BEACHES
The beautiful Pissouri Bay has everything you need but if you fancy a change here are some suggestions
Kourion
Located 15 minutes from Pissouri, Kourion beach is about 1 km long and is particularly striking with its natural palette of colours, and a regal and ancient history.
Its designated swimming area has an exceptionally wide shore, comprised of sand and pebbles. The seawaters are crystal-clear and varying shades of blue that beautifully contrast with the surrounding white hills. Windsurfing and kitesurfing can also be enjoyed here.
Facilities on the beach include toilets, showers, changing rooms, sun beds, umbrellas and several fish taverns. Within a short distance (about 1 km) there are convenience stores, a children’s playground and accommodation.
Lifeguards with lifesaving equipment and first aid services are stationed at the beach from April – October, 09:00 – 17:00, and until 18:00 during the summer season.
One of the island’s most famous archaeological sites – that of ancient Kourion – is close by and well worth a visit, especially for its magnificent Greco-Roman amphitheatre where cultural events are still held to this day
Coral Bay
Located in the Paphos region in Pegeia – a thriving tourist resort – the 500-metre long, Coral Bay Beach is considered to be one of the loveliest coasts of the area.
The sands are deep golden, and the clean seawaters here are calm and shallow, making it a popular choice for all, including families with children. The beach is enclosed by a pair of limestone headlands and has abundant greenery, further enhancing its beauty.
Facilities on the beach include toilets, showers, changing rooms, sun beds, umbrellas, and water sports. There are a variety of restaurants, fish taverns, cafes, bars, kiosks and accommodation in the area.
Lady's Mile
This beautiful and unspoiled sandy beach is located just outside main city of Limassol, and falls under the British-controlled Sovereign Base area in the Akrotiri Peninsula.
The beach boasts dark grey sands and calm, shallow waters, making it popular with locals and visitors alike. Facilities on the beach include toilets, showers, changing rooms, sun beds, and umbrellas.
There are a number of very good restaurants and an inflatable park for the kids.
Adjacent to the beach is the Akrotiri Salt Lake, a significant wetland in Europe and stop-over for migrating birds like flamingos and herons during the winter months is only a short drive away from the beach.
Aphrodite's Rock
Aphrodite’s mythical birthplace ‘Petra tou Romiou’ is an interesting geological formation of huge rocks along one of the most beautiful coastlines on the island, located on the southwest coast of the Pafos (Paphos) district.
According to the legend, the Ancient Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty – Aphrodite – was born of the sea foam here. Legend tells that she rose from the waves and was escorted on a shell to this particular beach.
The giant rock formations, which are seen at the same location are linked with another – more recent – legend which tells that the Byzantine hero Digenis Akritas heaved them there to keep the Saracens Arabs (7th-10th centuries) at bay. The name of Petra tou Romiou (‘rock of the Greek’ in Greek) comes from the hero.
It is said that in certain weather conditions, the waves rise, break and form a column of water that dissolves into a pillar of foam. With imagination, this momentarily looks like an ephemeral, evanescent human shape. Other popular myths tell that swimming around the rock three times will bring various blessings, including eternal youth and beauty, good luck, fertility and true love.