Paralimni is a town situated in the South East of Cyprus, a little way inland, within the Famagusta District. Since the Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus, it has increased in size and status, due to the migration of many refugees fleeing from the North.
Protaras is a predominantly tourist resort. It comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Paralimni Municipality.
On the back of the success of Ayia Napa (which is only a few km away), it has exploded into a resort of considerable size with tens of high capacity hotels, hotel apartments and villas. Being quieter than Ayia Napa and having less of a club scene, it has a reputation of catering more for family and Cypriot tourism. It has several sandy beaches, the most famous one being Fig Tree Bay.