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Moving
Ultimate Guide to Moving to Cyprus: Cities, Housing & Tips
Moving to Cyprus starts with choosing a city: Nicosia (the capital), Limassol (modern, with beaches and nightlife), Paphos (quieter,…
Living · Limassol
Why Expats Love Living in Limassol: A Mediterranean Dream
Limassol is Cyprus's second-largest city, a coastal hub of about 240,000 people (2021) between Larnaca and Paphos airports. It combines…
Visas & legal
How to Navigate Visa and Immigration for Expats in Cyprus
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens do not need a visa to live in Cyprus but must register for a residence certificate, the Yellow Slip, if they…
Moving
Essential Checklist for Moving to Cyprus: What You Need to Know
Moving to Cyprus takes planning across visas, tax, housing, banking, health cover, work, schools and driving. This checklist walks through…
Visas & legal
Cyprus Residency Permits: Everything You Need to Know in 2025
Anyone staying in Cyprus for more than 90 days needs a residency permit. EU/EEA citizens register for the Yellow Slip, non-EU citizens…
Housing & areas
Housing in Cyprus: Expert Tips for Renting or Buying a Home
Expatify's housing hub offers expert advice, local insights and practical tips to help you rent or buy a home in Cyprus. It covers the…
Health
GESY in Cyprus: A Complete Guide to the Cyprus Healthcare System
GESY (also called GHS) is the General Healthcare System of Cyprus, a universal system launched in 2019 to give everyone legally living in…
Visas & legal
How to Pay Road Tax in Cyprus: A Step-by-Step Guide
Road tax in Cyprus is an annual charge on every registered vehicle, and it can be paid online through the Ministry of Transport portal or…
Money & tax
Understanding Non-Dom Status and Taxes in Cyprus: A Smart Guide for New Residents
Non-dom status in Cyprus is a tax arrangement for new residents that can provide tax relief for up to 17 years, including exemption from…
Living
The Expat's Guide to Build a Social Network in Cyprus
Expats in Cyprus can build a social network by attending expat events, taking up hobbies, visiting local cafés and restaurants and…
Hiking & outdoors
The Ultimate Guide to Hiking Routes in Cyprus
Cyprus has 52 marked walking paths that pass through pine forests, Mediterranean scrub and historic sites. The island has 1,908 plant…
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Where to live in Cyprus
Not sure? Try the area finderLimassol district
Cyprus's second-largest city and its busiest business hub, on the south coast.
Best for: Professionals, families and anyone who wants an international city by the sea
Living in Limassol
Agios Athanasios
Agios Athanasios is a hillside neighbourhood just north of Limassol that feels like a village…
Agios Tychonas
Agios Tychonas lies east of Limassol, where a coastline of upmarket hotels and beaches meets…
Erimi
Erimi and neighbouring Kolossi are villages west of Limassol, surrounded by vineyards, citrus…
Germasogeia
Germasogeia is an eastern suburb of Limassol that runs from a busy beachfront tourist strip,…
Limassol Marina
Limassol Marina is a waterfront neighbourhood between the old port and the city centre, with…
Mesa Geitonia
Mesa Geitonia is a compact, densely built residential area about 2 km north of central…
Neapolis
Neapolis is a Limassol neighbourhood east of the Old Town that combines beach access with…
Old Town
Limassol Old Town is a walkable, lived-in neighbourhood between the city's commercial centre…
Parekklisia
Parekklisia is a village in the hills east of Limassol, just inland from Agios Tychonas and a…
Pissouri
Pissouri is a hillside village near the sea, about halfway between Limassol and Paphos and…
Platres
Platres is a historic hill resort at around 1,100–1,200 metres in the Troodos Mountains, in…
Pyrgos
Pyrgos is an agricultural village about 13 km east of Limassol, stretching from the foothills…
Saripolou Square
Saripolou Square is a small, creative district in the centre of Limassol Old Town, with…
Ypsonas
Ypsonas is a large, growing suburb about 7 km west of Limassol, with an old village core, new…
Zakaki
Zakaki is a western suburb of Limassol between the town centre, the port and the Akrotiri…
Paphos district
A relaxed coastal town in the west, rich in history and close to nature.
Best for: Families, retirees, remote workers and nature lovers
Living in Paphos
Chloraka
Chloraka is a quiet coastal village about 5 km northwest of Paphos city centre, offering sea…
Emba
Emba (also spelled Empa) is one of the largest villages in the Paphos district, sitting on…
Kathikas
Kathikas is a traditional wine village on the Laona plateau, about 23 km north of Paphos and…
Kato Paphos
Kato Paphos is the harbour district of Paphos on Cyprus's southwestern coast, combining…
Kissonerga
Kissonerga is a village between Paphos and Coral Bay, about 10-12 minutes' drive northwest of…
Konia
Konia is a fast-growing hillside suburb about 3 km east of Paphos, between Anavargos and…
Latchi & Neo Chorio
Latchi is a small fishing harbour on Chrysochou Bay, a few minutes west of Polis, while Neo…
Mesogi
Mesogi is a working village about 5 km north of Paphos, on the main road towards Polis. It is…
Pegeia
Pegeia is a hilltop village above Coral Bay in south-west Cyprus, about 14 km from central…
Polis
Polis (Polis Chrysochous) is a quiet coastal village in northwest Cyprus, near the Akamas…
Tala
Tala is a large hillside village about 8 km north of Paphos, known for its sea views, a busy…
Tremithousa
Tremithousa is a small hillside village just north of Paphos, between Emba, Tala and Mesogi.…
Universal & Tombs of the Kings
Universal and the Tombs of the Kings area form a built-up coastal neighbourhood just north of…
Yeroskipou
Yeroskipou is a traditional coastal village on Cyprus's south-west coast, 3.5 km from Paphos…
Nicosia district
The capital: government, universities and café culture, inland.
