Cyprus Complete Guide 2026: Paphos, Nicosia, Troodos, and Aphrodite's Rock
Browse more guides: Cyprus travel | Europe and Asia (transcontinental, politically European) destinations Cyprus Complete Guide 2026: Paphos, Nicosia, Troodos, and Aphrodite's Rock TL;DR Cyprus surprised me. I had filed it away as "another Mediterranean beach island," and within forty minutes of landing at Paphos I realised I had been wrong. This is an island where you can walk through a 4th century Roman villa in the morning, climb a mountain road past 12th century Byzantine chapels by lunch, and sit on a cliff at sunset looking at the rock where, depending on which version you prefer, Aphrodite either rose from sea foam or did not. It is also the only country in the European Union with a divided capital, a UN buffer zone running through its old town since 1974, and a passport-stamp crossing you can walk through on a regular Tuesday afternoon. For 2026, the practical case for Cyprus is straightforward. The Republic of Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 and the Eurozone i...