Outdoor Sporting Activities In Cyprus

The diverse topography of Cyprus combined withopportunities where you can look forward to
glorious sunshine all year round creates a vastreeling in about 17 different species of fish
range of outdoor sporting activities to chooseincluding the Rainbow Trout, Tilapia, Tench,
from. Being an island, water sports, including windLargemouth Bass and Silver Bream. If salt-water
surfing, sailing, diving, canoing and fishing, are primefishing is more your thing, the surrounding
attractions. The rambling mountainside along withMediterranean Sea, with more than 80 different
vast open areas provides opportunities galore forspecies of salt-water fish offers endless
a variety of outdoor sports including mountainopportunities. Even better, you do not need a
biking, horse riding and golfing.license for angling or trawling in the sea of if you
Mountain Biking in Cyprusare spear-fishing with no diving equipment.
Greece offers amateur as well as professionalHowever licenses are required and certain
cyclists plenty of tarmac and gravel mountain-restrictions apply for fishing with long-lines or nets
cycling routes that lead you into the herb andand for spear-fishing with aqualungs.
pine-scented Cyprus forests. Getting to the topGolfing in Cyprus
of the mountains is a delightful journey in itself.Crisp clean air, spectacular surroundings, brilliant
Making it all the more pleasurable is thesun shine and three lush golf courses; Cyprus
breathtaking view of the sparkling blue sea onceoffers you fantastic year-round golfing prospects.
you reach the top.Cyprus Marathon
Sport Fishing in CyprusParticipate in the Cyprus Marathon for the
With a long tradition in fishing, Cyprus offersultimate in outdoor sporting action. Usually held
fishing enthusiasts an outstanding choice ofaround February or March every year, the 10 km
fresh-water as well as salt-water fishing. 23 damsPafos Marathon attracts more than 500
nestled amidst incredibly pristine surroundingsparticipants from over 20 different countries.
offer you plenty of fresh water fishing