ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST): 1,207,361 • CAPITAL: Lefkosia (Nicosia) • MAIN CITY: Lemesos (Limassol) • VISA: No visa required for stay of up to 90 days. Visitors must have a return or onward ticket • HEALTH: No vaccinations needed • CURRENCY: Euro = 100 cents. Major credit cards widely accepted • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): €0.89 = $1 • TIPPING: 10 percent added in hotels/restaurants. • TIME: GMT +2 • ELECTRICITY: 240 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On left. International driving permit required
• PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1, 6; Mar 7, 25; Apr 1, 22, 25; May 1; Jun 13; Aug 15; Oct 1, 28; Dec 25, 26 • LANGUAGE: Greek. English is widely spoken • RELIGION: Greek Orthodox • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +357
CLIMATE Hot, dry summers from mid-May to mid-October, mild winters and temperatures above 68F in the spring and fall. Rain most likely in winter, but even in December and January there’s an average six hours’ sunshine a day
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Larnaka (Larnaca) (LCA) Pafos (Paphos) (PFO) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 11h via London
TRANSFERS • Larnaka (5 miles/8km), taxi 10 mins • Pafos (8 miles/13km), taxi 15 mins
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS • Tensi Tours • Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism