Sport is big in Cyprus – with international facilities growing all the time for every possible kind of sport, and without bad weather to spoil it.

Inland, you can hike or cycle along endless nature trails in the Akamas Peninsula, the Troodos mountains, Pafos Forest and Cape Greco. There’s horse riding, tennis, and even bungee jumping. In winter you can snowboard or ski on the slopes of Mount Olympus in Troodos. And if it’s dry speed you’re after, there’s the Pafos Karting Centre with its 1.6km track, bridges, tunnels, and electronic timing.

The really adventurous can scuba dive to explore a shipwreck or a two thousand year old sunken city or paraglide 200 meters above the sea. And with five marinas now being built or extended, there are lots of other water sports like windsurfng, sailing, yachting, water skiing, and salt-water fishing. Yo u can even take a speedboat out for the day to explore some deserted coves.

Olympic athletes trained in Cyprus for the 2004 games, especially in Peyia stadium and Coral Bay. They’re still coming here to train, thanks to the glorious weather and facilities available to them.