Inside the hotels
The casinos sit inside the big resort hotels rather than on the street, which keeps the whole thing calm and well run. Roulette, blackjack, poker rooms and slots, most of them open around the clock.
The island does not go to bed early.
Licensed casinos inside five star hotels, beach clubs that run until sunrise in August, and a festival calendar in Roman theatres and Gothic abbeys. And you can still walk home.
The casinos
Gaming is legal and licensed here, and it is one of the reasons the island has so many five star hotels for its size.
More than the tables
The same hotels put on live shows, international performers, restaurants and spas. Plenty of people come for the dinner and the concert and never touch a chip.
Why it matters to the island
Gaming tourism fills hotels in months that would otherwise be quiet, which is part of why the winter season here is not dead. It supports the flights, the restaurants and the year round jobs.
The rest of the night
Beach clubs
From June the coast clubs run from lunch straight through into the night, with pools, DJs and dinner. Kyrenia and the Iskele coast have the busiest.
Harbour evenings
The gentler version, and the one most residents choose: a long dinner by the water, live music from somewhere along the quay, and the walk back through the old streets.
Bars and live music
Nicosia has the student crowd and the small venues. Kyrenia has the terraces. There is live music somewhere every night of the week in season.
The calendar
Bellapais Music Festival
Classical and jazz concerts in the refectory of a 13th century abbey, through late spring. The acoustics are the reason it has run for decades.
Summer at Salamis
The Famagusta culture and art festival puts concerts and theatre into the Roman auditorium at Salamis. Two thousand years old, fifteen thousand seats, sea behind the stage.
Village festivals
Orange festivals, olive festivals, harvest fairs. Small, local, free, and the fastest way to meet the people who actually live on your street.
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