Category: Nature & Parks

Rugged Cape Greco at the eastern end of the island is the place for hiking, cycling, kayaking, swimming and much more. There’s a lot packed into the park’s 385 hectares – trails lace the rocky peninsula, and paths lead down to rocky ledges where you can plunge into the blue sea, while kayakers weave in […]

The Akamas Peninsula occupies the north-west corner of Cyprus. It is an extensive, almost pristine coastal area bounded by the coastline starting from the Baths of Aphrodite through Cape Arnaoutis and ends in Agios Georgios Pegeia. Inland it is bounded by the villages of Pegeia, Kathikas, Arodes, Inia, Drouseia, Antrolykou and Neo Chorio and it […]

Machairas Park in the Pitsilia Region contains over 600 plant species, including 27 indigenous to Cyprus. The dominant forest trees are the Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia), the native Golden oak (Quercus alnifolia) and other shrubs. The fauna includes foxes, hares and hedgehogs, snakes, lizards and rare endemic species of butterflies. Birdlife in the Park includes […]

The Troodos National Forest Park covers an area of 9,147 hectares around Mount Olympus. The highest point is Chionistra (1,952 m) and the lowest is Moni forest (700m). It is an area of great natural beauty, suitable for activities such as hiking, winter skiing, biking, nature study, camping and picnics.  Several walking trails have been […]