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Excellent: 123
✅ Not a single site in Cyprus is rated Poor this season.
✅ The safest bets in Cyprus
Sites that have held the top rating five seasons in a row — not a one-year fluke.
- Glyki Nero Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Katsarka Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Pernera Bay Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Nisia Gardens Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Agios Evstathios Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Foinikoudes 2 Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Makenzy 2 Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Airport Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Orphani Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Xylofagou Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Akti Olympion B Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Akti Olympion a Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
📍 Destinations in Cyprus
- Ayia Napa
56 excellent of 56 within 35 km - Limassol
30 excellent of 30 within 35 km - Paphos
30 excellent of 30 within 35 km
Common questions about swimming in Cyprus
Is it safe to swim in Cyprus?
Mostly yes. 100% of Cyprus's 123 officially monitored bathing sites hold the top "Excellent" class in the 2025 assessment, and not a single one is rated Poor.
Which beaches in Cyprus should I avoid?
None. No bathing site in Cyprus carries a Poor classification in the 2025 assessment.
Where is the water cleanest in Cyprus?
119 sites have held the top rating five seasons running — a far better signal than a single good year. Around Ayia Napa, Limassol, Paphos you will find the densest clusters.
How often is water quality tested in Cyprus?
Through the whole bathing season. National sanitary authorities sample each official site for E. coli and intestinal enterococci, report to the European Environment Agency, and the published class reflects the last four seasons combined.
Ratings are the official season-long classification, computed from the last four seasons of sampling — not a live reading. After a storm any site can be temporarily worse; local advisories win.