Ayia Napa

Ayia Napa  is a resort at the far eastern end of the south coast of the island of Cyprus, famous for its sandy beaches. In recent years, apart from being a family holiday destination, it has become a 'party capital' similar to Ibiza, Rimini and Mykonos.

Agia Napa attracts a large number of tourists and features a number of sandy beaches, on which water sports such as water-skiing, windsurfing, canoeing, scuba diving and speed boating are popular. The Cyprus Tourism Organization supervises the beaches and is responsible for protecting the interests of all tourists. All beaches in Agia Napa have been awarded with the EU blue flag for their level of cleanliness and facilities offered. The most popular of these beaches is Nissi beach, which is visited mainly by clubbers and young people at summer and gets very busy.

Agia Napa Monastery is the best known landmark of the Agia Napa area. It seems that in ancient times, the location where the monastery and the village exist today was covered with a thick forest, visited only by hunters from the neighboring villages.