Swim
Blue Lagoon
A sheltered cove of electric-turquoise water at the tip of the Akamas. Reach it by boat from Latchi, a rugged 4×4 track, or a two-hour coastal hike — then swim straight off the rocks.
Jun–Sep · midday lightDirections
All free spots
West Cyprus · Akamas & Paphos
Smigies Nature Trail
Hike · Akamas · Neo Chorio
A pine-scented loop through the Akamas forest with a picnic site and twin viewpoints over Chrysochous Bay and the wild west coast — a gentler way to taste the peninsula.
Plan your visit
Visiting Smigies Nature Trail
The Smigies nature trails start from a forest picnic site above Neo Chorio and loop through the Akamas hills, with juniper, wild herbs and viewpoints over Chrysochous Bay and the peninsula's wild interior.
Getting there
Drive up from Neo Chorio toward the Smigies picnic site; the trailheads are signed there.
Parking
Parking at the Smigies picnic site.
Best time to go
March–June and October — comfortable temperatures and, in spring, wildflowers.
More around Akamas & Paphos
Beach
Lara Bay
A wide crescent of untouched golden sand and a protected loggerhead & green-turtle nesting site. No facilities, no umbrellas — just dunes, sea and the conservation hatchery.
May–Aug · early morningDirections
Hike
Avakas Gorge
A dramatic slot canyon where 30-metre limestone walls close to arm’s width overhead. Follow the stream bed past a famous wedged boulder; mouflon and griffon vultures live above.
Apr–Jun · avoid rainDirections