The People

The people of Cyprus are traditionally warm and welcoming and consider a visit to their island as a compliment - one they repay with qenuine hospitaliy, summed up in the Greek word Philoxenia: Friendship towards the guest. Their native tongue is Greek, but English is readily spoken in all the shops, restaurants and hotels - in fact just about everywhere. In a world of ever-increasing violence, Cyprus has a remarkably low crime rate, and from just one visit to the Island the visitor can understand why.

The pace is leisurely, the people kind and helpful, always ready with a smile. The Cypriots are hard workers too - resilient people who have withstood and accommodated the succession of invaders throughout their long history.