BeachesAyia Napa
Fine golden sand and shallow turquoise water, with Nissi Beach and Makronissos just west of the town.
- 45 km from Larnaca
- about 40 minutes
Travel guide
Explore Cyprus
A short guide to the places our customers drive to most, with distances and approximate driving times from Larnaca.
Beaches
3 placesBeaches
BeachesNissi Beach
Ayia Napa's most famous beach — white sand, shallow turquoise water and a small islet you can walk to.
- 50 km from Larnaca
- about 45 minutes
BeachesMackenzie Beach
Larnaca's own beach strip — calm water, cafes and planes gliding low overhead on approach to the airport.
- 5 km from Larnaca
- about 8 minutes
Historical & Archaeological Sites
6 places
Historical & Archaeological SitesNicosia Old Town
The walled capital inside its Venetian star-shaped ramparts, with museums, Ledra Street and old craft workshops.
- 50 km from Larnaca
- about 45 minutes
Historical & Archaeological SitesLimassol
A long seafront promenade and marina, the medieval castle, plus ancient Kourion and Kolossi a short drive west.
- 70 km from Larnaca
- about 50 minutes
Historical & Archaeological SitesAncient Kourion
A Greco-Roman city on a cliff west of Limassol, with a theatre and mosaic floors above the sea.
- 85 km from Larnaca
- about 1 hour
Historical & Archaeological SitesChoirokoitia Neolithic Settlement
A UNESCO World Heritage neolithic village from around 7000 BC, with reconstructed round stone houses.
- 32 km from Larnaca
- about 30 minutes
Historical & Archaeological SitesHala Sultan Tekke & Salt Lake
An eighteenth-century mosque among palm trees on the shore of Larnaca Salt Lake, where flamingos winter.
- 6 km from Larnaca
- about 10 minutes
Historical & Archaeological SitesKato Paphos Archaeological Park
UNESCO-listed Roman villas with extraordinary mosaic floors, beside the harbour and castle of Paphos.
- 145 km from Larnaca
- about 1 hour 40 minutes
Churches & Monasteries
4 places
Churches & MonasteriesChurch of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca
The ninth-century stone church in the heart of Larnaca, built over the tomb of Saint Lazarus.
- 2 km from Larnaca
- about 5 minutes
Churches & MonasteriesKykkos Monastery
The richest and most famous monastery in Cyprus, high in the Troodos mountains, covered in gold mosaics.
- 150 km from Larnaca
- about 2 hours 15 minutes
Churches & MonasteriesStavrovouni Monastery
One of the oldest monasteries in the world, on a 690 m peak with sweeping views over Larnaca bay.
- 40 km from Larnaca
- about 40 minutes
Churches & MonasteriesAyia Napa Monastery
A sixteenth-century Venetian monastery with a shaded courtyard and an ancient sycamore tree, in the middle of Ayia Napa.
- 45 km from Larnaca
- about 40 minutes
Mountains & Nature
2 places
Mountains & NatureCape Greco
A national forest park of white sea cliffs, sea caves and the famous natural bridge between Ayia Napa and Protaras.
- 55 km from Larnaca
- about 50 minutes
Mountains & NatureTroodos Mountains
Pine forest, mountain trails and cool air at up to 1,952 m on Mount Olympus, with UNESCO painted churches nearby.
- 110 km from Larnaca
- about 1 hour 40 minutes
Villages
1 place
VillagesOmodos
A cobbled wine village in the Troodos foothills, built around the Monastery of the Holy Cross.
- 95 km from Larnaca
- about 1 hour 20 minutes
Family Activities
2 places
Family ActivitiesProtaras
Fig Tree Bay and a string of calm, shallow bays that suit families, plus a lively seafront promenade.
- 55 km from Larnaca
- about 50 minutes
Family ActivitiesFinikoudes Promenade
Larnaca's palm-lined seafront — beach, cafes and the town's main promenade between the marina and the old fort.
- 3 km from Larnaca
- about 5 minutes
Adventure
1 place
AdventureBlue Lagoon, Akamas
Clear shallow water on the wild Akamas peninsula, reached by boat from Latchi or by a rough off-road track.
- 190 km from Larnaca
- about 2 hours 15 minutes
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