Plan a trip to Cyprus

Places to see in Cyprus

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  KhirokitiaUNESCO

  Χοιροκοιτία

  Ruins · Larnaca District

  Khirokitia is an archaeological site on the island of Cyprus dating from the Neolithic age. It has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998. The site is known as one of the most important and best preserved prehistoric sites of the eastern Mediterranean.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ophelia2 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Tombs of the KingsUNESCO

  Τάφοι των Βασιλέων

  Park & nature · Paphos District

  The Tombs of the Kings is a large necropolis about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Paphos harbour in Cyprus. In 1980, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Nea Paphos in modern Paphos and Palaepahos in modern Kouklia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mgiganteus1 at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Church of St. Nicholas of the RoofUNESCO

  Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis

  Religious · Nicosia District

  The Church of St. Nicholas of the Roof is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery that flourished in Kakopetria, Cyprus. The church is the only surviving Middle Byzantine katholikon in Cyprus during the 11th century and is not mentioned until the 13th century in surviving texts. St.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Benutzer:Coranton. Coranton at German Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Limassol

  Λεμεσός

  City · Limassol District

  Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus. Limassol is the most populated municipality in Cyprus, with a population of 108,105 and is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus, after Nicosia, with an urban population of 198,558.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Στέφανος Νικολάου (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Paphos

  Πάφος

  City · Paphos District

  Paphos, also spelled Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of the Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were known as Paphos: Old Paphos in modern Kouklia and Nea Paphos, both of which were at various times the capital of the ancient city-state of Paphos.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Fort pafos.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Cyprus

  Κύπρος - Kıbrıs

  Island · Cyprus

  Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, and the 80th-largest island in the world by area. It is located south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and belongs to the Cyprus Arc.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Cyprus lrg.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Mount Olympus

  Όλυμπος

  Mountain · Limassol District

  Olympus, or Chionistra, at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. Mount Olympus peak and the "Troodos Square" fall under the territory of Platres in Limassol District.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Paul167 (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Petra tou Romiou

  Πέτρα του Ρωμιού

  Mountain · Paphos District

  Petra tou Romiou (Greek: Πέτρα του Ρωμιού; lit. Rock of the Greek, also known as Aphrodite's Rock, is a sea stack in Kouklia, Cyprus, the site of ancient Palaepaphos and the Sanctuary of Aphrodite Paphia, founded in the 12th century BC.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kantara Castle

  Kantara Kalesi

  Fort · İskele District

  Kantara Castle is a castle in Cyprus, in the area controlled by Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction is unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period. It combines Byzantine and Frankish architectural elements, became derelict in 1525 and was dismantled in 1560.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dickelbers (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Amathus

  Αμαθούντα

  Ruins · Limassol District

  Amathus or Amathous was an ancient city-kingdom of Cyprus. It came under Ptolemaic rule in the 300s BC. Its ancient cult sanctuary of Aphrodite was the second most important in Cyprus—where her cult is thought to have originated—after Paphos.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: de Oude Grieken (CC0). Map

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  Kolossi Castle

  Fort · Limassol District

  Kolossi Castle is a former Crusader stronghold on the island of Cyprus, at the southwest edge of the village of Kolossi 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of the city of Limassol.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vegard Ottervig (Public domain). Map

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  Saint Hilarion Castle

  Fort · Kyrenia District

  Saint Hilarion Castle is in the Kyrenia Mountains of Cyprus. This location provided the castle with command of the pass road from Kyrenia to Nicosia. It is the best preserved ruin of the three former strongholds in the Kyrenia mountains, the other two being Kantara and Buffavento.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dickelbers (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map