Gythion cruise port to Sparta by bus

Once you exit the cruise terminal, keep on your right and walk along the shore.

Walk about 10-15 mins to a junction. Take the left street, which is Vasileos Georgiou.

Walk a little but more, and you will see a cafe with an Alpha bank next store.

The bus stop is right in front of the cafe.

Buy the bus ticket from the person who works in the cafe.

Ask the person to tell the driver to tell you when you get off.

The Sparta bus stop is right next to the archaeological museum.

Bus fare:

4.3 euro one way

Bus duration:

about 45 mins one way.

Return to Gyithon bus stop:

Just right across from where you get off.

There is a manned-ticket booth, and you can buy the return bus ticket there.

Archaeological museum:

A small museum, with some pottery, clay masks, stone tablets.

Entrance fee is 2 euro. Senior: 1 euro.

No WC

Olive oil museum:

Relatively near by

Entrance fee is 3 euro.

Free WC inside the museum

Originally, the port was Port Said, but it was canceled a few days before embankment.

Limassol was chosen by the cruise line as replacement.

We went to Paphos on our own. Our experience follows:

From new cruise terminal to Paphos by public transportation (1 intercity bus ride + 1 local bus ride)

The intercity bus stop to Paphos is just right outside of the cruise terminal.

Bus fare:

7 euro, return

Bus duration:

About 1 hr and 15 mins one way.

Take the intercity bus all the way to the end.

Once you get off the intercity bus, walk to the local bus station which is just right next to intercity bus stop.

Take bus# 618 to the end of the line; fare is 1.5 euro, I think.

The Paphos is about 5 mins walk to your right after you get off the bus.

WC:

There are free WC inside the Paphos site.

There is a pay WC at the Paphos bus station, but there is a fee of 0.5 euro.

Went to St John Co-Cathedral and the Royal Palace on our own.

We took the 1 euro return lift from near the cruise port to Valletta.

St John Co-Cathedral is beautiful; wish we would be back.

From Cagliari cruise terminal to Cagliari Cathedral by walking + taking the lift

Orignally, we planned to take bus #7 near Piazza Yenne to go near the cathedral Cagliari. But we took the lift behind Chiesa di Santa

Chiara instead.

We took the lift near Piazza Yenne, behind Chiesa di Santa Chiara. But after taking the lift, there is quite a bit of uphill walk that is not straight forward.

If you want to take the lift, consider the following as it is more straightforward:

Walk along Viale Regina Margherita uphill, ie away from the sea. And you will see a lift to your left

Take the lift. After exiting the lift, walk about 20 steps to the next lift.

Take the second lift.

The exit of the second lift is an viewing area. Exit that area to the street. Take a left. The cathedral is about 5 mins. You will walk pass the Royal Palace, which does not open on Monday and which is free. Inside the palace, there is a tourist information office. The cathedral is just 2 doors from the Royal Palace.

No free WC there.

One thing about taking the lift behind Chiesa di Santa Chiara:

The woman who works there speaks broken English. I thought she invited us into the church to listen to a choir singing. It turned out it was from the CD, and she wanted a donation from us! I wish we never enter that church!