Interesting facts about Cyprus

The clear sea, developed infrastructure and without exaggeration a huge number of attractions makes Cyprus very popular with tourists. And the mild climate and comparatively low prices make it attractive and from the point of view of acquiring real estate - in addition to Greeks and Turks, there are Englishmen (about 18 thousand), Russians (more than 40 thousand) and Armenians (about 4 thousand people). We offer to learn more interesting facts about Cyprus.

The most interesting things about Cyprus

1. About 2% of the territory of the island is occupied by British military bases, and it is their property. The rest of the territory officially belongs to the Republic of Cyprus, but in fact there is another state that is not recognized by anyone other than Turkey - the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
2. The capital of the Republic of Cyprus is Nicosia , and the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ... is also Nicosia: the partition line passes just through the capital.
3. It is on this island that the southernmost point of the EU is located.
4. "Mediterranean climate" is a mild winter, hot and dry enough summer and a lot of sunny days, but in Cyprus there are more sunny days per year than in any other place in this region; In addition, the climate here is considered one of the healthiest on Earth.
5. In Cyprus, very clean beaches - 45 of them are holders of the Blue Flag; while all the beaches are municipal, that is absolutely free.
6. While the temperature in the coldest month - January - rarely falls below + 15 ° C (usually at + 17 ° ... + 19 ° C), Cypriots wear warm clothes and shoes in winter.
7. Thermal love of Cypriots leads to the fact that for them, the "swimming season" lasts only from July to September, while tourists begin the swimming season in April (usually the water temperature already reaches and even exceeds + 21 ° C), and ends in November (in this case month average temperature of water + 22 ° C); at the end of July, August and early September, the water can warm up to +40 ° C, but local residents consider this temperature to be very comfortable.
8. In Cyprus there is a ski resort - in Troodos , this is the southernmost ski resort of the EU.
9. Some of the population of Cyprus speaks Russian - these are the so-called "Pontic", ethnic Greeks - immigrants from the countries of the former USSR; they differ in the manner in which they behave in society and in the way they dress (like shiny shoes, black clothes, sports clothes), for which they are ridiculed by the Cypriots.
10. "The second turn to the right, and continue straight until the morning" - this phrase from "Peter Pen" is quite applicable to Cyprus: the streets here, of course, have names, and at home - numbers, but they are almost not used, and the address is called roughly so: "The third turn to the right after the square, two blocks ahead, there will be a cafe, and the third house after it - the one that you need."
11. One of the "national traditions" is tasty and abundant to eat; at least once a week they visit their favorite tavern; the traditional cuisine of Cyprus - meat and seafood dishes, but alcohol practically does not drink here.
12. Here in many places you can see a lot of cats, and dogs are much less common.
13. Due to the fact that rich people often "fuse" their wives and children here, Cyprus is often called the "island of single mothers".
14. In public transport , including in a taxi, it is not customary to give change - regardless of the denomination of the bill, which you paid for the fare.