DK Travel : Cyprus : Southwest Cyprus : Editor's choice

Southwest Cyprus : Editor's choice

Akrotiri Peninsula

The peninsula’s salt lake is a refuge in winter for bright pink flamingoes and other migrant birds.
Alassa Park

This green oasis, with an aviary and flock of peacocks, makes a pleasant change from busy Limassol.
Aphrodite Waterpark

This visitor attraction has dozens of different thrills, spills, chutes and pools (see Aphrodite Waterpark, Pafos).
Baths of Aphrodite

Hidden away in a tiny valley is the goddess’s mythical bathing pool. Around the spring is a network of walking trails.
Chryssorogiatissa Monastery

This monastery produces some of the island’s best wines. Within is a museum of religious paraphernalia.
Lempa Neolithic Village

Primitive round-houses have been excavated by archaeologists on the site of a chalkolithic settlement.
Maa

Maa is believed to be the first Greek-Mycenaean settlement in Cyprus. At the small museum weapons, amulets and jewellery are on display.
Panagia tou Sinti

The former monastery was left to crumble after the Venetians were driven from Cyprus by the Ottomans, but it underwent restoration in 1997.
Polis

A combination of farming village and low-key resort, Polis has an uncrowded beach and a small seaport, Latsi, with fish tavernas.
Vouni Donkey Sanctuary

Vouni is a half-deserted spot whose old-fashioned houses have earned it conservation-area status. The sanctuary at Stena, just outside the village, gives a retirement home to more than 100 donkeys.