What may I do in Πάνω Λεύκαρα?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NOT AN OFFENCE
no rule read
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
IT DEPENDS
the national rule
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this municipalityprotected areaneighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NOT AN OFFENCE
Verified on 5 September 2026: no national law of Cyprus defines this act as an offence. It is not unchecked: the bodies of law that could govern it were reviewed and it does not appear. What applies here is set by the municipal by-law, and that one has not been read.
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Οι περί Μηχανοκινήτων Οχημάτων και Τροχαίας Κινήσεως Κανονισμοί του 1984 (Κ.Δ.Π. 66/1984), όπως τροποποιήθηκαν μέχρι σήμερα, ενοποιημένο κείμενο Τμήματος Οδικών Μεταφορών, Οκτώβριος 2018 art. Κανονισμός 58(9) · verified on 2026-09-05
Camp · it depends
Ο περί Δασών Νόμος του 2012, Ν. 25(Ι)/2012 art. άρθρο 65(2)(ιθ) · verified on 2026-09-05
The area designated by by-law that has been read is in Gualdo, about 2.039 km away. The nearest municipality with its own rule read is Lecce, about 1.514 km away.
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Πάνω Λεύκαρα is a medium-sized municipality measuring 11 by 11 kilometres. With 868 inhabitants it is sparsely populated (14 per square kilometre). Within its boundaries there are 4 protected areas, including DASOS MACHAIRA. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by each area's own plan. It borders 20 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 62 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 868 |
| Densidad | 14 hab/km² |
| Area | 11 × 11 km |
| Costa | no, inland municipality |
| Protected areas | 4 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 20 |
This municipality touches: DASOS MACHAIRA, PERIOCHI TZIONIA, PERIOCHI LEFKARON, POTAMOS PENTASCHINOS.
4 protected areas within
Πάνω Λεύκαρα touches 4 Natura 2000 sites.
- DASOS MACHAIRA
- PERIOCHI TZIONIA
- PERIOCHI LEFKARON
- POTAMOS PENTASCHINOS
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
protected zone
4 areas: DASOS MACHAIRA · PERIOCHI TZIONIA · PERIOCHI LEFKARON · POTAMOS PENTASCHINOS
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
Where the line lies between parking, sleeping and camping
camping · Cyprus
Camping is forbidden outside a campsite or designated zone. What changes from one country to another is which gesture crosses the line:
- La legislacion estatal chipriota no contiene una prohibicion general de acampar fuera de camping: lo que hay es una habilitacion para prohibirlo o regularlo por via reglamentaria en bosques estatales.
- El articulo 65(2) de la Ley de Bosques faculta al Consejo de Ministros a dictar reglamentos sobre la prohibicion o la regulacion de la instalacion, tenencia o colocacion de tienda de campana, caravana u otra construccion temporal dentro de cualquier bosque estatal.
- Por tratarse de una habilitacion y no de una prohibicion directa, el resultado depende del reglamento o de la norma del gestor forestal que este vigente en cada bosque estatal.
Ο περί Δασών Νόμος του 2012, Ν. 25(Ι)/2012 art. άρθρο 65(2)(ιθ) · verified on 2026-09-05
«(ιθ) την απαγόρευση ή τη ρύθμιση της ανέγερσης, κατοχής ή τοποθέτησης αντίσκηνου, τροχόσπιτου, ή άλλου προσωρινού κατασκευάσματος εντός οποιουδήποτε κρατικού δάσους˙»
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
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Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.