Paphos, Kamares, Tala and Coral Bay

Also the villas and apartments in the Paphos area are mostly new or built within the last 40 years, many of them are up market with pools and good facilities. Paphos is a bit of a British retirement enclave and there are many up coming posh developments. There are 2 new golf courses in the area and a lot to do and see for the active tourist.

Polis Latchi Argaka and the Akamas

Past Paphos on the west coast lie the once villages of Polis and Latchi, where the once small fishing port is being upgraded to a marina. This is the area where you will find lovely old villas or at least modern villas in the traditional style as there seems to be more forethought and conservation in the area than anywhere else on the island. Not a lot of thudding night life, but just enough to interest the youngsters and in a more ' hippy' style than elsewhere.

Larnaca

The town of Larnaca has a whole area, if not two dedicated to tourism and yet it still retains its own character as a proper lived in town. Very convenient to the main international airport on the island and with a balanced mix of facilities for the young, families and the elderly, it is a dryer part of the island but both Larnaca bay with Oroklini and Pyla and the other side including Kiti, Pervolia and Mazotos, gives you a good selection of villas and seaside apartments or the buz of the town itself with its dedicated beach and restaurant area at Makenzie.

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Limassol and Pissouri

Limassol is a long town, with half of it at least dedicated to tourism on the marina side. In recent years it has boomed into a business centre and is now home to a lot of Russian visitors and is seen as a more cosmopolitan resort with many 5 star hotels and luxury resorts. Pissouri which is further down the coast is a much quieter enclave which houses the delightful Pissouria Columbia Beach Hotel Resort, in a long sweeping Bay of its own. There are 2 parts to Pissouri, the Pissouri at the top of the hill with its many villas and the Pissouri in the bay with more self catering apartments and flats. Quiet in the winter but in the summer it is buzzing with activity and is a favourite haunt of the German tourist.

Agrotourism - Homes with character

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