Top 10 Best of the Rest
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1. Alassa Park
This green oasis, with an aviary and flock of peacocks, makes a pleasant change from busy Limassol.
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2. Akrotiri Peninsula
The peninsula’s salt lake is a refuge in winter for bright pink flamingoes and other migrant birds.
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3. 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.
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4. Chryssorogiatissa MonasteryThis monastery produces some of the island’s best wines. Within is a museum of religious paraphernalia.
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5. 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.
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6. Aphrodite WaterparkThis visitor attraction has dozens of different thrills, spills, chutes and pools (see Aphrodite Waterpark, Pafos).
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7. Maa
Maa is believed to be the first Greek-Mycenaean settlement in Cyprus. At the small museum weapons, amulets and jewellery are on display.
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8. Lempa Neolithic Village
Primitive round-houses have been excavated by archaeologists on the site of a chalkolithic settlement.
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9. 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.
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10. Polis
A combination of farming village and low-key resort, Polis has an uncrowded beach and a small seaport, Latsi, with fish tavernas.
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