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Cyprus is one of five European countries where 95 per cent or more of bathing waters were of excellent quality, the European Commission said on Friday. The waters off Cyprus consistently ...

Μinister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Maria Panayiotou welcomed on Wendesday the awarding of 66 Blue Flags to 64 beaches and two marinas on the island, describing it as an important ...

Beachgoers will see their personal items removed from sunbeds if they haven’t rented them, the municipality of Paralimni and Dherynia said on Monday, in an effort to stop people ...

Amphibious wheelchairs and sea access ramps have been installed at beaches in the Paralimni-Dherynia municipality to better serve people with disabilities, it said on Sunday. Specifically, it said floating wheelchairs ...

The municipality of Dromolaxia–Meneou strongly rejected claims made against it on Monday regarding the management of beaches in the Pervolia area, describing the comments as “malicious, defamatory and unfounded”. ...

The British bases declared Lady’s Mile beach safe for swimming on Thursday evening, a day after issuing a warning advising the public to stay out of the water due ...

Public access to dog-friendly beaches in Cyprus is severely limited and basic facilities are lacking, the Cyprus Animal Party warned on Tuesday. In a formal letter to the chairman of ...

Primary school students from the Paphos district village of Mandria on Monday took part in a tree-planting event at the village’s beach on Monday. The children, helped by the ...

The Polis Chrysochous has lost between €150,000 and €200,000 from the operation of its municipal beach, mayor Yiotis Papachristofi said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said the municipality’...

A flood of claims of illegal activities at Faros beach in Pervolia prompted the recently appointed regional mayor to say in December that these activities have turned the area into ...

Half a million euro is to be spent on upgrading the island’s beaches next year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said on Tuesday. “The beaches are undoubtedly one ...

The level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach near Rizokarpaso is off the scale, according to analysis published by the north’s ‘health ministry’ on Tuesday. The figures given stated ...

A total of 13 inflatables were taken off the market at a risk of causing drowning, the consumer service reported on Friday. The service published a detailed list of the beach ...

Towels and other personal items placed on sunbeds to ‘reserve’ them will be removed, Paralimni – Dherynia municipality announced on Tuesday. The phenomenon has been observed across many municipal beaches, an ...

Dozens of thefts have been reported by beachgoers across Cyprus, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Tuesday as incidents seem to be growing. In total police are investigating 57 beach thefts, ...

Inspections carried out at beaches in Pervolia by officers of the environmental commissioner’s office on July 8 unveiled a series of violations, the office said on Monday. The inspections, which ...

Police are investigating a 22-year-old who was reported for stealing from a beach in Famagusta on Saturday night who was caught in the act by a beach goer. According to ...

An 18-year-old boy was remanded for two days by Larnaca District Court on Saturday for stealing mobile phones on the beach, police said. The teen was stopped for a check ...

“Wish you were clean” is a phrase all too familiar for beachgoers in Cyprus, a country where clean coasts are rarer than rain. Volunteers are turning wishes into reality, however, ...

A 26-year-old man was remanded for six days by Limassol district court on Saturday, after publishing videos of women at the beach online. He faces charges of violating personal data, ...

Half of Cyprus’ beaches may disappear within the next 50 years due to rising sea levels, climate scientist Dr Giorgos Zittis from the Cyprus Institute has warned. “Sea level rise is ...

The first organised beach for the community of Mandria opened on Friday, complete with sun chairs and umbrellas. More features will be added to the beach in coming days, including ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested after a tip-off that he was stealing from beachgoers in Larnaca. Policemen were sent to the seen and caught him looking into bags. The suspect ...

Cyprus ranked at the top of Europe in terms of the quality of its bathing waters in 2023, according to an assessment published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA) ...