tourist - Cyprus

Cyprus - the legendary "The Island of Aphrodite." According to this myth was born from the foam goddess of beauty has transformed the island of Cyprus in its sanctuary, thus giving him the title of the island of love. Cyprus is a kaleidoscopic mix of different cultures, which absorbed all the best and most interesting. At the same time Cyprus has managed to keep his own "person and character," which became seductive and attractive for many tourists from around the world.

Cyprus offers a great variety of tempting fun and exciting landscapes of golden sandy beaches and pine-clad mountains of detail. The rays of the hot Mediterranean sun every, even the smallest detail of this state seems beautiful and perfect. This is an unusual, bright colors of nature Pestryaev with luxurious orange groves and vineyards, valleys, hidden in the hills and Orthodox churches, and excellent cuisine and Cypriot cuisine themselves, hospitable Cypriots, stately, like the gods of Olympus.

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The political system
Official name - Republic of Cyprus. At the head of state - the president. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is also chaired by the President and the Prime Minister, responsible to the National Assembly. The Republic of Cyprus and the international community except Turkey does not recognize the TRNC, and designate it as "the territories occupied by Turkish troops." The authorities deny the sovereignty of the TRNC Republic of Cyprus over the whole of the island, using the expression "the Greek government of Southern Cyprus".

Things to Do
Nicosia, extending their possessions in the plains Mesaoria, surrounded by mountains Troodos and Kyrenia, was the capital of Cyprus since the XII-th century. This city - a kind of "green line" and a buffer zone separating the Turkish occupied north of the country and controlled by the Cypriot government the south. In Turkish Nicosia called "Lefkosa." Greek Cypriots call their capital "Lefkosia".

The old city is surrounded by old Venetian walls built in the XVI-th century. The total length of the walls of almost 5 km. Extant Farmagustskie Gate, through which you can make the passage to the city, known as Porto Giuliano, now is the venue for a variety of exhibitions, music concerts and performances.

Among the local attractions can be distinguished Museum of Folk Art with a delightful collection of national costumes of Cyprus, jewelry, tapestries, as well as things made of wood and ceramics, the New Palace of the Archbishop, the Byzantine Museum of Makarios Cultural Center, a mosque and Omeriye Cathedral of St. John, built in the XVI-th century Archbishop Nikiforos. At the end of May in the capital of an annual International Trade Fair, and in early June - Festival of the Arts.

The Cyprus Archaeological Museum - a real pantry archaeological treasures of the island. The history of some of the exhibits the museum has eight and a half thousand years. Here, in chronological order can be tracked, how was the consistent development of the centuries-old Cyprus. In the halls of the museum exhibits on display everyday objects of the ancient inhabitants of the island - pottery and tools of the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Greek period, the Mycenaean and Roman-Byzantine times. The uniqueness of the museum lies in the fact that it is located in the basement, which is "decorated" assembled from these bones.
Traditions and rules of conduct in the country
Cyprus - remarkably safe country with very low crime rate and a sufficiently high standard of living. Cars are not equipped with alarms, and homes often do not lock up without fear of what someone may of them to steal something. In Cyprus, you can feel safe at any time.

Cypriots love holidays. In addition to national and religious holidays, in each city held its own local holidays, festivals and carnivals which are of regional character. For example, in Larnaca, the festival of the flood (May-June), Wine Festival celebrated in Limassol (September), FIG holiday - in the village under Zakaki Limassol, fair flowers - in Paphos.

Cypriots, as well as Russian, Eastern Orthodox, so the locals with great friendliness and warmth are the Russians.

And bargain down the price in store Cyprus is not accepted, and can be interpreted as a sign of bad taste.

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