The Governor's Beach () is located partly in the

Larnaca Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. With a district population of 155.000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosi ...

and in the

Limassol Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population o ...

region. It is a 2 km shoreline, with sandy beaches, deep crystal waters and a blue flag waving. The area is unknown to most locals and tourists. Because of the structure of the shoreline, consisting of well-hidden small coves, it is one of the few semi-official nudist beach spots in Cyprus.

Name Origin

The name Governor's Beach derives from a former British governor.

Location

The beach is about 40 km west of

and 30 km east of

and well beyond the city tourist strip, but it is still popular enough to get a daily bus service. The beach lies down some steps well off the main Nicosia/Limasol highway at the bottom of white cliffs, which are in sharp contrast to the dark sand below that gets very hot in high summer.

References

Pentakomo Beaches of Cyprus Nude beaches {{Cyprus-geo-stub