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Discover a country where East meets West, fashionable spas sit side-by-side with village kafeneia and heavenly beaches are backed by rugged mountains. While the coast calls to sunseekers and clubbers, inland is a haven of traditional villages, medieval castles and impressive ancient sites. Read Cyprus introduction

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Modern 6-story Beachfront Hotel situated amid landscaped gardens.
On July 15, 1974, the Cypriot national guard, which had close ties with the Greek government, ousted president Archbishop Makarios from office -- because of his reluctance to unite the island with Greece -- and installed newspaper publisher, Nikos Sampson, as president.
The Mediterranean island of Cyprus was once a center for the cult of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Wooded and mountainous, with a 648-km (403-mi) coastline, Cyprus lies just off the southern coast of Turkey. The climate is ideal: summers are hot and dry, springs gentle. Winter snow in the Troodos …
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