Famagusta District Travel Guide

Explore Famagusta Walled Famagusta carries layers: Othello Tower, Gothic churches and a haunting abandoned quarter, Varosha. Explore Ayia Napa Nissi Bay’s shallow beaches and Cape Greco cliffs explain Ayia Napa’s draw: daytime swimming, boat trips and a persistent party scene at night. Explore Protaras On Cyprus’s southeast coast, Protaras centers on sandy bays like Fig Tree Bay, diving off limestone coves and seaside tavernas serving grilled fish. Explore Salamis Near Famagusta, Salamis preserves Roman baths, a theatre and colonnaded streets from a once‑major Cypriot city. Explore Cape Greco Prominent headland at the eastern end of Cyprus’s parkland, favored for cliff-top hiking, sea caves and snorkeling; anglers, divers and day-trippers from Ayia Napa use its trails and sea-access points. Explore Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque In Famagusta’s old town, the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque occupies a 14th-century Gothic cathedral built for the Lusignan kings; visitors note its pointed arches, rose windows, and the building’s conversion into a mosque in the Ottoman era. Explore Kantara Castle Kantara Castle crowns a hill in Cyprus’s Karpas region, offering Crusader and Byzantine‑era ruins and sweeping views of the eastern coastline for walkers and history students. Explore Cape Apostolos Andreas Northeastern Cyprus headland known for the Apostolos Andreas Monastery; pilgrims and visitors come for rugged coastal views, quiet bays and the remote Karpasia peninsula’s roaming donkeys.