🇨🇾 Cyprus

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting impressive Cyprus. I was there in the summer of 2016. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Ayia Napa, Lefkara, Kakopetria, Limassol.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Ayia Napa
   • Cape Greco National Forest Park (Κάβο Γκρέκο)
   • Ayia Napa Square (Πλατεία Αγίας Νάπας)
   • Ayia Napa Beaches (Παραλίες Αγίας Νάπας)
   • Ayia Napa Night Clubs (Νυχτερινά Κέντρα Αγίας Νάπας)
2. Lefkara
   • The Church Of Holy Cross (Εκκλησία του Τιμίου Σταυρού)
   • Lefkara Square (Πλατεία Λευκάρων)
   • Holy Church of Archangel Michael (Ιερός Ναός Αρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ)
3. Kakopetria
   • The Old Kakopetria (Παλιά Κακοπετριά)
   • Kakopetria Square (Πλατεία Κακοπετριάς)
4. Limassol
   • Limassol Promenade (Περιπάτου Λεμεσού)
   • Limassol Beaches (Παραλίες Λεμεσού)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇨🇾 Loukas Yorkas (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 Artemas (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 Eric Alamango (DJ). Genre: pop

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Halloumi Cheese (Τυρί χαλούμι)
• Souvlaki (Σουβλάκι)
• Cyprus Village Salad (Κύπρος Χωριάτικη Σαλάτα)
• Zivania (Brand: “Zivania LOEL”)

🎬 Local movies:

• Leonidas and the Fish (Ο Λεωνίδας και το Ψάρι). Year: 2021. Genre: short / drama

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

• Worry Beads (Кομπολόι)
• The Laouto (Λαούτο)
• Larnaca (Regional Special): Lefkara Lace (Δαντέλα Λεύκαρα)

🦉 Local wisdom: “Some live by the effort and others live by the way” / “Άλλοι ζιούσιν με τον κόπον κι άλλοι ζιούσιν με τον τρόπον” — Cypriot proverb

👨‍🎓The oldest university: The European University Cyprus (Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου), Engomi, est. 1961.