Larnaca

Those wishing to stay in luxury accommodation in Larnaca should be looking at the coastal road outside of the town centre. For a peaceful option with rooms overlooking the sea try the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (Larnaca-Dhekeleia Road). For mid range and budget options the town centre near Phinikoudes Beach is the most likely area to find a room, with Les Palmiers (Athens Street) a comfortable choice. Achilleos City Hotel (Dimosthenous Mitsi Street) offers spacious rooms for a reasonable price, while those on a budget could do much worse than the studio-style accommodation at Tuck Inn (95A Athens Avenue).

Head to Larnaca Promenade for delicate handmade lace, local leather products and chewy Cypriot loukoumia, a locally made sweet. Every Sunday there is an open-air market at Ermou Street from 10am to 1pm, which presents a great opportunity to have a scour for inexpensive local crafts. Larnaca can be great for bargains on designer goods compared to other places in Europe, with Italian leather available at Bagatt and jewellery at Joakim (both on Zenonos Kittieos Street). Elsewhere, Calzedonia (Ermou Street) sells well-priced beachwear.

Larnaca is a bastion of Mediterranean flavours and value-for-money dining, while feasting lavishly on classic Cypriot dishes shouldn't break the bank. For superb meze spreads try Koutsonikolias Tavern (2 Agiou Vassiliou Street), or for Levantine cuisine head to local favourite Abu Dany (3 Lordou Vyronos Street). Harbourside Dionyssos Fish Tavern (7 Agkyras Street) dishes up excellent seafood, or for a few drinks before or after dinner check out Art Café 1900 (6 Stasinou Street), complete with an extensive wine list and walls decked out with memorabilia.

Larnaca Festival of Classical Music

April

A series of concerts showcase opera, orchestra, brass bands and chamber music at the annual Larnaca Festival of Classical Music.

Cyprus Senior Cup

May

Check out the live action at the Cyprus Seniors Cup, an eight-day tournament that is part of the Tennis Europe circuit.

Larnaca Summer Festival

July

Larnaca's medieval fort is the backdrop to some of the Larnaca Summer Festival’s events as its courtyard plays host to many of the dance, music and theatre performances put on by local and international artists, along with poetry readings and film screenings.

Byzantine Days

July

This festival celebrates authentic Byzantine music with ecclesiastical choirs and musicians putting on the performances that are mostly staged in the Agios Lazaros Church.

Larnaca Amateurs Artistic Creation

November

The Larnaca Amateurs Artistic Creation Festival provides an excellent opportunity to check out the talents of local musicians, dancers and actors. A series of concerts, plays and events are put on at the Larnaca Municipal Theatre by Cyprus’ best performing artists, folk dance groups and musicians.