Visit Cyprus Hotels and Resort

By: Nick Jones on 1:42 PM

If you're looking for relaxation, sunshine, beautiful beaches and luxury hotels, Cyprus and its many beautiful coastal resorts could be just what you're looking for. Although the island has many different resorts, Cyprus is in no way the inventor of this type of holiday experience - in fact, resorts are really quite dated as a concept.

Ever since there has been a divide between the rich and the poor, resorts in some form or another have been available. The Romans could be said to have invented the resort, although in those days they were more likely to be in the shape of bathhouses rather than coastal developments. As they became more popular, they started to evolve into conglomerations of extra facilities, with restaurants, taverns, museums, gyms and theatres gradually being added to improve the overall experience.

If you're looking for luxury hotels, Cyprus offers sunshine too

While modern Cyprus resorts are currently on the increase, when it comes to spas and luxury hotels, Cyprus is somewhat of a latecomer. As far back as the 1300s, Belgium became the first ever location for a spa resort; the area where this was developed has literally become known as the town of Spa. Of course Britain is also well known for its resorts with royalty often upgrading a seaside town to resort status if it was somewhere that they particularly enjoyed visiting; Blackpool, Scarborough and Brighton are all examples of British seaside resort towns.

The industrial revolution was also a huge influencing factor for the spread of resorts, as it brought changes in the world of transport. With the development of engines and newer forms of transport, people could more easily travel to holiday resorts much further away. Now with so many airlines operating budget services, its easy for families of even fairly modest means to travel to resorts in other countries, providing the destination isnt too far away.

Don't limit yourself to Cyprus - resorts are much more widespread.