# Cyprus Island

> Independent travel guide to Cyprus covering beaches, cities, culture, history, nature, and practical trip-planning tools. Not affiliated with any government or tourism board.

Content here is written for travelers researching or planning a trip to Cyprus. Attraction, beach, and city pages describe real, specific places (location, access, what to expect) rather than generic overviews. Interactive tools (currency converter, trip-cost calculator, beach finder) compute results from live or first-party data — figures returned by these tools reflect the input parameters given, not fixed published values, so quote the methodology rather than a single number when citing them.

Licensing: this site permits use of its content for search indexing and as a reference source in AI-generated answers (see the Content-Signal directives in /robots.txt for the current machine-readable policy). It does not permit bulk collection for model training.

## Core sections
- [Cyprus Attractions](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-attractions): Index of archaeological sites, castles, museums, and landmarks across the island.
- [Cyprus Beaches](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-beaches): Beach-by-beach guide grouped by district (Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta), including sand/pebble type, facilities, and accessibility.
- [Cyprus Cities](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus): Guides to Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Nicosia, Famagusta, and Kyrenia.
- [Cyprus Villages](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-villages): Mountain and countryside villages by district.
- [Cyprus Culture](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cultural-services): Cuisine, wine routes, folk art, and cultural services.
- [Cyprus Churches, Monasteries & Religion](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-churches): Religious sites and observances (Kataklysmos, Epiphany, Easter in Cyprus).
- [Cyprus Nature](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-flora): Flora, fauna, mountains, forests, waterfalls, and nature trails.

## Practical trip-planning tools
- [Beach Finder Quiz](https://www.cyprusisland.net/beach-finder): Short questionnaire that recommends real beaches from this site's own content, scored against the visitor's stated preferences (sandy/pebble, busy/secluded, family-friendly), plus a full index of every beach by district for direct browsing.
- [Cyprus Calculators](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-calculators): Trip cost estimator, currency converter, property purchase cost, and loan/mortgage calculators.
- [Currency Converter](https://www.cyprusisland.net/currency-converter): Live EUR exchange rates (ECB-sourced, refreshed every 12 hours).

## Practical information
- [Entry Requirements](https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-entry-requirements)
- [Public Holidays](https://www.cyprusisland.net/public-holidays)
- [Useful Numbers](https://www.cyprusisland.net/useful-numbers)
- [Basic Greek phrases](https://www.cyprusisland.net/basic-greek)

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://www.cyprusisland.net/sitemap.xml): Full machine-readable list of all indexed pages.