Vouppa Beach, Limassol

This is a 200 meters long, sandy beach, which is found, like the adjacent Loures beach, in the east side of the Ayios Tychonas coast. It has two 100 m long vertical wave breakers on its two ends, which are largely responsible for the extensive sand quantities deposited here. The beach has a considerable capacity for visitors, as the sand extends inwards at least for 30 meters in the greatest part of the beach. The beach has been awarded the Blue flag eco-label (www.blueflag.org) and has handicap facilities.

LARNACA BEACHES

Castella Beach

Larnaca Bay

Mackenzie Beach

Phinikoudes Beach

Pyla Beach and Voroklini Beach (Dekelia)

Kourion Beach, Limassol

About 18 - 20 kms west of Lemesos (Limassol) is the beautiful beach of Kourion. The backdrop is truly stunning - cliffs and the amazing Greco-Roman Amphitheatre of Kourion. The sea around here can at times be a bit wild so take care. It's great for sailing and handgliding and the sandy beach is perfect for relaxing or having fun on. If you're coming by bus take the No 91 from Limassol.

Due to it's popularity, it can tend to be overcrowded, so be warned !!!

Dasoudi Beach, Limassol

Dasoudi Beach is the main municipal beach and west of the new harbour is Lady's Mile Beach, which has good facilities, but can be marred by the sound of RAF jets from the nearby base.

One of the more popular beaches for serious water activities is Dasoudi Beach. Not quite as crowded as some of the other beaches, this is the place for windsurfing, para sailing, water skiing and any other active water sport you can think of. The beach also has a complete set of facilities for visitors such as sun loungers and other equipment for rent, and a couple of beachside cafés.

Santa Barbara, Limassol

There is a small church with the same name on the north side of the road, at the western side of the beach, where the trail (wooden bridge part) continues. The beach is beautifully sandy beach is found in a relatively undeveloped part of the coast (except for a few luxury hotels).

Santa Barbara Beach is a sandy beach with rocks located in Agios Tychonas. Water sports and accommodation facilities are available nearby while lifeguards are on duty with lifesaving equipment from 10:00 to 17:00 hours during the bathing season. The beach is easily accessible by bus, car and motorbike.

The ancient city of Amathus is next to the beach and makes an interesting visit.

Castella Beach, Limassol

The beach is found in the western part of the Ayios Tychonas coast, and the next public organized beach in the west (more than 2 km away) is Dasoudi beach.

Castella beach has been awarded the Blue flag eco-label (www.blueflag.org) and has handicap facilities. There are also luxury hotels nearby, as well as smaller establishments to refresh in. Castella beach is an ideal sandy resort to soak up the sun and perhaps rent some water fun equipment to find further fun with. You can get to the beach by bus, car, or motorbike.

Lifeguards and lifesaving equipment are available on the beach during the bathing season between 10.00 to 17.00 hours.

Armonia Beach, Limassol

Armonia Beach, almost 600 m long and delightfully sandy. It can be found in between Onisilos beach in the west, and Aphrodite beach in the east.

The eastern part (almost 200 meters long) of the beach is the most organized, and has more sand, which extends inland on an average for 20 meters, thus giving this part of the beach a bigger capacity for sunbathers. The beach has long wave breakers parallel to it and a number of hotels nearby. You can get to the beach by bus, car, motorbike.

Lifeguards and lifesaving equipment are available on the beach during bathing season between 10.00 to 17.00 hours.

Aoratoi Beach, Limassol

Aoratoi Beach can be found at the most eastern end of Limassol's beaches, in a relatively secluded and tourist free part of the coast, not as developed as other parts as yet. The beach is about 1 km long and mostly sandy. On the east side there is fence and after that the Moni power generating plant whereas on the west, it ends at a marina, a more attractive option for sure.

It has been awarded the Blue flag eco-label (www.blueflag.org) and has handicap facilities. You can get to the beach by bus, car, motorbike.

Lifegards and lifesaving equipment are available on the beach during the bathing season between 10.00 to 17.00 hours.

Akti Olimpion Beach, Limassol

This is a 2 km long sandy beach on the east of the sea front promenade of Limassol. Officially there are 2 beaches, Akti Olympion, and Akti Olympion B, both of which have been awarded the Blue flag eco-label and have handicap facilities.

Akti Olympion is a 2 kilometres long, 40 metres wide sandy beach with moderate waves. It has pedestrian footpaths, bicycle lanes and ample parking. The sand is dark grey. The beach is accessible by car, motorcycle, bicycle and bus and on foot. Lifeguards are on duty with life saving equipment every day during the bathing season from 09:00 to 17:00 hours. Wave breakers exist along the 2 km long of the coast. The beach is surrounding with hotels, tavernas and pubs.

