USEFUL
INFORMATION
EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Police/Fire/Ambulance
112
Major
hospitals
1400
Larnaca
and Pafos Airports
778833
CYPRUS
TOURISM ORGANISATION
Staff
at the CTO offices will solve any queries you may have, providing
useful leaflets, maps and brochures completely free of charge. They
also organize free guided walks. The international dialing prefix
from outside Cyprus is 00357
Lemesos_______________________________________________
25362756
Lemesos
Port___________________________________________ 25343868
Larnaca________________________________________________
24654322
Pafos__________________________________________________
26932841
Ayia
Napa______________________________________________ 23721796
BANKS
AND CURRENCY
From
Tuesday 1st
January 2008 the Euro became legal tender, replacing the Cyprus pound
(CY£). . From the 31st
January 2008 the Cyprus pound is no longer be legal tender.
SHOPPING
AND BUSINESS HOURS
In
the summer months a siesta period is observed from mid June till the
end of September. Opening hours during this time are approximately
8am till 1pm and 4pm till 8pm Monday - Friday. Most shops are
closed Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, except those in the tourist
areas, but you will find everything you need in the local ‘periptero'
(kiosks that stay open until late selling everything you could need).
POST
OFFICES
Post
Offices are open from 8am-1pm Monday till Friday. Main Post offices
in the towns are open in the afternoons from 3-6pm and from 9-11 on
Saturday mornings.
TIME
Local
Time is 2 hours ahead of GMT, except during Cyprus summertime.
ELECTRICITY
220/240
Volts AC 50Hz. 13 amp, UK standard square pin sockets.
WATER
Cyprus
tap water is safe to drink, and there are no water-born diseases,
however it is important not to waste water. Local and imported
mineral water can be bought at reasonable prices from kiosks and
supermarkets.
MEDIA
Currently
there are three English language newspapers published: Cyprus Mail,
Cyprus Weekly and Financial Mirror.
Television
programmes are mainly in Greek, but a variety of imported European
and American Films and soaps are shown with Greek subtitles.
There
is also a daily news bulletin in English on the CYBC station-PIK2
As
well as the BBC world service and British forces radio there are also
local stations broadcasting in English including: Radio Napa 106.3FM
and 91.4 coast FM.
Satellite
television is available in Cyprus, providing the same range of
services as in the UK
