| Other great dishes are Souvla, which is
large chunks of meat cooked slowly over charcoal and Kleftico which is
lamb cooked slowly in a traditional clay oven. vegetarians aren't left
out with with an amazing choice of fresh, locally grown vegetables.
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cosmopolitan, there are restaurants providing dishes
from around the world - even our little village of Pissouri boasts a Chinese and
Italian restaurant! Whatever your
choice of food, eating is much more of a social occasion here than in
the UK, helped in part by the predictable glorious weather - for most
of the year you can eat alfresco. Barbeques are a regular occurrence
(which you can obviously plan in advance or host spontaneously)
and often turn into big events with friends dropping in throughout the
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Eating out can be very cheap too if you avoid the
obvious tourist areas where prices tend to be a little higher.
Wherever you go you can be assured that the welcome will be warm and
genuine and you will enjoy not only the food but the friendliness and
company of the staff. |
| The cost of living in Cyprus is
remarkably low compared to the UK - can you remember the last time you filled
your car for just £30? Food and drink as we mentioned earlier can be amazingly cheap
outside of the tourist areas with beer costing £1
per pint, a reasonable local wine £1.50 and a bottle of 12 year old brandy just
£5! |
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Cyprus has the lowest telephone costs in
Europe and mobile phones are remarkably cheap to use too. If you or your family are
just visiting, buy a 'Pay as you Go' SIM
when you are here as the 'Roaming' charges for using a UK mobile in
Cyprus are exorbitant. |
| Most fuels are extremely
cheap compared to the UK although the EU has increased prices somewhat
Most modern central heating installations will use gas (delivered in
bulk and stored in a 500 litre tank) which costs 22c per litre. Don't
believe anybody that tells you to heat your house using your 'split'
air conditioning units! |
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Cooking is generally done on an
electric oven with a gas hob fed from a butane gas bottle - refills cost
just £3.50 and seemingly last forever. Electricity is relatively expensive so heating or cooling
your hose with electricity can cost more than you'd expect if you're not
careful. |
| 'White Goods' and electrical
appliances are very good value and all of the names you'd recognise
are available here. Also, shop assistants know that they are talking
about and give very good service which comes as a bit of a shock!
However, high technology 'gadgets' such as the
latest mobile phones tend to be expensive.
Cyprus uses the same
electrical and telephone system as the UK (including our 3-pin plugs and
telephone sockets) so
your existing equipment will work here if you bring it with you. |
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There are millions of
high quality furniture stores catering for every taste and offering
locally made and imported products. Expect prices to
be half of what you would pay in the UK and again, exceptional quality
and customer service. Also, you don't have to wait months and months
for your goods to arrive! |
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