A nature reserve harbouring sea caves, spectacular carpets of spring flowers, plunging gorges and the pools Aphrodite supposedly once bathed in, the Akamas Peninsula is an ancient beauty.
A city of excess, Limassol is not shy. A seemingly endless tourist strip runs from the city centre in frenzied neon-flashes of shops, bars and restaurants, the palm-lined avenues and festival-fever has earned the city’s moniker of ‘Little Miami’.
Occupied since prehistoric times, and inhabited by the Romans, the Venetians and the cult followers of Aphrodite, the fort-guarded harbour town of Paphos (aka Pafos) has a colourful history.