7 best parks & nature in Cyprus

Cape Greco
Cape Greco

Cape, Coast

Cape Greco is the easternmost point of the Republic of Cyprus and one of the most visited nature reserves on the island. Climb the rock and enjoy unforgettable views of the open sea. You'll climb along paths leading up to high rocky cliffs where you can sit on a bench and watch the endless sea. Entrance to Cape Greco National Park is free. It is necessary to take into account that the very tip of the cape cannot be reached, as it is a military…

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Caves of Cyprus
Sea Caves

Cave

About 2 km from the bus stop on Cape Greco and about 5 km east of Ayia Napa, you can visit the unique white cliffs with beautiful sea caves, which are as if carved in the rocks at a height of about 10 meters above sea level. [btn "Cheapest hotels in Cyprus" https://www.booking.com/city/cy/ayia-napa.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-kypr-sea-caves] Some of these "Sea Caves", as the place is nicknamed, can be visited on foot along a rocky path from…

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Aphrodite's Rock
Petra tou Romiou

Pebble beach, Coast, Cliff

Cyprus is shrouded in many mythical legends, which are linked to ancient Greek myths and legends. One of them is the legend of the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, who every year reemerged from the waters again and again, purified and virginal - right here, at Petra tou Romiou beach, dominated by two massive rock formations called nothing else but the Rocks of Aphrodite. Indeed, Petra tou Romiou beach itself is referred to in many guidebooks…

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Akamas National Park
Akamas

National Park, Valley, Coast, Sandy beach

This national park at the very northwestern tip of the island is one of the most magical places in Cyprus. You will be amazed by the wild nature, the rocky rugged coastline with its numerous overhangs and sea pools, the bare rocks of Cape Arnaoutis, which turn inland into deep densely wooded canyons and ravines with streams or small waterfalls. The whole area is a national park and its name refers to the son of Theseus, hero of the Trojan War. …

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Caledonia Waterfalls
Caledonia Waterfalls

Waterfall

If you like not too demanding, but not too short hikes in the wooded countryside combined with the soothing sound of running water, which is quite rare in Cyprus, then head to the southern slopes of Troodos. Here you'll come across the 12-metre high cascading Caledonia Waterfall, one of the highest in Cyprus. [btn "Book a hotel in Pano Platres" https://booking.com/city/cy/pano-platres.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-kypr-caledonia-vodopad] The…

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Olympos
Olympos

Mountain

The hunters of the highest mountains head almost exactly in the middle of the island to the Troodos Mountains. It is here that Mount Olympos, sometimes spelled Olympus, the highest mountain in Cyprus, rises to 1,952 metres above sea level. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Troodos" https://www.booking.com/region/cy/troodos.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-kypr-olympos] The rounded hill offers 360-degree views of the entire mountain range, and you can…

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Troodos
Troodos

Mountain

Cyprus is not only a destination for beach holidays, but also for beautiful mountain hiking and road-trips through the small villages of the only mountain range of Troodos. It climbs to a maximum height of over 1,900 metres and fills almost two-thirds of the area of the Republic of Cyprus. [btn "View hotel rates - Troodos Mountains" https://www.booking.com/region/cy/troodos.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-kypr-troodos] You could go to Troodos…

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