Larnaca District · Cyprus
Where to stay in Larnaca
Larnaca is a city in Larnaca District, Cyprus, home to about 59,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Larnaca, with about 65 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- March to May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- LCA5 km · Larnaca International Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Asia/Famagusta
- Language
- Modern Greek, Turkish
About
About Larnaca
Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District. With a district population of 155,000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosia and Limassol.
Larnaca has a reasonable claim to being the oldest city in Cyprus, with evidence of habitation up to 6,000 years ago. Major landmarks are the Church of St. Lazarus, and the Hala Sultan Tekke. Modern Larnaca, like other Cypriot coastal towns, is divided into an older city centre and a wide sprawl of hotels and restaurants along the beach.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Larnaca
See
- The Church of St. Lazarus
- Larnaca Salt Lake
- Hala Sultan Tekke
- Faneromeni Church
- Archaeological Museum of the Larnaka District
Do
- @lpha Divers
- Dive-In Cyprus
- Aquadream Scuba Diving Academy
- Windsurf City
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Larnaca
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Leonardo Boutique Hotel Larnaca hotel | 65 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Larnaca to stay in
There are countless hotels and hotel apartments of varying degrees of luxury by the seaside.
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When to go
The best time to visit Larnaca
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Larnaca are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; December is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Larnaca: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Larnaca International Airport (LCA), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ercan International Airport (ECN, 29 km) and Paphos International Airport (PFO, 107 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Larnaca is a thin ribbon of a town and you can walk around most of it. The seaside Larnaca Promenade (Phinikoudes) is particularly pleasant for a stroll in the evening. Bus fares (daytime) cost €2.40 cash or €1.80 with a pre-paid card (April 2024). A card costs €5 and is valid for 10 years. It can be used for multiple passengers on the same journey. The bus 425 goes from the airport to the town centre every 20 minutes during the day. By law, taxis should charge by the meter, but many cabbies will refuse to use it.
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LCA · Larnaca International Airport
ECN · Ercan International Airport
PFO · Paphos International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Larnaca
Eat
The beaches of Larnaca are littered with identical seafood restaurants catering to tourists. The easiest way to find a good place is to simply walk along until you find a restaurant packed not with tourists, but with Cypriots! Eating in Larnaca can be quite expensive. However, if you're travelling on a budget, there are a few bargains to be had. Possibly the cheapest way is by grabbing a hotdog at the 'Enjoy kiosk' on, you guessed it, Phinikoudes Avenue. Hotdogs are just €1 and rather enjoyable.
Drink
In the city centre an area just off the main promenade called "Laiki Yeitonia" fulfils the need for most Bars and Small scale Nightclubs. Club Deep is the most popular of these, along with Times. Driving about 15–20 minutes away from the City Centre to the east in the direction of Ayia Napa is the Larnaca-Dhekelia Road. This is the main 'strip' for high quality hotels, nightclubs, bars, etc., and is where most British Tourists can be found.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Larnaca
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Questions
Larnaca: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Larnaca?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Larnaca are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; December is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Larnaca?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Larnaca International Airport (LCA), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ercan International Airport (ECN, 29 km) and Paphos International Airport (PFO, 107 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Larnaca?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Larnaca
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.