Where to Go? Top Places to Visit in Cyprus

Built in the 7th century by the Byzantines to guard the city, featuring Venetian bastions and the 300 BC Shipwreck Museum.

A 13th-century Gothic masterpiece perched on the slopes of Bellapais village overlooking the Mediterranean.

Fortress guarding Famagusta Harbour, famous for its winged Lion of St. Mark relief and Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello.

A monolithic grey granite column erected by the Venetians in 1550 at the heart of Nicosia’s Ataturk Square.

Built in 1572 by Muzaffer Pasha, Cyprus’s finest Ottoman courtyard inn featuring 68 vaulted rooms and craft workshops.

Built in 1860 overlooking Kyrenia Harbour, housing a rich collection of 17th–19th century icons and religious art.

Memorial park and open-air museum located on the western coast of Kyrenia where the 1974 operation began.

Featuring Cyprus’s endemic wildlife collection alongside Bronze Age and Roman archaeological treasures.

Built in the 1300s in Rayonnant Gothic style, featuring an iconic rose window and a 700-year-old sycamore fig tree.

Built in 1957 with hidden architectural acoustics and secret escape tunnels, famous for its intriguing history.