Cyprus Info - The Cyprus Guide

If you are planning a visit to Cyprus, then it is important to get some quality information and facts about Cyprus before arriving there.

Wether you are planning a holiday, purchasing an investment property, or something more permanent such as retiring to Cyprus, then you will hopefully find some very useful information here on Cyprus Info.

Cyprus itself, as a country, as an island, is a beautiful tourist destination that has something for everyone… Cyprus is situated in the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and is 75km south of Turkey.

It is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year.

Cyprus has a great coastline that covers 648-square meters of their total 9,251-square meters total land area.

Cyprus is an all-year-round destination and experiences long dry summers and mild winters that are separated by short autumn and spring seasons. Summer has high temperatures with cloudless skies, but the sea breeze creates a pleasant atmosphere in the coastal areas. Winters are mild, with some rain and snow on Troodos Mountains.

Cyprus is rich in natural resources from citrus fruits, grapes, vegetables, wheat, crops, to copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay, and much more.

It is very tourist-friendly, most of the people including the ethnic groups speak English, as this is their second language, which speaks of their 98% literacy rate.

About Cyprus You can experience two sets of culture in one country, if you visit Northern Cyprus, you'll feel the Turkish Muslim culture, with all its traditions, religion, and holidays. If you go to Southern Cyprus, you get to feel the Greek lifestyle of these Greek Cypriot's, from its government, practices, to their traditional holidays. And because of these separate states, it reflects the two different governments, two different flags, and two major religions of the island.