Worth a Detour
Akamas Peninsula
The wild northwest tip of Cyprus, with gorges, the Baths of Aphrodite and a turquoise lagoon reached by boat or jeep.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid for boats
- Time Needed
- A day
- Address
- Baths of Aphrodite, Neo ChorioDirections
- Getting There
- About 45 minutes by car to Latchi or the Baths of Aphrodite.
Why Go
No towns or big roads cross the peninsula, so its hills of juniper and pine, sea caves and coves are left to walkers. Trails start at the Baths of Aphrodite, a shady pool where the goddess bathed, in legend; boats from Latchi visit the Blue Lagoon.
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