About Cyprus

Local Area - Argaka/Latchi/Polis

Polis Town lies between the small coastal villages of Latchi and Argaka. It is situated to the North West of Cyprus, approximately 35 minutes drive from Pathos and 45 minutes drive from Pathos International Airport.  Larnaca Airport is roughly 2 hours drive away.  At the time of writing a new motorway linking Polis and Pathos is planned for completion in 2008, it is reputed that this will reduce the time to Pathos by 15 minutes.

Polis is the new destination for quality tourism and the discerning traveller to Cyprus.  According to the CTO (Cyprus Tourist Office) in the Polis Municipality, it boasts the highest number of repeat visitors to the Island. 

It really is the ideal destination for those who appreciate authenticity and seek rest and tranquillity in a pleasant, safe, friendly atmosphere which blends mountains, sea and plain with a wonderful healthy climate, a mild winter and a particularly warm, clear sea.

Thankfully here you should not find wild nightlife, raves, pub crawls, lager louts, loud discos or anti-social behaviour.  There are a selection of restaurants, tavernas and bars and one or two discos.  In Polis you will also find chemists, banks, ATM machines, petrol stations, A&E hospital, medical clinics and doctors.  More specialist care can be found in Paphos.

Overlooking the beautiful Chrysochou Bay, the relatively unspoilt countryside and villages beacon the naturalist and it is here that you will find Argaka with a small selection of excellent local tavernas, an Irish Pub and a couple of convenience stores which are surprisingly well stocked. 

This is an area of overwhelming natural beauty sitting on the edge of  the Akamas National Park with its unique area of diverse vegetation, wildlife, geology, landscapes and coastline making it ideal for walking, cycling, swimming, diving, fishing, cruising and bird watching.

Pathos

The main resort on the west of the island is positively teeming with history and within easy drive of Argaka.  It was on the Pathos shoreline that the mythological Goddess Aphrodite was born.  The large rock that juts from the sea is known as “Petra tou Rominou” – The Venus Rock – while the Baths of Aphrodite at Polis also echo her apparent penchant for the island. At Palaepafos Kouklia lie the remains of the Goddess’s earliest sanctuary.

The low lying scenery around Pathos, much of it cultivated with banana plantations and backed by the gentle foothills of the western Trodos range, has an attractively open quality to it. This is the gateway to the Peninsula of Akamas, a wilderness of incredible beauty, breathtaking gorges, spectacular coastlines and numerous nature trails.

Pathos is the site of the islands second international airport. The resort town has as its focal point a charming fishing harbour, lined with open air cafes and tavernas. The town has several large supermarkets, chemists, banks, bars, discos and anything else you would expect to find in a large town or city.