Beach
Konnos Bay
A sheltered horseshoe of fine sand and glass-clear turquoise between two pine-topped headlands — the prettiest swim on the east coast, reached on foot from the cape.
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East Cyprus · Ayia Napa & Protaras
Cape Greco National Forest Park
Nature · Ayia Napa · Protaras
Wind-carved sea caves, blue holes and a network of clifftop and coastal trails on the island’s south-east horn, with a tiny white chapel above the water.
Plan your visit
Visiting Cape Greco National Forest Park
Cape Greco (Cavo Greko) is the headland between Ayia Napa and Protaras — a national forest park of sea caves, cliffs, a tiny clifftop chapel and a famous blue lagoon. It's the wild, protected edge of the island's busy east coast.
Getting there
Drive the coast road from Ayia Napa or Protaras; it's well signed as Cape Greco National Forest Park.
Parking
Several parking pull-offs along the cape road near the caves, viewpoints and chapel.
Best time to go
Sunrise — the cape faces east, so dawn over the sea is unforgettable and the trails are empty.
More around Ayia Napa & Protaras
Beach
Fig Tree Bay
The icon of Protaras: powder sand, shallow warm water and a little islet you can swim out to, named for the lone fig tree that has stood here for centuries.
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Viewpoint
Ayia Napa Sea Caves
A run of wave-cut caves and arches in honey-coloured rock where locals leap from the ledges into deep clear water — the most photographed cliff line on the island.
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