natural wonder
Larnaca Salt Lake
Seasonal salt lake beside Larnaca airport that hosts flamingos in winter, ringed by a road and the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Pýla
Larnaka, Cyprus · Europe
About Pýla
Pýla is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Voróklini, 16km from Larnaca Salt Lake.
Pýla is in Larnaka, Cyprus, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Voróklini, about 4 km away.
Pyla (Greek: Πύλα (IPA: [ˈpila]); Turkish: Pile) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Athienou, Troulloi and Deneia. Pyla is located in the eastern part of the island, adjacent to the British Sovereign Base AreaRead more
of Dhekelia. From a legal point of view, it is administered as all other areas controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus, but policed by UN peacekeepers.
The village is notable in the respect that it is the only settlement in Cyprus still inhabited by both its original Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot inhabitants. 850 of the inhabitants are Greek Cypriots and 487 are Turkish Cypriots. The village has three churches and one mosque.
Pyla-Kokkinokremos is an archaeological site dating to the Late Bronze Age.
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What is there to see near Pýla?
Within an hour or so of Pýla: Larnaca Salt Lake (16 km), Nissi Beach (25 km), Cape Greco National Forest Park (35 km), Lefkara (38 km).
Where is Pýla?
Pýla is in Larnaka, Cyprus, about 4 km from Voróklini.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,434
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Cyprus
- Region
- Larnaka
- Timezone
- Asia/Nicosia
- Coordinates
- 35.0047, 33.6891
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Worth the detour from Pýla
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Nissi Beach
Sandy bay with a shallow sandbar to a small islet at Ayia Napa, one of Cyprus's most visited beaches, with paid parking.
25 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Cape Greco National Forest Park
Rocky headland at Cyprus's southeast tip with sea caves, natural arches and a coastal road loop from Ayia Napa to Protaras.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Lefkara
A stone village on Troodos's southern slopes famed for lefkaritika lace: embroidery Leonardo da Vinci reputedly bought for Milan Cathedral in 1481, and filigree silverwork, still made in doorway workshops along its cobbled lanes.
38 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Choirokoitia
UNESCO-listed Neolithic settlement of circular stone dwellings on a hillside beside the A1 motorway, with reconstructed houses and parking.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Fikardou
A protected medieval village in the Troodos foothills, its 18th-century timber-and-mudbrick houses preserved intact after near-total abandonment: a handful of residents, a rural-life museum and a taverna remain.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Kyrenia Harbour & Castle
Picturesque horseshoe-shaped harbour overlooked by a Byzantine-era castle housing the world's oldest shipwreck.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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