Paphos - Cyprus

[Asterix]

Off to Paphos next week (getting married ) for a week.

Anyone have any 'must not miss' things that we need to do?

Thanks in advance.

[lottie]

Hire a car and go up into the Troodos mountains!Take some warm clothes-we went in February a few years back and there was tonnes of snow up there!!Have a great time.

[Busamav]

Paphos , full english breakfast available all day .

Best advice is to get a car and get away from the town

[PaulHogan]

Eat at the Five Georges.

Avoid anything with 'Aphrodite' in the name.

Drink Keo

Go to the No Name bar and chose some vinyl.

There's a Casa Habanos (Havana) selling world class cigars at great prices if you like that sort of thing.

[DeanVRS]

i've never been in feb so i'd imagine a lot of resort be shut/very quiet,all dependant on weather but a jeep safari to akamas region always a grin,there's not a lot else in paphos apart from hotels,bars and eateries.

Usual trips to troodos mountains and nicosia etc.

good luck with wedding .

[Sgt Bilko]

lottie said:

Hire a car and go up into the Troodos mountains!Take some warm clothes-we went in February a few years back and there was tonnes of snow up there!!Have a great time.

Tip: Either get a 4x4, or watch out for the multiple option directions.

< this way to Troodos (1) | This way to Troodos (2) >

Each route has a "grade" of road. I can't remember which way it goes, but one will be a nice metalled road surface. The other start out the same then degrade to, well eventually a grassy hill with no way out other than the one you have just come down. Oh and no traction. Is it me, or is it getting dark?......

[Asterix]

Cheers all.

Thanks for the pointers.

[CyprusCraig]

If you hire a car, its worth getting insurance for across the border to see what its like on the turkish side, have a nice holiday tho, there is 20cm of snow up the mountains this week.

-CyprusCraig

[Huntsman]

Asterix said:

Off to Paphos next week (getting married ) for a week.

Anyone have any 'must not miss' things that we need to do?

Thanks in advance.

Head for Aphrodite's bath, stop at the beach at Latchi, its lovely lovely lovely.

[BruceV8]

Hire a 4x4 and seek out a village called Vretsia. Its tucked away in the hills down a dirt track. It was a Turkish village that was 'voluntarily' abandoned in 1975 after the Greek Cypriot government turned the power off. Its still preserved as one or two people still live there. Its a bit surreal, especially as when you get to the end of the village there's a large and newish touristy style bar. Well there was in 2003, despite there being apparently no one to go there.

Edited by BruceV8 on Sunday 8th February 17:59

[V8mate]

Asterix said:

Off to Paphos next week (getting married for a week.

You can get time-limited marriages now?

No-one told me about them; it was 'life' or nothing

[Soft Top]

DeanVRS said:

jeep safari to akamas region always a grin

Better grin from 2WD safari of Akamas region in a Daewoo Lanos driving from Polis to Paphos through the ntional park. Now that's fun. Luckily the car wasn't in the best condition before the trip!