We went to Larnaka to visit friends who live there. We have been to several other resports in Cyprus and I found Larnaka the least touristy place. In many ways it is a normal town which just happens to be by the sea. It has a financial and industrial area and is really quite built up rather than being picturesque at all. Most of the Brits there have their own apartments or live there rather than being on holiday there for just a week or so. What it does have though are some very good value and good quality restaurants which are geared up for serving locals rather than holiday makers. I think because of this you can avoid the tourist mark ups and ...  Read the complete review

The winter this year was long and cold so we decided to spend the free week we have around Carnival (this year Ash Wednesday was on 1st March) somewhere warm, after consulting the international weather forecast we opted for Cyprus. We chose the town of Larnaka in the middle of the south coast, 16 km east of the airport, we found a nice hotel on the beach 6 km east of the town centre. From its position we concluded Larnaka would be a good starting point for tours should we feel like going places. When we were approaching Cyprus by plane the pilot told us that there was low visibility due to a dust storm from the Sahara, Larnaka airport was open, yet the one in ...  Read the complete review

We moved to Larnaka in Cyprus nearly eight years ago. As a place to live for a family, it has many advantages: a low crime rate, general safety for children, relatively low cost of living, and friendly people, nearly all of whom have excellent English. Inevitably we've had several visitors from the UK, but as as general holiday resort Larnaka is less well-known than Paphos or Ayia Napa, despite containing the main airport on the island. There is quite an influx of holidaymakers here from Easter until the end of September, but in the winter months there are very few. LOCATION It's set in a bay at the South East of the island. It's ...  Read the complete review