Cyprus : Editor's choice

Fikardos

One of the best of the Pafos winemakers, making red and white wines in a variety of styles.
Filfar

This sticky-sweet liqueur, distilled from Cyprus oranges, is best enjoyed with coffee.
Fini

Fini is famous for its pottery and the highlight of the village is its Pottery Museum, with jars, oil lamps and old kilns.
Frenaros

Archaeological finds near this village suggest that people have lived here for 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest settlements in Europe.
Hala Sultan Tekke

Hala Sultan Tekke is prettiest in winter and spring when its domes and spires are reflected in the waters of Larnaka’s Salt Lake. Within the mosque is the tomb of Umm Haram, aunt of the prophet Mohammed, rendering it a Muslim pilgrimage site.
Halloumi Cheese

Grilled halloumi cheese has a chewy texture and is strongly flavoured. It usually accompanies smoked pork, sausages or meat rissoles.
Iskele

This town’s Byzantine church is decorated with fluid frescoes.
Kalavassos

This village nestles beside a stream in a huddle of old stone houses. Nearby, in the Neolithic village of Tenta, Stone Age skeletons have been found.
Kaminaria

On the eastern fringes of the Pafos forest, this tiny village’s 19th-century church of Agios Georgios is worth a visit for its displays of ancient icons.
Karaoli Yahni

Tiny wild snails are a prized Greek Cypriot delicacy. In this dish they are served stewed in tomato sauce.