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
Kelefos Venetian Bridge
Heritage · Paphos forest
A graceful single-arch medieval packhorse bridge on the old camel route through the cedar forest, spanning the Diarizos river in perfect stone silence.
Plan your visit
Visiting Kelefos Venetian Bridge
Kelefos is the most elegant of the Venetian-era packhorse bridges that once carried camel trains hauling copper through the Paphos forest. Its single pointed stone arch spans the Diarizos river in deep woodland.
Getting there
Reached by forest roads from Pera Vasa / Agios Nikolaos; a normal car manages in dry weather, but the gravel roads are slow.
Parking
Informal parking beside the bridge.
Best time to go
Year-round; spring and autumn are loveliest, and the river runs highest after winter rain.
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