Cyprus 3D Tour

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Four ready-made plans, each built only from places we have a guide and a 3D model for. Each one says what it leaves out.

Paphos without a car: two days on foot

For a short stay based near Paphos harbour.

Day 1

Do the archaeological park first thing, while it is cool, then the harbour and the castle in the late afternoon. Everything here is a flat walk.

Day 2

  • Tombs of the Kings: Underground tombs cut from solid rock, some with columned courtyards, by the Paphos shore.

The Tombs of the Kings are on the coast road north of the harbour. A local bus runs along it, or it is a long seafront walk. Take water: there is almost no shade.

The catch. Without a car you will not reach Aphrodite’s Rock, Akamas or the mountain villages comfortably. For those, book a day tour or hire a car for one day.

First time in Cyprus: four days with a car

For a first visit that wants ruins, a village, the mountains and a swim.

Day 1 · Paphos

Mosaics in the morning, harbour for lunch, tombs before closing.

Day 2 · Coast road to Limassol

  • Aphrodite's Rock: The sea stack where, in myth, Aphrodite rose from the foam.
  • Kourion: A Greco-Roman city on a clifftop, with a theatre facing open sea.
  • Limassol Marina: Superyachts, waterside restaurants and the old town a short walk away.

Stop at the rock early, before the tour coaches. Kourion is best in the last two hours before closing.

Day 3 · Troodos

  • Omodos: A cobbled wine village on the southern slopes of Troodos.
  • Kykkos Monastery: The island's best-known monastery, high in the pine forest of western Troodos.

Mountain roads are slow and winding. Start early and do not plan anything for the evening.

Day 4 · East coast

  • Church of Saint Lazarus: A 9th-century stone church in the middle of Larnaca, built over the saint's tomb.
  • Cape Greco: A protected headland of sea caves, cliffs and very clear water.
  • Nissi Beach: White sand, shallow turquoise water and a small island you can wade to.

Larnaca on the way, then the sea caves and a swim.

The catch. This is a lot of driving for four days. If you would rather slow down, drop Day 3 or Day 4 instead of squeezing both.

A rainy or windy day

For winter days when the beach is out.

Indoors and under cover

  • Nicosia old town: Venetian walls, museums and busy pedestrian streets around Ledra Street.
  • Church of Saint Lazarus: A 9th-century stone church in the middle of Larnaca, built over the saint's tomb.
  • Kykkos Monastery: The island's best-known monastery, high in the pine forest of western Troodos.
  • Omodos: A cobbled wine village on the southern slopes of Troodos.

Pick the one nearest to where you are staying. Old-town streets, churches and monasteries are the best use of a wet day. The mosaic houses at Kato Paphos are roofed, but the rest of that site is open ground.

The catch. Mountain roads to Kykkos can be foggy in winter and occasionally see snow on the higher sections. Check the weather for Troodos, not for the coast, before you set off.

With small children

Short visits, shallow water, somewhere to run.

Easy wins

  • Nissi Beach: White sand, shallow turquoise water and a small island you can wade to.
  • Paphos Harbour: A fishing harbour turned promenade, with a small castle at the end of the quay.
  • Choirokoitia: A Neolithic village on a hillside, with rebuilt round stone houses.
  • Limassol Marina: Superyachts, waterside restaurants and the old town a short walk away.

Nissi has shallow, sheltered water. The harbour at Paphos is flat and pushchair-friendly, with the small castle at the end. The round houses at Choirokoitia are something children can picture people living in.

The catch. Most archaeological sites have no shade and uneven ground, which is hard work with a pushchair in summer. Go at opening time or leave them for a cooler month.

Opening hours and entry fees are on each place page, with the official source and the date we checked. Save the stops with “Add to my trip” and open the route from My trip.