Cyprus
About Paphos
Paphos wears its myth lightly: this is where Aphrodite is said to have risen from the sea, and the whole western coast trades happily on golden beaches, easy sun and clear water.
But there is real depth beneath the resort sheen — a UNESCO-listed archaeological park of astonishing Roman mosaics, the rock-cut Tombs of the Kings, and a little harbour castle that has watched over the bay for centuries.
Behind the town the land climbs quickly into the wild Akamas peninsula and the wine villages of the Troodos foothills, while the pace stays unhurried and the welcome warm.
Feast on long meze lunches by the water, sip the island's sweet Commandaria wine, and end the day watching the sun drop behind Aphrodite's Rock.
Get to Paphos
Round trip from Prague, any dates in November 2026.
Day trips from Paphos
- Half day
Aphrodite's Rock
~20 min
, ~30 min 
Petra tou Romiou — the sea stack where, in myth, Aphrodite rose from the foam. A dramatic stretch of pebble coast and turquoise water just along the road, magical at sunset.
- Half day
Akamas Peninsula & Blue Lagoon
~45 minCyprus's last great wilderness — a roadless headland of gorges, sea caves and the dazzling Blue Lagoon, reached on foot or by boat and 4x4. Wild, empty and brilliantly clear water.
- Day trip
Troodos Mountains
~1 hThe pine-clad range at the island's heart, dotted with frescoed Byzantine churches, mountain wineries and, in winter, a little snow on Mount Olympus — a cool escape from the coast.
About Cyprus
Warm sea into November
Dry hills, Byzantine churches and one of the longest swimming seasons in Europe, on an island split in two where Greek and Turkish habits sit side by side.
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