www.visitcyprus.com Travellers Handbook CYPRUS TRAVELLERS HANDBOOK EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR STAY IN CYPRUS CYPRUS TOURISM ORGANISATION CYPRUS TRAVELLERS HANDBOOK The Travellers Handbook is intended to offer the holidaymaker and visitor valuable information about the island, so as to get the most out of their stay in Cyprus. Providing the reader with facts and advice, this Handbook is designed to assist to the planning of a trip to Cyprus and to offer information, that will make one’s stay a most pleasant and enjoyable one. MAY YOUR VISIT IN CYPRUS BE A MEMORABLE ONE Cyprus Online: www.visitcyprus.com The Official Website of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation provides comprehensive information on the major attractions of Cyprus, complete with maps, updated calendar of events, detailed hotel guide, downloadable photos, travel planner to help you organise a trip to Cyprus and suggested itineraries. You will also find lists of tour operators selling Cyprus, information on conferences and incentives, and a wealth of useful information. In this leaflet all place names have been converted into Latin characters according to the official System of Transliteration of the Greek alphabet, i.e. LEFKOSIA = NICOSIA, LEMESOS = LIMASSOL, AMMOCHOSTOS = FAMAGUSTA Notes on pronunciation: ‘ai’: as in English egg ‘oi’, ‘ei’, ‘y’: as in English India ‘ou’: as in English tour TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE General Information on Cyprus . .7-13 Cyprus Tourism Organisation . .13 Tourist Information Offices in Cyprus . .13-14 Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) Offices abroad . .14-17 A Accessibility . .18 Accommodation (Hotels–Hotel Reservations) . .19-20 Air and Sea Temperatures, Sunshine, Raindays . .68 Air Sports . .149 Airlines . .20-25 Airports . .25-27 Amateur Fishing . .160-164 Angling in Reservoirs . .150-152 Archaeological Societies and Cultural Foundations . .27-30 Archaeological Sites and Museums . .31-49 Automobile Association . .60-61 B Baby food, Napkins . .50 Baby–sitting services . .50 Banking . .50-51 Bibliography on Cyprus . .51 Birdwatching . .152 Blue Flag Campaign . .51-52 Boats (Ferry) connecting Cyprus with other countries . .111 Boat trips along the coast of Cyprus . .53 Bowling . .152 Business / Shopping Hours . .53 Byzantine Churches and Monasteries . .54 C Camping . .55-56 Car Breakdown Emergency Service . .56 Car Driving in Cyprus (Licence, Insurance, Petrol, Parking, “mini” guide to drivers) . .57-59 Car Rentals - Hire Cars . .61-62 Catering & Entertainment Establishments . .62 Chemists, Pharmacies . .63 Church of Cyprus (The) . .63-65 Cinemas . .65-66 Civil Marriage . .66-67 Climate, Weather Forecast, Temperatures . .67-68 Climbing . .153 Clothing and Activities . .69 Conference Facilities . .70 Consulates in Cyprus . .71-84 Consumers’ Association (Cyprus) . .84-85 3 Cost of Living . .85 Credit Cards . .86 Cruises from Cyprus (see also page 53) . .86 CTO Print Media . .87-89 Cultural Life / Events . .89 Currency / Exchange Rates . .89-90 Customs Formalities and Facilities (Drugs) . .90-93 Cycling . .153-154 Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA) . .60-61 D Daylight Saving Time . .93 Demography . .7 Distances between major cities and other tourist areas . .95 Diving, Sub-Aqua Activities . .161 Drugs (see important note 3A, page 91) Dry Cleaning / Laundry . .93-94 Duty–Free Regulations / Shops (see pages 90-93) . .94 E Electric Current / Voltage (Electricity) . .96 Embassies / High Commissions of the Republic of Cyprus abroad . .96-102 Embassies / High Commissions of other countries in Cyprus . .102-109 Emergencies . .109-110 Estate Agents . .110 Europe Direct Information Network . .110-111 F Ferry boats . .111 Fishing . .160-164 Flight Information . .111 Flight Time from Cyprus to: . .111 Florists . .112 Food Safety and Drinking Water Quality . .112 Food and Wines . .113 Football Grounds . .154-156 Foreign Direct Investment . .113 Forest Parks . .128-130 G General Information on Cyprus . .7-12 Go-Karting . .156 Golf . .156-157 Government and Regime . .7-12 Green Cyprus . .114-115 H Hair–dressing Salons . .115 Hallmarking in Cyprus . .115 4 Handicrafts . .116 Health Care, Hospitals . .117 Health Food . .117 Hiking . .157-158 Hitch–Hiking . .117 Horse Racing . .158 Horse Riding . .158-160 Hotel Guide . .19-20 I International Clubs . .117 L Languages . .12 Laundry . .93-94 Legislature . .8 Libraries/ Foreign Cultural Centres . .118-119 L.P.G. Gas . .119 M Marinas, Yacht Harbours and Shelters . .119-122 Markets . .122-123 Mass Media (Press / Broadcasting) . .123-126 Medical Services . .126 Metric Conversion . .127 “Mini” Guide to drivers . 59 Monasteries . ..