CYPRUS

Cyprus is an island with a big heart, which warmly invites its guests and takes them as its friends. Geography placed the island in the middle of the world, in the Mediterranean Sea, on the banks of mighty civilization which flourished in Europe, Asia and Africa.

The history inflated the intersection of the seaways with very rich content, where myths seem to be reality, and reality is similar to the myth. Here, the goddess of beauty Aphrodite went ashore from the sea foam. Venetian Moors Othello stepped on boards of theaters. Here, in harmony with nature coexist Orthodox Christian monuments, mosques, shrines of Islam store, and the Crusader castles, overshadowed by the harsh of medieval romance. Nine millennia made the history of Cyprus a treasury of events and monuments, traces of which give the island so unique look.

The unique combination of favourable climatic factors made Cyprus in real sanatorium, bathing in the very best of the seas and in the rays of the sun. They say that God, having created the world and the man and having seen its beauty, shed a tear of affection and delight, and that God's tear became the sea surrounding Cyprus. Rest in Cyprus is diverse. Providing unlimited opportunities for pleasant pastimes the island has become a real paradise for the lovers of nature and archaeological values. Mountaineering, yachting, mountain biking, diving, is just some of the most popular components of active recreation in Cyprus.

Cyprus is the island of contrasts. Cool pine forests in the mountain range and complete change of atmosphere and landscape after golden sand beaches, filled up with the sun. Calmness and untimeliness of the villages is the brightest contrast after a visit to modern cosmopolitan cities. The view of luxury hotels at the sea changes into virgin beauty of nature.