Product Description

"The Rough Guide to Cyprus" explores every corner of this Mediterranean paradise, from the fine, sandy beaches and wooded hillsides to the ancient churches and buzzing bars. The guide is fully up-dated taking in the island's entry into the EU with new colour sections offering a guide to Cyprus' hearty traditional cuisine and its rich artistic and religious architecture - breathtaking Ottoman mosques, Byzantine churches and gothic cathedrals. The full-colour introduction covers what not to miss and is illustrated with stunning photography showcasing Cyprus' dramatic natural beauty.There are dozens of reviews from the best restaurants, nightlife and hotels in Cyprus to the top shopping spots, entertainment and outdoor activities, as well as all the essential information you need for the trip of a lifetime. "The Rough Guide to Cyprus" is the essential guidebook to this divided island, covering both North and South with an insider's eye. Make the most of your time with "The Rough Guide to Cyprus".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151104 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

About the Author
Marc Dubin is author of The Rough Guide to Cyprus and co-author of The Rough Guide to Greece, The Greek Islands and Turkey

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
Used this while exploring Cyprus by car and it was very poor regarding opening times and costs especially outside of the main tourist towns. Spent most of a day going to little villages up in the mountains to look at frescos only to find that ALL 3 of the openingtimes/days in the guide were wrong and the churches in queston were closed. As were some of the tavernas and as it was the middle of nowhere there wasn't any other place to eat. Very frustrating. This is supposed to be up to date but clearly isn't. Was ok for restaurants in places like Paphos but you hardly need a guide book for that.

Know your destination
If you want to find out as much as possible before you travel and need a reference book when you are there this guide is essential reading and bang up to date

Doesn't sell Cyprus
After reading this, if hadn't booked flights already, wouldn't have gone. The author is billed as having made 'numerous visits' to Cyprus, but sounds as though it was under sufferance, as he had few if anything good to say about the island, and those positives he did point out were tempered almost immediately by negatives. Someone who truly loved the island would not have portrayed it as he did. Warts and all guides are fine, but this was just negative and depressing to read when planning a holiday.

Examples:
- Kyrenia, Cyprus's 'most attractive coastal town' is in the next breath 'a vast building site' away from the old town
- Pafos has a 'fairly pleasant provincial capital' but upper town is 'in danger of losing its separate identity, as ready-mix concrete lorries and their medium-rise offspring steadily fill in the spaces'
His focus on the negatives does nothing for the island. Can only hope when they update this guide, they get someone in the same vein as Lawrence Durrell, whose travel book Bitter Lemons of Cyprus comes across as being written by a man who loves the island.