Getting to Cyprus and General Information
To travel to Cyprus you have 2 options:
Package deals for the 3-5 days, 1 or 2 weeks you will be spending there Charter flights are in abundace at that time of year. They do not always fly at the friendliest times, but transfers should always be provided from the airport to hotel/apartments if you are not arranging to get a car at the airport or at all for that matter.
There are 2 airports: Larnaca and Paphos. The former is the largest and most modern. We recommend you fly to Larnaca (easier for links to the rest of the island and more options for accomodation if option for package deal)
The accomodation on offer when booking package holidays ranges from allocated upon arrival (for the braver among you, but it will primarily be self-catering 2 star standards) to luxury hotel (e.g Annassa Hotel in Paphos) or villas. Links to various websites of hotels and villas are provided town by town later on.

Or, if you need more flexibility, then book flights and accomodation seperately. You will obviously then have more choice as to where you stay.

You don't need to worry about traveling long distances in Cyprus as it's a pretty small place. By car:
From Larnaca to Nicosia: half and hour
Limassol to Nicosia: 40 minutes:
Troodos to Nicosia: 50 minutes
Larnaca to Protaras or Agia Napa: 35 minutes
Paphos to Nicosia: 1.5 hours

For getting to Nicosia for the day of the wedding therefore, you need not worry as you can come in that day and potter around. We will also be giving hotel options for Nicosia for those wanting to spend a night there after the wedding revelries.

Briefly on the major towns in Cyprus:

Nicosia is the capital. Not by the sea but has plenty of cultural bits and bobs to look at and this is where the wedding is happening! Plenty of good shopping and places to eat. You can explore the Venetian walls and Old Lefkosia. Also called Lefkosia.
Limassol (also called Lemesos)- is the second largest town and is by the sea. Busy place, lots and lots of bars, cafes and restaurants that open out onto the sea. Good for all ages as there is a variety of accomodation to be had.
Larnaka- with palm tree-lined promenade and a marina, cafes along the promenade and old Turkish part of the city. Can look a bit scruffy at first glimpse, but has its charm in the old parts and you can easily access Protaras and the low-lying hills from here.
Agia Napa- The "party town" of Cyprus. Not for families! It has some of the best beaches though. Cheap accomodation to be had.
Protaras- along the same coast line as Agia Napa, but quieter and much more family friendly. Also with great beaches ("Fig Tree Bay", Konnos Bay. Food in both towns is available round the clock, but the more traditional Cypriot cuisine will be a little more expensive than in other towns as it is full of tourists. Nearby is a smaller town called Paralimni. The two towns have all but merged as the hotel numbers increase. Stick to somewhere in Protaras.
Troodos mountains- Kakopetria and Platres- if you really want to escape it all, head to the mountains. Beautiful, peaceful and you can hike up there, eat trout and relax.
Paphos- an increasingly popular destination with people from the UK, it is prettier out of the town towards Latsi and Polis. The town is not too big and there are some ok little beaches. Our recommendation is at it is the furthest to travel to Nicosia, you are better off in the above other towns and you will have a much more authentic Cyprus holiday if you stay elsewhere. Unfortunately, as in Agia Napa, there are a few too many fish and chips places to be seen.

If you are not going to rent a car, the options for getting around are rather limited. There is no train in Cyprus but there are some bus links or long-distance taxi services. For both, enquiries can be made at the tourist offices in the relevant towns. They are all reasonably priced but could cause you delays in your travel plans as the buses frequently break down and often do not run over the weekend or religious holidays.

And briefly on the political situation in Cyprus: Cyprus is part of the European Union and the currency, as of January 2008, is the Euro.
The island has been divided since 1974 following the Turkish invasion of the northern part of the island. The south is Greek-Cypriot, the north is Turkish occupied. As of 2004, a part of the border was opened (At the Ledra Palace in Nicosia)in an attempt by both sides to shift the stale-mate. Crossings from both sides are allowed for 24hours only, on foot or by car (although please note a rented car from the southern half will not be covered by the insurance policy of the rental agency in the northern half). You must show your passport and you receive a temporary loose paper visa. You do not need to pay a visa entry fee and it is all quite safe. The northern half of Cyprus is not in the EU and therefore does not use euros. You would need to take out Turkish lira.

Lastly, Cyprus is a very user-friendly place! Everyone speaks English. All road signs are in English as well as Greek and if you really want to experince the genuine Cyprus rather than tourist Cyprus, always ask the locals where to go and more importantly, where to eat. To fit in even more, reschedule your body clocks to doing everything a few hours later than you are probably used to. Lunch at 2.00-3.00pm. Siesta is a must from 3-4.30, and dinner from 9 till late. If you are going to be going out after to bars/clubs, it is a much later affair: show up around midnight.

For more information about Cyprus below is the link to the Cyprus Tourism Board. It is a good website that has accomodation information and the like:

www.visitcyprus.com

And look out for all the details about where to stay ovr the next couple of days.