The Larnaca City Guides answer the questions every visitor ends up asking: where to sit down to a real meze instead of a frozen one on the promenade, when the flamingos are on the Salt Lake, which beaches are shallow enough for small children and where Cypriots actually spend their evenings. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place earns its spot, what to order or look at and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Larnaca City Guides
- 136 places
- 6 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Larnaca guides
Food guide
25 places
Charcoal souvlaki and sheftalia, Lebanese bakeries, meze tavernas and clay-oven kleftiko, fish by the old harbour, then coffee and hot loukoumades.
Things to do guide
20 places
A saint’s tomb, the seafront fort and the Phoenician city of Kition, flamingos on the Salt Lake, the Zenobia wreck, monasteries and a Neolithic village.
Family guide
22 places
Shallow sandy beaches, flamingos, a camel park with lemurs, a big water park, museums for rainy days and tavernas that are happy to see children.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Cocktail courtyards behind Finikoudes, a proper rock bar, meze nights with live bouzouki, Mackenzie beach bars under the flight path and late food.
Day trips guide
23 places
The best sand within an hour, the Cape Greco coast, the Kiti mosaic, Neolithic houses, lace villages and the divided capital, Nicosia.
Budget guide
22 places
Free churches and the flamingo lake, museums for €3 or less, cheap buses to the beach and souvlaki where the locals queue.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Militzis Restaurant
Piyale Pasha 42, south of the fort
A taverna that has fed Larnaca for decades, with its clay ovens standing right by the entrance. Order what comes out of them: lamb kleftiko soft enough to pull apart with a fork, or moussaka, at roughly €14 to €17 a plate. Skip the stew-heavy meat meze and choose from the menu. From the food guide.
Hala Sultan Tekke
Tekke Road, on the salt lake, 10 min by car
A domed Ottoman mosque in a ring of palm trees with the Salt Lake spread out in front. It was built around the tomb of Umm Haram, a relative of the Prophet, and counts among the holiest Muslim sites in the region. It costs nothing to go in. From the things to do guide.
Cavo Greco National Park
Cape Greco, south-east tip of the island
Limestone cliffs, sea arches and a little chapel on the headland between Ayia Napa and Protaras, with paths that make this the finest coastal walk on this side of Cyprus. Entry is free, there is parking and a drinks van at the viewpoint; give it two to three hours. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Larnaca
Day one: start early in the old town with the Church of Saint Lazarus and its crypt, the fort and the Djami Kebir mosque, then the ruins of Kition before they close. Eat souvlaki a few streets inland, swim at Finikoudes in the afternoon and finish with a brandy sour in the bars behind the promenade. Day two: drive round the Salt Lake to Hala Sultan Tekke, see the mosaic at Kiti, catch the sunset at Perivolia Lighthouse and eat a fish meze by the fishing harbour. For a rainy or slow day, pair the Pierides Museum and the Kyriazis Medical Museum with a long meze lunch at Famelia and a night of live Greek music at Mpoukia Kai Goulia.
Questions about the Larnaca guides
What do the Larnaca City Guides include?
Six guides with 136 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening times and one tip you can use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with nothing to install and no account to create.
Do the Larnaca guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and from then on it works offline, ticks and notes included. Only opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Larnaca guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Dutch, Greek and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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