Discovering Cyprus

I started this blog as a record of our move to Cyprus, here I will gather all the posts of our trips out and about discovering our new home.

Our Divided Village - Our new home

The Original Agia Napa - a taste of Agia Napa before it became a party town!

Varosha - A little bit of history

Deryneia checkpoint

Out and about
The Church on the hill - the Chapel of Prophet Eilas in Protaras, they have amazing trees!
Famagusta Gulf View Point (Kapparis Mini Zoo) - now closed
Derynia Folkloric Museum - a little bit of traditional Cyprus here in my village
Agia Napa Harbour

Celebrations
Tsiknopempti and Carnival
Carnival season & Green Monday
Epiphany Celebrations in Agia Napa
Ochi Day - Bank holiday origins - our celebrations and a bit of history 'Our Ochi Day'
Famagusta Orange Festival
Green Monday
The Three Saints of Education

Things for kids and family fun....
Cyherbia Herb Gardens, and Cyprus' only elevated hedge maze
Little Kickers football classes
Kids Fun Day @Garden Plus Deryneia
Cyprus Land Medieval Themed Park
Paphos Zoo
Waterworld Waterpark, Agia Napa
Thalssa Museum, Agia Napa
Parko Palitso, Agia Napa Luna Park

Beaches
My tourist day at Nissi Beach
Sirena Bay
Landa Bay - Agia Napa
Winter fun at Fig Tree Bay
Konnos Beach - my favourite!

In 2014 I started a website for to support families in the local area,

called the Famagusta Parents Network.

In 2016 we re-launched and became the FPN - Famagusta Public Network, a website dedicated to Eastern Cyprus, with local events, information and the largest online directory dedicated to the region.

We have information on living in Cyprus, and visiting the east coast resorts with pages dedicated to Holidays and Weddings in Cyprus, and a business directory with over 2000 listings all serving the Famagusta (Ammochostos ) area.

You can also find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/fpnnow

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