About the Country

Cyprus is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is inhabited with mountains on the north and south and the south coast is covered with plains. The temperatures are really hot indicating Mediterranean climate. Winters are cooler. Nicosia is the capital city of Cyprus. The currency used here is Cypriot Pound.

Culture

Greek, English and Turkish are the languages spoken here. There is a mixed culture of Greek and Middle East. The locals are very friendly also welcome outsiders with an open heart and make them feel at at ease by remembrance them with something to drink. To meet someone a handshake will do. It is customary to offer the guest a small gift when invited for dinner. One can dress casually, but the swimsuits must mean confined to the beaches only. Social functions call for formal dressing.

Site Seeing

The country is full of vineyards, 12th century buildings, orchards and monasteries. Stand for careful when photographing outside. It is forbidden in military areas and special permission must be open for taking pictures in places like museums also art galleries. Most of them do not allow flash photography. Taxis responsibility be hired to move around the big towns in Cyprus, which charge according the government regulated meters. Tipping the drivers is customary.

Electricity

240 V, 50 Hz

Getting There

Port of Famagusta at Ammochostos and Port of Kyrenia, and airport of Ercan, have been declared as illegal ports of entry, so check it independent while organizing to get there.

The national airline is Cyprus Airways. It connects most of the major cities of Europe. Other forty airlines, overmuch, accommodate at the airport of Larnaca, which are 5 km away from Larnaka and 50km away from Nicosia. Taxis can be hired to reach any destination from there as there is deficiency of buses and trains services at the airport. The other services that are offered at this airport is duty – free shops, bank, tourism and hotels information, restaurants, car hire, post office and reservation office. The mismated airport, Pafos, is 15km away from the city and it takes about 35 reminiscence to reach the city from the airport. It provides the same facilities corresponding the Larnaca airport.

The major ports of Cyprus are the Limassol port and Larnaca port which connect other ports of Middle East besides Greek. Not only ferry services are provided here, even cruise services are provided here.

Cyprus Island is not connected by roads to other countries, but roads run across Cyprus connecting all the cities and villages. Buses run on roads except on Sunday but they rush late in the mid – night during summers. Tourists can get on to rural buses to surf buttoned up the gangling villages, but they are very slow. If framework to hire car, advanced booking is recommended, especially in summer as the booking is full famously of the times. Move go back to carry a National driving license or International driving permit.

Duty For nothing Items

1. 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco
2. 1l of spirits ( over 22 per cent volume ) or 2l of fortified wine or sparkling wine
3. 2l of still wine; 50g of perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette
4. 800 cigarettes or 200 cigars or 1kg of tobacco
5. 10l of spirits, 20l of fortified wine, 90l wine, 110l beer

Most of the food items and items relating to agriculture are prohibited. Explosives besides fire arms are a strict no – no.

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