Best for: Professionals, students and families who want city services and schools
Living in Nicosia
Agioi Omologites
Agioi Omologites is a central Nicosia district just west of the old city walls, about a…
Aglantzia
Aglantzia is a neighbourhood on the eastern edge of Nicosia that combines convenience, calm…
Akropolis
Akropolis (also spelled Acropolis) is an established residential neighbourhood in the…
Dali
Dali is a fast-growing town about 20 km south of central Nicosia, built around the site of…
Egkomi
Egkomi is a leafy suburb just west of central Nicosia, about 5 km and roughly 10 minutes from…
Geri
Geri (also spelled Yeri) is a quiet residential suburb about 10 km south-east of central…
Kaimakli
Kaimakli is a historic neighbourhood just north-east of Nicosia's walled old town, part of…
Lakatamia
Lakatamia is a large residential suburb on the south-western side of Nicosia, grown from two…
Latsia
Latsia is a suburb just southeast of Nicosia, 7 km from the city centre and 10 to 15 minutes…
Lykavitos
Lykavitos is a calm, central residential district just south of Nicosia's Old Town, about a…
Makedonitissa
Makedonitissa is a residential neighbourhood on the western side of Nicosia, in the former…
Nicosia Old Town
Nicosia Old Town is the historic heart of the capital, enclosed by 16th-century Venetian…
Strovolos
Strovolos is a large municipality southwest of central Nicosia that balances city convenience…
Tseri
Tseri is a growing suburb on the southern edge of Nicosia, next to Lakatamia, that has kept…
Larnaca district
A laid-back seafront town next to the island's main airport.
Best for: Frequent flyers, families and those who want a calmer seaside town
Living in Larnaca
Anglisides
Anglisides is a hilltop village about 20 km from Larnaca city, known for a slow pace, local…
Aradippou
Aradippou is a small residential neighbourhood just northwest of central Larnaca, with a…
Chrysopolitissa
Chrysopolitissa is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Larnaca, just north of the centre and…
Dromolaxia & Meneou
Dromolaxia and Meneou sit beside Larnaca Airport and the Salt Lake, just south-west of…
Kamares & Drosia
Kamares and Drosia are neighbouring residential areas on the raised ground west of Larnaca…
Larnaca City Centre & Finikoudes
Larnaca city centre runs back from the palm-lined Finikoudes promenade and its Blue Flag town…
Lefkara
Lefkara is a historic hill village in the foothills of the Troodos mountains, in the west of…
Livadia
Livadia is a quiet coastal village just northeast of Larnaca, appealing to expats, families…
Mackenzie
Mackenzie is Larnaca's beach-bar strip, a coastal neighbourhood between the town centre and…
Oroklini
Oroklini (also spelled Voroklini) is a village in Larnaca District, about 10 minutes from…
Pervolia
Pervolia is a relaxed coastal village roughly 16 km south of Larnaca, between the airport and…
Pyla
Pyla is a village in the UN buffer zone east of Larnaca, the only place in Cyprus where Greek…
Tersefanou
Tersefanou is a small inland village just north-west of Kiti, south-west of Larnaca town. It…
Xylofagou
Xylofagou is a large farming village in the east of Larnaca district, between Larnaca and…
Famagusta district
Ayia Napa, Protaras and the red-soil villages: Cyprus's best beaches on the south-east tip.
Best for: Beach lovers, retirees, families who want a relaxed coastal pace, and remote workers who don't need a daily city commute
Living in Famagusta
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa is a resort town on the south-east tip of Cyprus, in the free Famagusta district,…
Deryneia
Deryneia is a small farming town next to Paralimni, in the free Famagusta district, close to…
Frenaros
Frenaros is a small farming village in the free Famagusta district, a short drive west of…
Kapparis
Kapparis is a coastal residential area on the east coast, between Paralimni and the Protaras…
Liopetri
Liopetri is a large farming village in the free Famagusta district, west of Ayia Napa, with…
Paralimni
Paralimni is the main town of the free Famagusta district, a few minutes inland from Protaras…
Protaras
Protaras is a coastal resort on the east coast of Cyprus, part of the Paralimni-Deryneia…
Sotira
Sotira is a farming village in the free Famagusta district, a short drive inland from Ayia…
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Food & drink
Halloumi and Feta: Discover Cyprus Local Food and Authentic Things to Do in Cyprus
Halloumi is a semi-hard, salty Cypriot cheese that does not melt, which makes it ideal for grilling, while feta is softer, crumblier and…
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Health
GESY in Cyprus: A Complete Guide to the Cyprus Healthcare System
GESY (also called GHS) is the General Healthcare System of Cyprus, a universal system launched in 2019 to give everyone legally living in…
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Food & drink
Food in Cyprus: A Deep Dive into the Island's Culinary Delights
Food in Cyprus is shaped by Greek, Ottoman, Venetian and British influences and built on olive oil, halloumi, lemon, fresh herbs, pulses…
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