This series is being reissued, each volume revised and updated and designed to provide the ideal background to a holiday. The individual charms of each location are described, with chapters on history, mythology, topography, archaeology, folklore and festivals, major historical sites, language and customs. There is also information on climate, currency, transport, accommodation, food and wine, restaurants, entertainment, beaches and sporting facilities. The illustrations include maps, plans, routes, charts of excursions and photographs. This particular illustrated volume looks at the island of Cyprus and provides details on all the accessible areas of present day Cyprus, and on the restrictions resulting from the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus and the resulting partition of the island.