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Nissi Beach is a popular beach in the resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. The beach stretches for 500 metres and the water is clean enough for the beach to have been awarded the blue flag designation. [1] The beach, which runs the length of its own cove, takes its name from the small islet of Nissi (Greek: Νησί) located close to the coast. The ...
The beach is about 40 km west of Larnaca and 30 km east of Limassol and well beyond the city tourist strip, but it is still popular enough to get a daily bus service. The beach lies down some steps well off the main Nicosia/Limasol highway at the bottom of white cliffs, which are in sharp contrast to the dark sand below that gets very hot in high summer.
Golden Beach, also known as 'Pashi-Amos' (Fat Sand beach), or Nangomi: a large beach that is known as one of the finest in Cyprus and very little presence of human construction, near Rizokarpaso, in the Karpass National Park; Kaplıca Beach: in Davlos, nesting grounds for sea turtles [4] Rizokarpaso Public Beach: next to the Ayios Philon Church [5]
In 2017, Makronissos Beach was chosen by Travel Weekly as the third best beach for Cyprus and Greece. [45] In 2018, it was announced that Nissi Beach ranked third in the list of the most popular beaches on Instagram. [46] [47] A CNN feature ranked Nissi Beach as the best beach to visit for the month of July 2018. [48]
The beach area is separated into two sections by a small hill, Adatepe, and by a large light colored sand dune without vegetation. [3] The Golden Beach is, along with other sand beaches in Karpaz, an important nesting area for sea turtles. Camping on the beach and the surrounding protection areas is strictly forbidden.
Coral Bay beach carries an EU Blue Flag certification which means that it adheres to all standards, rules and regulations required by the relevant committee of the European Union. The broader area of Coral Bay encloses another beach called Potima Bay. It is situated about 1.5 km / 1 mile away bordering the boundaries of Kissonerga village.
It is the easternmost point of both the Republic of Cyprus and the European Union. According to local legend, [citation needed] it is also the home of the 'Ayia Napa sea monster'. The cape was known as Cape Pedalion (Greek: Πηδάλιον) in antiquity. [1] According to Strabo the trapezoidal hill lying above it was sacred to Aphrodite. [2]
Fig Tree Bay is a beach in Protaras, Cyprus. It was named Europe's third best beach by TripAdvisor in 2011, [1] though it had dropped to 13th place by 2013. [2] Overview