Bogaz is a beautiful coastline village on the southern edge of the Karpas peninsula, with a dozen fish and local cuisine restaurants ranged around its harbour, often with live music for those romantic evenings. It has pleasant, relatively unpopulated sandy beaches. There are two large hotels in the area which facilitate more restaurants, nightlife and water sports such as water skiing and scuba-diving. Bogaz is well situated as a base to explore the region, only a few km north of Iskele and about 25 km north of Famagusta and on the edge of Karpas.

Karpas peninsula is the eastern most part of the island, where the land tapers into a thin strip. This area is rich in subterranean water reservoirs and thus crops such as tobacco are grown in abundance. Forty minutes drive on the way to the peninsula, if you go slightly of the beaten track you are sure to find your very own beach for the day. The beaches in this area have been voted in the top five in the Mediterranean according to the Times newspaper.

Famagusta was once a quiet fishing village but soon became an important and wealthy port. If you travel just eight km north you reach the site of the spectacular ruins of Salamis which is on the top of most visitors places to see list.

The climate of Cyprus has been categorised as "extreme Mediterranean".

The summers are hot and rain is quite rare. The complex's swimming pools and the beachfront location will be very welcome. The winters are cool and can be somewhat damp. In March to June you can enjoy temperatures around those of a good English summer, with only a little rain. This is the time of year when the island comes alive in a blaze of spring flowers.

For the real sun worshipers July and August cannot be beaten. The winters are cool and offer a great chance to escape the wonderful UK winter. September to October is another time of very pleasant temperatures. Below we have developed two useful tables, showing monthly averages for sunshine and rainfall in Cyprus.

Table 1: Monthly Average Daytime Temperature in Degrees Centigrade (top figures)
and Hours of Sunshine Per Day (sun icon)

Table 2: Monthly Average Rainfall in Millimetres (top figures)
and Average Number of Days With Rain (raindrop icon)