For a long time, Cyprus has held a number of attractions for holiday makers and British retirees alike. The sedate and countryside lifestyle, warm climate and beautiful beaches make it a very ideal location for those who seek a peaceful pace of life. Plenty of nature walks, facilities of mountain trekking, diving and sailing facilities for nature lovers and water sports enthusiasts are available here. This land has natural wonders like beautiful and wondrous golden sandy beaches, gorges, gigantic mountains and many more.
Dhassoudi Beach
The Dhassoudi Beach in Limmasol, one of the popular beaches in the country, is managed and maintained by the Cyprus Tourist Organization. This long beach provides visitors with different sports facilities such as swimming pools and tennis courts.
Avakas Gorge
The stunning Avakas Gorge is carved out mainly of limestone rocks, which rises up as high as 30 metres and narrows dramatically at a particular point. The gorge is comparatively a difficult hike because of the rough track winding its way over and along the stream which had created this natural wonder almost thousands of years ago. A masterpiece of the nature and a trekker’s paradise, it offers generous introduction and spectacular views to local flora and fauna, which includes the endangered species of centauria akamantis – an endemic plant that is found only in this gorge. The gorge, rich in flora has ferns, oaks, pine trees, junipers, cypresses, and wild fig trees among other trees and also numerous wild flowers. Animal life includes hares, falcons, foxes, butterflies, crows, night owls and an amazing number of reptiles. The gorge is about 3km long.
Troodos Mountains
The impressive and gorgeous Troodos mountain range, which is a true natural wonder, can be seen stretching across most of the western part of Cyprus, which offers cool sanctuary and peaceful hours that can be spent in long walks along its scented pine forests in winter and summer. Here are the many Byzantine churches and monasteries, famous mountain resorts on mountain peaks and nestling in its picturesque mountain and valleys, number of villages clinging to the terraced hill slopes.
Ayia Napa Beach
Ayia Napa features a large number of bathing beaches and thus attracts thousands and thousands of tourists every year. The most popular among these beaches is the Nissi beach, which is mainly visited by younger generation in the summer and gets heavily crowded. It offers a number of great water sports facilities. The other one is the Harbor beach, which is also known as Limanaki or Pantahou beach.This is one of the longest in Ayia Napa of Cyprus. Almost all beaches in Ayia Napa have been awarded with the EU blue flag for their extraordinary level of facilities and cleanliness.
Paphos
Paphos has recently become one of the most desirable and exclusive and locations in Cyprus. As this is chosen because of its location in the southwest, you are sure to enjoy the wondrous and lovely sunsets seen over the pristine blue sea. The reason for Paphos being so charming is that it has a mix of new and old. The Sea Caves and Coral Bay are real natural wonders seen here, which is located 10km away from Paphos town. These are also one of the most exclusive areas in Cyprus. You can ride along the coastal road to see the sea caves located on the shores.
Cyprus, which is enriched by the abundance of natural wonders, churches and ruins, with a diverse and beautiful landscape, vacationing in this country is certain to satisfy all tastes. It is possible to spend your holidays in Cyprus all round the year and it is definitely a great place for family holidays because there is something or the other for all tastes and ages.