Overview
With the stunning natural environment, friendly, laid back people, great hotels, apartments, and villas for your accommodation, many restaurants, tavernas, and fish restaurants for dining out, wonderful sandy beaches, many things to do, the Polis region is the ideal place for those seeking active holidays in the nature.
Located in the northwest part of Cyprus, Polis Region is an area full of green, natural beauties, excellent sea, and beaches. Polis still keeps its original Cypriot style, with many tranquil villages waiting to explore. The National Park of Akamas Peninsula is just a few kilometers away.
Modern Polis is built on the ruins of two ancient cities, Marion and Arsinoe, dating back almost 3000 years. Evidence of this reach, ancient history are found in the excavations in the region.
The myth of Aphrodite: According to the myth, Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love used to meet her lover, Adonis in this idyllic area. Baths of Aphrodite (Loutra tis Afroditis) are located next to the town of Polis and are a very popular place to visit, among locals and visitors alike.
The central square of Polis Chrysochous: A traditional square with many restaurants and cafes. A perfect place to sit and enjoy your food or your drink.
Latchi harbor and Latchi Municipal Beach: The small harbor of Latchi is located about three kilometers from Polis. The area offers a lot of restaurants, but here is the place to taste fresh local fish, in one of many fish restaurants that abound in the area. Just next to the harbor is the organized municipal beach, a wonderful place for your bath. Latchi municipal beach is the only disabled-friendly beach, with a purposed built ramp which helps persons with mobility problems to enter easily and safely into the sea.
Akamas peninsula: The national park of Akamas is just next to Polis Chrysochous. From Polis, you are able to explore this unique unspoiled area.
Baths of Aphrodite: On the same way as Akamas peninsula, is the place where Aphrodite met her lover Adonis, the Baths of Aphrodite. It is a very beautiful area in nature and a short excursion nobody visiting the area should miss.
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