City Photos News Cyprus/Polis

Beach in Polis

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:11:07 +0000

Polis (or Polis Chrysochous) is a small town at the north-west end of the island of Cyprus, at the centre of Chrysochous Bay, and on the edge of the Akamas peninsula nature reserve. It is a quiet tourist resort, the inhabitants' income being supplemented by agriculture and fishing. Polis is served by the fishing port of Latsi - a pole of attraction all the year round and reputed for its fish taverns, its sea-sport facilities and boat rides up to Akamas - a must for all Polis visitors. However, the great advantage of Polis is its close vicinity to the utmost beautiful Akamas peninsula, a nature reserve area destined to become a National Park,with its renowned Baths of Aphrodite. A walk along its nature trails accompanied by the panoramic view of the bay of Polis is a unique experience. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.035759&lon=32.427092&z=14&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polis%2C_Cyprus.
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Seaside in Polis

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:08:53 +0000

Seaside in Polis

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:08:50 +0000

Akamas

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:52:52 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas Akamas is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis..
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Cape Akamas, near the "Baths of Aphrodite"

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:52:47 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.056348&lon=32.344673&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2 According to a legend, Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, used to bathe in a small cave here. Well, today bathing here is not allowed, but the water is dirty enough to dissuade people from dipping in :) http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.025498&lon=32.330017&z=13&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas Akamas is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis..
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

"Baths of Afrodite" on Cape Akamas (a spring)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:50:07 +0000

"Baths of Aphrodite" on Cape Akamas (inside the grotto)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:50:04 +0000

"Baths of Aphrodite"

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:44:48 +0000

On Cape Akamas

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:44:46 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.025498&lon=32.330017&z=13&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas Akamas is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis..
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Cattle shelters (Cape Akamas)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:37:13 +0000

Another type of shelters is rather primitive barns built usually without mortar (clay is used, at the most), to protect cattle from the weather. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.025498&lon=32.330017&z=13&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas Akamas is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis..
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Cave shelters (Cape Akamas)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:37:12 +0000

Even today, shepherds often use caves as shelters for their cattle and for themselves. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.025498&lon=32.330017&z=13&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas Akamas is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis.
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Abandoned Turkish village on Cape Akamas: someone's herd

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:22:12 +0000

Actually, there are still several people living there. For some time, there was a number of small Turkish enclaves on the Cyprus-controlled territory; they were difficult to supply and useles sto defend, therefore after all most Turk Cypriots moved to the non-recognized TRNC. Sad places. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.025498&lon=32.330017&z=13&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas Akamas is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus, which Ptolemy described as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two summits rising towards the north. Up until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis..
Polis, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Abandoned Turkish village on Cape Akamas

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:22:10 +0000

Abandoned Turkish village on Cape Akamas

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:18:07 +0000

Abandoned Turkish village on Cape Akamas

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:15:38 +0000