Cyprus - resort Columbia Beach 5* from 1.212 €

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Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean. The third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, it is located south of Turkey; west of Syria and Lebanon; north of Egypt, Israel and southeast of Greece. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, and Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world. Cyprus was settled by Mycenaean Greeks in two waves in the 2nd millennium BC. As a strategic location in the Middle East, it was subsequently occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Persians, from whom the island was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. Subsequent rule by Ptolemaic Egypt, the Classical and Eastern Roman Empire, Arab caliphates for a short period, the French Lusignan dynasty and the Venetians, was followed by over three centuries of Ottoman rule between 1571 and 1878 (de jure until 1914). Cyprus was placed under the UK's administration based on the Cyprus Convention in 1878 and was formally annexed by the UK in 1914. While Turkish Cypriots made up 18% of the population, the partition of Cyprus and creation of a Turkish state in the north became a policy of Turkish Cypriot leaders and Turkey in the 1950s. Turkish leaders for a period advocated the annexation of Cyprus to Turkey as Cyprus was considered an "extension of Anatolia" by them; while, since the 19th century, the majority Greek Cypriot population and its Orthodox church had been pursuing union with Greece, which became a Greek national policy in the 1950s. Following nationalist violence in the 1950s, Cyprus was granted independence in 1960. The crisis of 1963–64 brought further intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, which displaced more than 25,000 Turkish Cypriots into enclaves and brought the end of Turkish Cypriot representation in the republic. On 15 July 1974, a coup d'état was staged by Greek Cypriot nationalists and elements of the Greek military junta in an attempt at enosis, the incorporation of Cyprus into Greece. This action precipitated the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 20 July, which led to the capture of the present-day territory of Northern Cyprus in the following month, after a ceasefire collapsed, and the displacement of over 150,000 Greek Cypriots and 50,000 Turkish Cypriots. A separate Turkish Cypriot state in the north was established by unilateral declaration in 1983; the move was widely condemned by the international community, with Turkey alone recognising the new state. These events and the resulting political situation are matters of a continuing dispute. The Republic of Cyprus has de jure sovereignty over the entire island, including its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone, with the exception of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, which remain under the UK's control according to the London and Zürich Agreements. However, the Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into two main parts: the area under the effective control of the Republic, located in the south and west and comprising about 59% of the island's area, and the north, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, covering about 36% of the island's area. Another nearly 4% of the island's area is covered by the UN buffer zone. The international community considers the northern part of the island to be territory of the Republic of Cyprus occupied by Turkish forces.[h] The occupation is viewed as illegal under international law and amounting to illegal occupation of EU territory since Cyprus became a member of the European Union. Cyprus is a major tourist destination in the Mediterranean. With an advanced, high-income economy and a very high Human Development Index, the Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. On 1 January 2008, the Republic of Cyprus joined the eurozone.

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Columbia Beach Resort 9.4 Superb

Pissouri - At 60.2 km from the centreBED AND BREAKFASTP.O.Box 54042, Pissouri Bay, Pissouri 4607 suite executive land view

Located right on Pissouri Bay Beach, Columbia Beach Resort is set within extensive landscaped gardens. It has 2 swimming pools, one of which is an 80 metre lagoon-style pool, 3 restaurants and 6 bars. All suites have stone floors, natural wood furnishings and shutters, and overhead ceiling fans to keep them cool. Each has a balcony with views of the gardens or the sea. Facilities include Nespresso coffee makers, Molton Brown toiletries, bathrobes and slippers. The on-site Apollo Tavern serves all-day à la carte local cuisine, including Cypriot meze. Bacchus Restaurant serves Italian gourmet and Cape Aspro offers al fresco dining with Asian inspired fare. On select nights all 3 restaurants are accompanied by resident musicians. The on-site Eros Cocktail Bar boasts superb views of the surrounding areas. There are also 1 beach bar, 2 pool bars, the Seven C's Bar and the Ouzeri. The Columbia Beach Resort’s Hébe Spa boasts 6 treatment rooms, a hot tub, plunge pool, and a gym. The aerobic room offers a regular schedule of fitness classes and yoga. The Den Kids Club and Cub Life Creche are available. Within 8.5 km, you can visit the famous Rock of Aphrodite. Paphos Airport is 25 km away, while at 35 km you can reach the seaside city of Limassol.

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