Aphrodite trail
Sea views.
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Akamas is a peninsula and cape at the northwest tip of Cyprus, covering 230 square kilometres, about 32 km north of Paphos in a straight line. The town of Pegeia lies at its southern end and Polis on its northeast side. Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland divided by summits rising towards the north, and it is named after Akamas, a son of Theseus in Greek legend. With mountainous terrain and no roads through its heart, it has kept a great diversity of plants and animals, and the European Environment Agency has listed it as one of only 22 areas of endemism in Europe. Of Cyprus's 128 endemic plant species, 39 grow in Akamas. Red rocky hills cloaked in pine forest and scrub roll down to coves of clear turquoise water. In spring many wild flowers bloom, among them cyclamen, turban buttercups, orchids and the Cyprus tulip, and there is a nesting sanctuary for loggerhead turtles. Visitors walk the marked nature trails, including the Aphrodite and Adonis trails, which look out over Polis Bay and the coast. Some roads are unpaved, so use a suitable vehicle or go on foot, and bring water and a hat in the hot summer.
Sea views.
In spring.
Turquoise water.
Northwest Cyprus, between Pegeia and Polis
Spring for flowers and walking.
Some are unpaved.