Places near Protaras you should visit

Protaras, with its famous beaches, is a beautiful place to spend your summer holidays. But, if you want to explore what’s beyond the area, here are some nearby must-visit places.

1. Ayia Napa

Mostly tailored for younger tourists and visitors, Ayia Napa is an ideal place to visit if you want to lay your hair down and enjoy the freedom of the nightlife in this energy-filled city. Clustered around the town’s square are many of Ayia Napa’s 80 bars and 12 nightclubs, most bouncing ’til dawn seven days a week in summer. Ayia Napa is also famous worldwide for its blue flag beaches. Konnos Bay, Nissi Beach, Fig Tree Bay, and Makronisos Beach accept thousands of tourists every year from all over the world

2. Larnaka Finikoudes or Palm Trees Promenade

Larnaka Finikoudes is one of the most visited places in Cyprus all year round and especially during the summer. It is a 600-meter-long stretch that combines coast, entertainment and culture along its palm-tree-lined length.

The beach sand is fine and varying shades of brown and beige, and the seawaters are calm and shallow, flanked by the marina with its pier and fishing harbor on the one end, and a second pier and the Medieval Fort at the other.

Facilities on the beach include toilets, showers, changing rooms, sunbeds, umbrellas, dustbins, recycling bins and beach bars, whilst the strip is also lined with cafes, bars, restaurants, kiosks, hotels and entertainment establishments, as well as benches and abundant greenery. The town’s main shopping center runs parallel.

3. Choirokoitia

Nestled 6km away from Larnaka District, Choirokoitia is a Neolithic settlement that was built on the slopes of a hill – partly enclosed in a loop of the Maroni River. The entire village represents the Aceramic Neolithic of Cyprus at its peak. Essentially a token left behind for us to marvel at what is standing evidence of the first human inhabitation by farmers who came from the near East between the 7^th and 5^th centuries B.C. UNESCO recognizes the site as one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean.

4. Salt lakes in Larnaka

The second largest Salt Lake in Cyprus, and one of the most beautiful aspects of the city, the salt lake in Larnaca make up over 2,2 km² of land. Located southwest of Larnaka town and east of the villages of Meneou and Dromolaxia, the Salt Lake – known locally as ‘Alyki’ – is actually one of four lakes in Larnaka. Together, with Lake Orphani, Lake Soros and Airport Lake, the lakes collectively cover a total area of 1.761 hectares. A truly impressive place and one that boasts of beauty during both winter and summer. During winter the lake fills with water and becomes a safe haven for migrating birds such as flamingos, which stay between November and March. Wild ducks and other water or shore fowl find refuge here on their migratory journeys.

5. MS Zenobia Wreck

A must-visit dive site for any scuba diver visiting Cyprus. The MS Zenobia Shipwreck lies on her port side with 108 articulated lorries which can still be seen alongside the wreck. Not only is the wreck an amazing site to witness during your dive, but the marine life also became an integral part of the experience. From large Groupers to barracudas and tiny Damselfish. If you look closely you may even see the tiny Pink Flabellina nudibranchs that made Zenobia their home.

While exploring Protaras and the nearby areas, you can enjoy an all-inclusive accommodation at one of our Louis Hotels located here.