Rent a 4-wheeler and explore Akamas! Swim with turtles and if you are lucky enough you will also find dolphins and seals!
Underneath an old fig tree, shaded from the warm Cyprus sun, is a small natural grotto. Water flows down a wall of rock and forms a pool amongst the moss. It is here that legend says Aphrodite would come to bathe. According to Greek mythology, she met her lover Adonis at the pool when he stopped for a drink while hunting.
The clear waters at Coral Bay are calm and shallow, making it a popular swimming spot, you can rent sunbeds and umbrellas. Snorkelers will enjoy spotting marine life amongst the rocks around the bay, and there are watersports on offer, like windsurfing, hand-gliding, and jet skiing. Rent a paddle boat and enjoy an hour out on the water. Parking is free, and there are shower and restroom facilities. Coral Bay Avenue is lined with restaurants and cafes.
At the seafront of Peyia Village are the Sea Caves of Paphos, natural caves carved into the rock faces along the shore.
Nissi Beach is probably the most popular bay in Ayia Napa, attracting the crowds with its golden sands and glistening azure waters. Besides the crystalline waters and golden bay, visitors enjoy exploring the tiny islet which is connected to Nissi Bay with a sand lane.
A lively resort area near Paphos Harbour, Kato Paphos is dotted with hotels, souvenir shops, and tavernas serving fish and meze meals. Ayiou Antoniou street is home to bars, live music venues, and nightclubs. Lined with sunbeds, Alykes Beach is popular for watersports. Inland are the 1500s Agia Kyriaki church, set among the ruins of the early-Christian Chrysopolitissa Basilica, and the centuries-old Ottoman Baths.
This stunning unspoilt beach has clean, calm water and pristine sands for those who want to escape people and parasols. The beach is most famous, however, for being home to a turtle hatchery; this is one of the world's few remaining havens for green and logger-head turtles to nest.