Cyprus Holiday Beach Guide.

Cyprus Guide to some of the excellent beaches to use whilst on holiday including Limassol to Paphos, Coral Bay, Lara Bay and beaches around the Akamas Peninsula (including Polis).

Sometimes there are comments about some of the beaches i.e. whether they are clean, if the sea is good, facilities etc. As far as Cyprus beaches which are ok for naturists we did not find any "official" naturist beaches. However out on the Akamas Peninsula there are plenty of beaches both tiny and quite large and often quite deserted so that stripping off for a bit of sunbathing, swimming and walking was quite possible if you wanted to do this. There really are a variety of beaches from great long bays through to small coves on Cyprus - some beaches are sandy and others shingle.

Most of these Cyprus Beach photos were taken during our various walks on the island (there is information on our walks to be found via our main Cyprus page( located here ). In fact some of the beaches are only accessible by not too well surfaced dirt tracks - but of course it's great wandering around exploring coastlines on paths and tracks and then discovering your own isolated tiny cove or beach. For instance the Akamas Peninsula is reached by a fantastically cratered rough track - although curiously the further along you go the better it gets - probably after a couple of kilometres of being bounced around car drivers give it up so the surface takes less of a hammering. However it is possible to drive the track in an ordinary car as long as you take it very easy.
Note there are no photos on our web site which are unsuitable for viewing by anyone of any age - just various photographs showing off Cyprus's great holiday beaches.

This first set of Cyprus beach photos are located just before Coral Bay and then on up the left or west side of the Akamas Peninsula. There is a restaurant/cafe at Lara Bay and another restaurant just as you drive into the Peninsula - after that there are no facilities at all - no cafes, ice cream men let alone beach chairs or umbrellas for hire - just beaches. There is another large and really nice sandy bay after Lara Bay which is another turtle beach - then as you go on up if you sidetrack off the main dirt road there are small usually shingle beaches to be found. Apart from the jeeps passing by on the dirt road there are very few people up here - you can easily find your own spot if you wish. We have not named most of these beaches since we could not find names for them.


Agios Georgios beach - sandy with facilites	Meleti area - found just as you go onto the Peninsula near the restaurant	This beach is by the car park near one end of the Akamas Gorge. Sand/shingle	Lara Bay - turtle beach. Wide expanse of sand. Has a cafe/restaurant	Un-named beach - mostly sand and no facilities but lovely waves.


Found the righthand side sea-weedy	Various beach-lets	Various beach-lets	100 metres of shingle beach	An Akamas shingle beach - tiny

Akamas	Kioni Beach	Pafos Town Municipal beach	Pafos Town Municipal beach located near the lighthouse	Pafos Town beach near the harbour

			This beach on the near left is off the road just before the Coral Bay turn off. Sand and shingle.A few sun-chairs. If the waves are medium/high it is dangerous to swim due to bad currents
Coral Bay. Very popular sandy beach	Coral Bay - plenty of parking and full facilities	Beach near Coral Bay - wild and woolly	Regular bus services operate between Pafos Town and Coral Bay - running about every 15 minutes.

Cyprus's Akamas Peninsula is full of beaches - and they are mostly easily accessible. These below are from the right hand side or eastern side - showing several beaches from Pomis up through Lakki and Polis and then onto the Peninsula. We could not satisfactorily photo and therefore show the beaches north of the Baths of Aphrodite - there are quite a few though - some sand but mostly shingle. They are quite small usually and generally deserted with maybe just the odd fisherman around - there are certainly no facilities up in this area. You are not meant to drive up this side of the Peninsula according to the signs not least because of the poor state of the tracks - we walked of course which apart from cycling is the best way to see and explore places.


Polis Beach. Sunbeds, a restaurant and also a camp site	Lakki beach. Full facitlities - quite a popular beach	Lakki beach - mostly sand but some shingle	Lakki beach - additionaly there is a nice harbour one end	Cape Akamas - just what beaches should be - wild.

Two photographs of Cyprus's Pomis Beach are shown on the left. These beaches generally consist of heavy shingle but there are a few sandy bits here and there. There is a small harbour and restaurant and sunbeds are available for hire.

Cape Akamas - Fontana Amorosa Bay - you can just see the small coves in the bay - deserted of course. From north of Polis up to Pomis is mostly just long shingle beach - the main road is often fairly close so getting onto the shingle is no problem. It is of course mostly deserted so stripping off should be ok if you wish but there are much better beaches on Cyprus for naturists to use.

These Cyprus beach photos below are of beaches found around Episkopi and up towards Pafos.


Lady's Mile Beach. Sandy, People were mostly at either end but otherwise quite empty. Didn't like it much there somehow..	Curium Beach. This is a very popular beach and has facilities like sunbeds and cafes etc. easily the best facilitised beach we came across	Avdimou Bay. As can be seen from the photo it's a really busy beach. It has a cafe/restaurant and plenty of room	Pissouri Bay. Sand and shingle - in the town and very busy. All the normal facilties but parking is a little bit limited

The 3 photos on the left are at Petra tou Romiou, another Afrodite spot. Coach trips turn up and people wander down to look at the rocks etc. because of Ms. Afrodite though we did'nt see her. You can walk along the shingle and soon find your own quiet spot though.

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