Step into history at the former home of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, a trailblazing civil rights leader and educator. This modest yet powerful museum preserves photographs, artifacts, and personal items that tell the story of her remarkable life and enduring legacy. Guided tours offer insight into her pivotal role in advancing education and civil rights for African Americans.

Spanning across a lush 15-acre site, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a stunning destination adorned with elegant Victorian glass houses, showcasing a splendid variety of exotic flora. Within its enchanting grounds, you'll also discover a Bonsai garden, as well as a collection of birds.

No stay in Protaras-Paralimni would be complete without a visit to a traditional tavern. In the taverns of Protaras and the main town of Paralimni you can enjoy authentic, traditional Cypriot cooking. The local cuisine is rich and has a huge diversity of dishes. Most of the chefs use locally grown ingredients, a multitude of herbs and vegetables and recipes that have been passed on from generation to generation, always adding new touches. Meze, the national speciality, is in essence a culinary cross section, consisting of a variety of dishes. It starts with dips and salads followed by grills, side dishes and desserts. Koupepia are vine leaves stuffed with minced meat and rice, and Tava is a tasty stew of meat, herbs and onions. Enjoy your meals while sampling an excellent selection of local wines. So “Kopiaste”, relax and discover the flavours of Protaras.

Accessible only by air, this remote part of the country is known to have claimed lives of both beasts and humans (hence the macabre name) - whale carcasses still line the coast, serving as a grim reminder of the once flourishing whaling industry. One of the biggest "attractions" here is the Dunedin Star, a British ship wrecked in the 1940s. At Cape Cross, the scenery changes: this lively oasis inhabited with hundreds of seals and sea lions frolicking jovially by the water.