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Top 10 Low-Tax Travel Destination Deals

2012-04-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Why not take advantage of these and prepare your next vacation in a breathtaking destination without spending a fortune?

Tags: Andorra, Belize, Cyprus, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus tourism, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, low-tax destinations, Luxembourg, Nevada, New Hampshire, Panama, San Marino

Take a Walk on the Quiet Side – Relaxing Holidays in the Great Outdoors

2012-01-19 by Guest Author

Nicosia

From Cyprus, to Switzerland and France, our guest author, Matthew, plans his holidays in the great outdoors, to enjoy nature, and some of the most romantic spots around.

Tags: Cyprus, france, Relaxing Holidays, swiss

Cyprus Travel Gems: Out of Our Gourds

2011-08-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cyprus jewels

Travel writers always talk about Cyprus as if the Island is some kind of Las Vegas, or Miami Beach, mindless romp through shallow vacation bliss. Well, I suppose it can be that too, if the visitor wants it to be. But, for most travelers, Cyprus can be a little treasure filled jewelry box, or even a lush, artsy craft market – a very large one at that. Here in Cyprus, we’re out of our gourds over arts and crafts, let me explain.

Tags: arts, copper, Cyprus, Cyprus art, Cyprus arts, Cyprus news, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Lefkara, the arts

Cyprus’ Omodus Village: A Place to Take Your Time

2011-08-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wine offerings

Cyprus enjoys an enviable worldwide reputation as a sun and sea holiday destination. Sunshine year-round, azure skies, tepid waters, the Island is a legendary paradise. But, away from the tourist areas, the Cyprus countryside has a diverse wealth of its own, the traditional villages, vineyards and wineries not so many touristy websites inform us about. Those tiny fresco- painted churches, remote monasteries, and cool shady forests you’ve yet to discover.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus countryside, Cyprus towns, Cyprus travel, Cyprus villages, modos, Omodos, Omodus Village, visit Cyprus

Exploring Cyprus: On the Left Hand Side

2011-08-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Venetian Walls

I often asked myself, like most people in Cyprus I think, why we drive on the left side of the road here? Legend has it, this left hand driving rule came from none other than the Knight Crusaders could more easily grab their swords with their right hand, so they rode on the left? Okay, it makes little sense to me too, but read on.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus attractions, Cyprus legends, Cyprus sites, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Knights of Templar, Ohtello's Tower, Othello, Richar the Lionheart, Shakespeare, Venetians, venice

On the Beach in Cyprus and Turkey – UK Travel Deals

2011-06-04 by Phil Butler

Le Fleuri Restaurant at Le Meridien Limassol Spa & Resort, Cyprus

News from one of Britain’s leading seaside getaway OTA’s, On the Beach, reveals Cyprus beaches as one of this Spring’s most popular attractions for UK travelers. According to figures from Cyprus, some 200,000 people bathed in the azure waters off Cyprus in April alone.

Tags: Antalya, beach getaway, beaches, Cyprus, Cyprus beaches, Gold City Tourism Complex, Le Meridien Limassol Spa and Resort, On the Beach, Turkey hotels, Turkey tourism, Turkey vacation, UK travel, UK vacation, vacation packages

Hotel Grecian Park in Ayia Napa

2011-02-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Agia Napa Monastery

Ayia Napa, which translates into holy wooded valley, is a very popular resort town in Cyprus. The town takes its named for a Venetian-era monastery at its center, interestingly one which was built in 1500 to protect a cave.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus resorts, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Garage, Grecian Park Hotel, hotels, House, Konnos Bay, Olympus Health Club

Cyprus Travel Organization Welcomes Conferences

2010-11-08 by Phil Butler

Petra tou Romiou, Birthplace of Aphrodite.

The Cyprus Tourism Organization launches their Ambassadors in Tourism Program. The country’s already thriving tourism industry should get an additional boost when conference bookings increase. At least this is the goal of this new government supported travel industry initiative.

Tags: A. Orountiotis, Antonis Paschalides, CTO, Cyprus, Cyprus Ministry of Tourism, Cyprus tourism, International Congress and Convention Association, Island travel, Nicosia, Pafos Aphrodite Festival

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