Luxury dog-friendly hotels in Paphos, Cyprus

Today, the resort's taverna-lined waterfront, pleasant sea promenade and strip of hotels attract sun-seekers, holidaymakers and families looking for blue skies and easy-going days. But you don't have to go far to find superlative splendours: a Unesco-protected archaeological site provides a tantalising glimpse back across the millennia; to the north, beyond forests and vineyards, the Troodos Mountains offer hiking and adventure – even skiing in winter; and to the west, soft sand beaches line safe-for-swimming seas and stretch up to the beautiful and unspoilt Akamas Peninsula.