DK Travel : Cyprus : Outdoor

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Anemone

Pink and red anemones or “windflowers” bloom as late as December.
Angling

Angling is offered year-round from the banks of more than 20 freshwater reservoirs stocked with trout, largemouth bass, carp, pike-perch and roach. Licences are required from the Cyprus Fisheries Department.
Around Pafos

Starting by the harbour, take in Pafos’s main sights in a 5-km (3-mile) ride.
Artemis Trail

In spring and autumn, crocuses, cyclamen and anemones greet walkers on this high trail, which starts from the Chionistra-Troodos and Troodos-Prodromos road junction and ends in the centre of Troodos village. Look out for the ruins of a 16th-century fort where a handful of Venetians made a gallant last stand against the Ottoman invaders in 1571. This 8-km (5-mile) walk should take less than three hours.
Asprokremos

Those seeking Cyprus’s best uncrowded beach need look no further than this super stretch of sand on the north shore of the Akamas Peninsula (see Asprokremos).
Asprokremos

Some say this is the best beach in Cyprus, and it is certainly one of the least crowded, despite its majestic sweep of sand from which you can gaze out over the sparkling, calm waters or watch splendid sunsets over Cape Amaoutis and its offshore islets.
Atalanti Trail

A breathtaking panorama rewards walkers on this circular trail, which passes through forests of black pine and centuries-old juniper on its way around the slopes of Mount Olympus, the highest summit of the Troodos massif. Starting and finishing in the square at the centre of the Troodos Resort, the 12-km (7.5-mile) walk takes around five hours.
Caledonia Trail

This is a fairly gentle amble in the woods, from the Presidential Forest Lodge (where Cypriot presidents come to cool off and think things over) to the famous waterfall in its wooded ravine (see Kaledonia Falls). Following the course of the aptly named Kryos Potamos (“Cold River”) which never dries up and is perfect for cooling hot feet, look out for birds, butterflies and abundant wild flowers in spring and early summer. Expect to complete the walk in less than two hours at an easy pace.
Caledonia Waterfall

A shady refuge from the summer heat, the 11-m (36-ft) waterfall, plunging into a thickly wooded gully, is named after the swallows (chelidonia ) which swoop around the falls and pool in summer (see Kaledonia Falls).
Cape Arnaoutis & Baths of Aphrodite

The rugged tip of the Akamas Peninsula is a great place to watch the sun plummet into the Mediterranean. Just under 3 km (2 miles) from the cape, a spring, the Baths of Aphrodite, trickles from limestone cliffs into a grotto concealed by fig trees and pink-flowering oleander.