Larnaca Salt lake is actually composed of three interconnected salt lakes and one more found next to them. The largest one is Aliki which is interlocked with Orphani and Soros and the fourth being Spiro. These all form the second largest Salt Lake on the island which have a total surface area of 2.2 km².
Located on the main road to and from the International Larnaca airport you will see it on both sides of the main road. It’s one of the many sites people go to admire all year round as it’s regarded one of the most significant wetlands of Cyprus.
It has been declared a Ramsar site, a Natura 200 site, Special Protected Area by the Barcelona Convention and an Important Bird site.
The Salt Lake is surrounded but natural trees, fauna and a beautiful hike trail for you to see and absorb all that nature gives us. There is a bird lookout point and also you can find the mosque Hala Sultan Tekke on the banks of the lake.
Not only is this place beautiful and breathtaking, it has one of most important migratory birds passing through. The Flamingoes which spend their winter here, feeding off of the brine shrimp found in the Salt Lake. Some other birds that flock here are Charadrius alexandrines, Himantopus, Larus ridibunus and more. Bird enthusiasts and photographers come here every so often to catch these beautiful birds in their natural habitat.
People believe that the salt in the lake is due to the sea water but this is not the case. It is actually due to a salt reservoir in the land in the area. During the winter months when it rains the lake is filled with water. But come summer, the water evaporates leaving the salt to form a crust on the surface of the lake.
