Hike
Caledonia Waterfall Trail
A cool two-hour forest loop tracing the Kryos river through pine and plane trees to a 13-metre waterfall — the island’s best escape from the August heat.
Spring · full flowDirections
All free spots
Centre Cyprus · Troodos Mountains
Chantara Waterfall
Waterfall · Foini · Platres
A graceful twin-drop fall on the Kryos river, reached by a short forest path past plane trees — quieter than nearby Caledonia and beautiful when the river runs full.
Plan your visit
Visiting Chantara Waterfall
Chantara (Hantara) is a graceful Troodos waterfall on the Diarizos headwaters near Foini, dropping over a mossy rock face into a clear pool in deep forest.
Getting there
Reached by forest road from Foini/Platres; the final approach is a short walk.
Parking
Informal parking near the trailhead.
Best time to go
Spring, when snowmelt and rain give the fall its fullest flow.
More around Troodos Mountains
Waterfall
Millomeris Waterfall
At 15 metres, the tallest natural waterfall in Cyprus, plunging over a black rock face into a mossy plunge pool. A short cobbled path drops to the base.
Spring · after rainDirections
Hike
Artemis Trail · Mt Olympus
A near-level seven-kilometre loop circling the summit of Mount Olympus through black pine and juniper, with both coasts visible on a clear day. Snow-dusted in winter.
May–OctDirections