There are three Unesco World Heritage sites on the island nation of Cyprus, and we have visited them all.
Well, not all of them exactly, because the painted churches of the Troodos region are a little hard to track down and seeing them all would take a few days, and probably a better road map to remote villages than we had.
Nevertheless, Cyprus is a fascinating place, and well worth a visit. The very epicenter of ancient Greek culture. For a classics geek like me, it's hard to beat.
The outstanding mosaics of Paphos are particularly interesting and are a complement to the temple ruins of Aphrodite in Kouklia, some of the oldest ruins of the ancient Greek world.
Here is a list of the Unesco World Heritage sites in Cyprus:
Cultural (3)
- Choirokoitia (1998)
- Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (1985,2001)<l/i>
- Paphos (1980)
We have visited hundreds of Unesco World Heritage sites throughout our travels. For an ongoing updated list of the sites we've been to, click here. This list is being updated as we go.
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We will be going to Cyprus in 2020 and can’t wait to add to our own World Heritage Sites list (not as many as yours!).
Hurray, Carol. Be sure to read the comments in the Painted Churches post. If you are serious about visiting these–and getting inside–some advance planning is needed.
One of Mr. (Dr.) Excitement’s mentees is Cypriot and invited us to visit there when she and her Cypriot husband were also there, so we had local guides. At the time, we described it as Greece lite. There are the benefits of enjoying Greek culture and history in a country that still sort of runs on British administration (except for that money laundering thing), where lots of people speak good English.
We didn’t even have time or preparedness to hop back and forth across the border–which is why I’d love to return. Good on ya!
Cyprus is definitely in our list and I’m not sure why it hasn’t happened yet but I think I have to go soon, thanks to your post ?
We really enjoyed it. Greek, yes, but English as well. Fascinating place.
I always make a point of visiting UNESCO sites where I travel. I enjoyed visiting these on Cyprus vicariously with you.
We do the same. Usually worth going out of your way to see.
Wow. I need to get Cyprus on my list. I travel so much in the UK and France, I end up neglecting the rest of Europe. Thanks for the wonderful photos – I’m convinced!
It’s honestly one of my favorite places we’ve been. I’d go back any time.
Cyprus totally fell under my radar, now I’m even more curious to get to this special place.
It really is unique and wonderful. We enjoyed it very much.