront Church of Saint Lazarus, the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque beside a salt lake that turns pink with flamingos in winter, and some of the Mediterranean's best wreck diving at the Zenobia.
LimassolLimassol
Limassol is Cyprus's buzzing second city and its events capital, strung along a modern marina and a long beachfront. Expect a medieval castle, the restored old town and Carob Mill, wine country in the foothills behind, and the island's biggest calendar — wine festival, carnival and year-round nightlife.
NicosiaNicosia
Nicosia (Lefkosia) is the island's capital and cultural heart — the last divided capital in Europe, ringed by Venetian walls. Wander the pedestrian old town and the Ledra Street crossing, the Cyprus Museum and Byzantine collections, and the best food and café scene on the island, all away from the coast.
PaphosPaphos
Paphos pairs a laid-back coastline with some of Cyprus's richest history. The UNESCO-listed archaeological park's Roman mosaics, the Tombs of the Kings, and the mythic birthplace of Aphrodite sit beside a harbour castle and easy beaches — an easygoing base for culture and sun in the island's west.