Cyprus Continued - Going West.

Like many of the places we have been on the Mediterranean, Cyprus has many castles and forts because of the Crusades.  The nice thing about Cyprus is they also have many Greek ruins on the southern coast as well.  Here are more pictures from our spring break.

One our first stops going west from Larnaca was the Kolossi Castle. A Crusader Stronghold, it was a fun place to look and learn.

We seemed to be very lucky everywhere we went. We always arrived between tours and therefore it was never too crowded.

Inside the castle.

As always, interesting and beautiful views are everywhere.

It was a nice afternoon but we were ready to head to our villa just up the hill from Pissouri Bay, a nice quiet tourist beach with the main town up on the hill. What a pleasant surprise for us. A great place to stay surrounded by vineyards with few neighbors.

The girls were in the water as fast as possible.

There were beautiful plants everywhere. This was actually part of a large tree.

These smelled lovely

Of course, the true owners of the villa were the cats that lived there. The girls named this one Poseidon.

 

 

And this one, Athena.

We continued traveling west and 10 minutes later were at Aphrodite's Rock. The Cypriots say that this beach is where she came out of the water. What a beautiful place. I think we would have stayed longer if the weather was warmer.

The rocks were fun to climb.

And this is the rock where Aphrodite came out of the water.

The other side of the rock

Another stunning view.

 And as we continued west we stopped in Paphos. The waterfront seemed very British. Fish and Chips for lunch was a must!

Once again, another lovely Corniche to walk on.

And yes, the Medieval Paphos Castle to wander through.

And another great view.

To the north of us is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Paphos Archeological Park.

 The Archeological Park was our next stop.  We spent quite a bit of time going through the Greek ruins. The mosaics were stunning and interesting because they were different than what we have seen in Lebanon. This is where I will end this post and continue the next one soon!