LIMASSOL BEACHES

Akti Olimpion Beach

Aoratoi Beach

Aphrodite Beach

Armonia Beach

Castella Beach

Curium Beach

Dasoudi Beach

Governor’s Beach

Kourion Beach

Ladies Mile

Pissouri Beach

Santa Barbara

Vouppa

Pissouri Beach, Limassol, Cyprus

This Cyprus beach is located in the beautiful village of Pissouri. Its waters are clean, warm and safe to swim in with a beautiful sandy, shingle beach. During the summer there are a number of water sports facilities and there is also a small diving school for anyone who would like to learn scuba diving. Rarely overcrowded, except for Sundays when the locals have the time to go to the beach. There are also many Cyprus taverns along the beach which offer delicious Cypriot delicacies. It is not an overdeveloped resort, as similar areas on Cyprus have become during the same two decades, but like Pissouri village, it has retained a Cypriot atmosphere.

Pissouri is about a 30 minute drive away from either Paphos (Pafos) or Limassol (Lemesos) for those who want to see more urban life than Pissouri can offer.

Curium Beach, Limassol

One of the most appealing beaches on the island, Curium is a beach of unspeakable beauty. The sea is rough and wild, whereas the beaches are gentle to have fun on. The ancient Roman Curium Amphitheatre, which has been rebuilt, is directly above the Curium beach, and you may see hand-gliders riding above the Curium cliffs.

This is a very popular beach and has facilities like chairs and cafes etc, easily the best facilitated beach to visit in Limassol. The beach is also a popular sailing spot but can get overcrowded with swimmers.

Voroklini and Pyla Beaches, Larnaca, Cyprus

The coast of Dekelia bay in the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, is divided in two main parts, Pyla beach and Voroklini beach. There is no clear “border between the two.

Voroklini beach begins at the Eucaliptus forest (known as “Dasoudi” ie “little forest” in the east) and goes up to the first fence of the oil refinery in the west. Voroklini beach is about 3 km long, and can be roughly divided into 2 parts. The developed (almost 2 km long) east part, with luxury hotels and many amenities and the less developed west part.

Yanethes beach (which is part of Voroklini beach) has been awarded the Blue flag eco-label (www.blueflag.org) and has handicap facilities. The west part has almost entirely pebble on its surface, whereas the east part has many wavebreakers and a mixture of pebble and sand.

Castella Beach, Larnaca, Cyprus

The beach takes its name from the Larnaca castle (which is almost 1.5 km to the east). It is a 400 m sandy beach right on the west of a fishing shelter. Usually in summer after midday the wind is blowing from the south, and there are (small) waves in the bay. The beach has been awarded the Blue flag eco-label (www.blueflag.org). There are many fish taverns in the vicinity.

Larnaca Bay, Cyprus Beaches

Larnaca Bay itself is one of the CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) beach in the middle of Larnaca on the Dhekelia road. There is a restaurant, showers and changing rooms, children's playground, volleyball, umbrellas and all the paraphernalia one would expect from a professional beach.

There is a bus, usually hourly until about 5pm which runs along the Dhekelia road. A nice beach for kids with a couple of interesting rock pools.

Mackenzie Beach, Cyprus Beaches

Whilst there is a lovely promenade near the marina, with a very pleasant sandy beach all along the front. Most tourists don’t ever get beyond this beach. If you keep driving along the same coast road (which at some points looks so close to the sea, you might fall in), you move closer and closer to the airport. Just before the airport is Mackenzie Beach. It is signposted off the main road and there is a large municipal car park.

The area behind and lining the beach is back to back with good local restaurants, including lots of good fish taverns. You will find grilled chicken, traditional meze, kebabs, fresh fish served by the kilo – it’s all here. The beach itself has hundreds of sun beds and umbrellas and the surface is really good sand-castle sand, so perfect for the children. Many of the beaches in Cyprus are rocky and pebbly, so this is a real gem.

The sea is shallow here too, so you can walk out for at least fifty metres and it is only waist deep and sandy underfoot, so again, perfect for the children.

You will see lots of the locals ‘power walking’ up and down the beach too as it is very long. This is good fun for the people watchers amongst you.

Sadly the beach is right in the approach path to the airport, so if you are an aircraft spotter then you’ll have a great day out, but if you are not, the novelty of seeing planes coming only a few hundred feet over your head every few minutes does wear thin, pretty quickly. The noise, the smell of aircraft engines and the smell of burning tyres when they land is just not good.

Phinikoudes Beach, Larnaca, Cyprus

Phinikoudes is the most famous beach in Larnaca, Cyprus. Phinikoudes means small palm trees (now grown into very big palm trees) that were planted in 1922.

Phinikoudes beach is in the centre of Larnaca and is lined with cafes, restaurants and bars where you can sit and enjoy the sun. The beach is sandy and the waters are shallow so perfect for children.

There's lots to do for all the family at Phinikoudes Beach. If you get bored there is a small fun park for young children, arcades and watersports for the more adventurous. Sunbeds and umbrellas are also available. As busy as Phinikoudes beach sounds, it is still relatively laid back.

There is also a marina to the north of beach with various sea boat tours available and also diving.