Nature
Cape Greco National Forest Park
Wind-carved sea caves, blue holes and a network of clifftop and coastal trails on the island’s south-east horn, with a tiny white chapel above the water.
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East Cyprus · Ayia Napa & Protaras
Nissi Beach
Beach · Ayia Napa
Powder-white sand and luminous shallow water with a little islet you can wade out to across a natural sandbar — the postcard beach of Ayia Napa, free to walk on year-round.
Plan your visit
Visiting Nissi Beach
Nissi Beach is Ayia Napa's iconic beach — powder-soft white sand and shallow turquoise water with a small islet you can wade out to across a sandbar. It's the heart of the resort's summer beach scene.
Getting there
Just west of Ayia Napa centre; signed and walkable from much of the resort.
Parking
Paid and free parking behind the beach (it fills fast in summer).
Best time to go
Summer for the full scene; arrive early for a sunbed and calm water before the music starts.
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Beach
Konnos Bay
A sheltered horseshoe of fine sand and glass-clear turquoise between two pine-topped headlands — the prettiest swim on the east coast, reached on foot from the cape.
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Beach
Fig Tree Bay
The icon of Protaras: powder sand, shallow warm water and a little islet you can swim out to, named for the lone fig tree that has stood here for centuries.
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