Pernera is a beach resort in Protaras that contains many beautiful beaches.

Entering Pernera, to the left of the Paralimni Harbor and Fishing Shack, is a broad open bay containing the two beaches of Golden Coast and Louma Bay, directly opposite each other.  Both are wide spacious beaches with golden sand.

Then is Polyxenia Beach with a grassed area leading not only onto a lovely sandy beach but it also brings you to the beginning of the boardwalk into Protaras, passing coves of sandy beach every now and then.  The walk should take about 20 minutes, depending on how fast you walk, how hot it is and how many bars and restaurants you stop in along the way.

Next to Polixenia is Marlita Beach just along the boardwalk in Pernera, a sandy little beach with gently sloping bay itself is one of the nicest sandy beaches on the eastern coast of Cyprus.

Pernera has its own dive center, which offers everything from dives for beginners and fish feeding dives to dives to the Zenobia wreck, which is one of the world’s top diving wrecks. Whilst diving here you will encounter reefs, caves and no end of fascinating marine life including parrotfish, rays, sea bass, groupers and eels.