What's
in Cyprus.
A considered guide to the island — for travellers who want substance, and the few thousand a year who choose to move here.
§ One
The two sides
of the island.
Some people come for a week and leave with photographs. Others come for a week and start quietly looking at apartments. We write for both — with the same level of care, the same respect for your time.
Discover
the island.
Six cities, a hundred bays, three mountain ranges and the wildest peninsula in the Mediterranean. We tell you what's worth your time and what isn't — by region, by season, by appetite.
Move
to Cyprus.
The non-dom regime, the 60-day rule, where Brits and Israelis actually settle, what property genuinely costs once you add taxes and fees. Practical guides to help you prepare.
§ Two
A city,
at a time.
Cyprus has six cities worth knowing and each has its own logic. Choose by appetite — for ruins, for restaurants, for shoulder-season quiet, for the kind of bay that ruins other beaches for you.
Paphos
West CoastWhere Aphrodite stepped ashore — Cyprus's UNESCO-storied west
Ayia Napa
South-East CoastClub coast by night, blue-flag bays by day — and a quiet hinterland nobody tells you about
Larnaca
South-East CoastThe understated gateway — palm-lined promenade, salt lake flamingos, a city you can walk in an afternoon
Protaras
South-East CoastFig Tree Bay, family pace, and the better half of the Cape Greco coast
Limassol
South CoastCyprus's cosmopolitan engine room — old port, new money, deep wine country behind it
Nicosia
Interior — CapitalEurope's last divided capital — Venetian walls, a Green Line, and a food scene nobody outside Cyprus knows about
§ Three · The travel desk
Answers before
the flight.
Where to stay, what a week costs, and the places that deserve a day. Practical questions, answered with an opinion.
All blog articles →Planning · The island in one brief · 11 min
A Cyprus holiday, planned properly: the independent 2026 guide
Which coast to choose, when to travel, how long to stay and what to book first — a practical Cyprus holiday guide for people who want more than a package-deal page.
Planning · The water, not the weather · 7 min
Cyprus sea temperature by month, and when it is actually warm
Official monthly sea temperatures for Cyprus, what each figure feels like in the water, why October swims better than May, and whether the resort you pick changes anything.
Getting around · The cross-island hop · 8 min
Paphos to Limassol: bus, taxi or hire car?
How to get from Paphos to Limassol: intercity bus fares and timings, where the terminals actually are, when a taxi or car wins, and the stops worth making on the way.
§ Four · The relocation desk
What it really
costs to move.
We publish the relocation answers your accountant only half-knows. Compare the routes, understand the practical questions, and check the requirements before committing.
All relocation guides →- 01 Read →
Buying property in Cyprus: the complete 2026 guide
Property · 14 min read
- 02 Read →
Moving to Cyprus from the UK: a 2026 reality check
Origin · UK · 16 min read
- 03 Read →
The Cyprus golden visa in 2026: what's actually on offer
Residency · 10 min read
- 04 Read →
Cost of living in Cyprus 2026: three real budgets
Practical · 12 min read
- 05 Read →
Retire to Cyprus 2026: the honest financial and lifestyle guide
Origin · Retirees · 13 min read
- 06 Read →
The best places to live in Cyprus: an honest area-by-area guide
Practical · 11 min read
- 07 Read →
Cyprus citizenship by investment: the truth in 2026
Residency · 7 min read
- 08 Read →
Cyprus permanent residency 2026: fast-track, ordinary and EU long-term routes
Residency · 11 min read
- 09 Read →
International schools in Cyprus 2026: the complete parent's guide
Practical · Families · 10 min read
- 10 Read →
Expats in Cyprus: communities, integration, and what life actually looks like
Practical · 9 min read
- 11 Read →
Moving to Cyprus from the US: a 2026 reality check
Origin · United States · 16 min read
- 12 Read →
The Yellow Slip in Cyprus: a step-by-step guide for EU citizens
Practical · 7 min read
- 13 Read →
Cyprus tax residency: the 60-day rule, the 183-day rule, and which one fits you
Tax · 11 min read
- 14 Read →
Moving to Cyprus from Germany: a 2026 reality check
Origin · Deutschland · 14 min read
- 15 Read →
The Cyprus digital nomad visa in 2026: the 500-permit programme
Residency · 9 min read
§ Five · A note from the editor
We started this publication because the Cyprus internet was full of two kinds of writing: tourist-board prose that says nothing, and SEO listicles assembled by people who'd never been. Neither is much help if you're choosing between a weekend in Paphos and a year in Limassol. This is the version we wished existed. Slow to publish, careful to update, built to outlast the next algorithm change.