Day 1 · Larnaca
Arrive Larnaca: promenade and the salt lake
Ease in. Walk Finikoudes, visit the Church of Saint Lazarus, and drive out to the salt lake and Hala Sultan Tekke at sunset. Dinner on the seafront.
Itinerary · 6 days
Cyprus in 6 Days
Coast to mountains and back: Larnaca, Limassol, a night in Troodos, and three days in the west.
Six days is enough for all three of the island's faces without rushing: the east coast, the mountains and the wild west. You'll change base twice. Land in Larnaca, leave from Paphos if you can.
Day 2 · Limassol
Kourion and Limassol
Drive west along the coast with a stop at the fish tavernas of Zygi for lunch. Explore the theatre and mosaics at Kourion in the late afternoon light, then a sunset cruise from Limassol Marina.
Day 3 · Omodos → Platres
Up into the Troodos
Climb through the Commandaria wine villages, tasting in Omodos, then walk the Caledonia waterfall trail from Troodos Square down to Platres. Sleep in the mountains. Casale Panayiotis in Kalopanayiotis is the one worth booking.
Day 4 · Kykkos → Paphos
Kykkos and the drive west
Morning at Kykkos Monastery, then the forest road west via Cedar Valley toward Paphos. Check in, and spend the evening at the harbour.
Day 5 · Latchi
Akamas and the Blue Lagoon
Boat day from Latchi into the Akamas peninsula. Swim, snorkel, and eat fish on the harbour afterwards.
Day 6 · Paphos
Paphos ruins and Aphrodite's Rock
Tombs of the Kings and the mosaics in the morning, a beach afternoon, and sunset at Petra tou Romiou on your last evening.
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Itinerary · 3 days
Cyprus in 3 Days
A long weekend on the west coast: Paphos ruins, the Akamas Blue Lagoon and one slow day in the wine villages.
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Guide · Top 10
Top 10 restaurants in Paphos
Where we actually eat when we are down west: two in the old town worth booking a week ahead, a steakhouse, and a village taverna that will defeat you.
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