The Cyprus villages Agrotourism project has been very carefully devised and especially designed to give life back to the villages thus saving century long traditions and customs as well as the Cypriot identity. The project won the prestigious British Airways and ‘Wish you were Here’ Tourism for Tomorrow Award for Europe in 1999. Old derelict houses are being tenderly restored, right down to the last detail and are being brought back to their former glory. The past now becomes the present, able to compete with modern life yet still offering the real taste of Cyprus. Even if it is for a fleeting moment, we welcome you to live like ‘the real Cyprus should be lived’.

 

Enjoy and even sometimes participate in the making of ‘Halloumi’, the traditional Cyprus cheese, the making of the ‘Zivania’, a raki type strong alcoholic drink and in the picking of the grapes and olives. You will appreciate the tranquillity and easy pace of life, the narrow stone-paved streets, the ‘gossip of the day’ at the ‘kafenio’ and the scenic beauty of the hills and valleys. But, be warned, our village houses are not set in trendy holiday complexes or sophisticated ‘Tuscan style’ hamlets but in authentic working villages, where the sights, sounds and smells of rural life are to be expected, where the locals

start their day early and nightlife must be sought elsewhere.

 

Get on a bike (yes, with pedals!) to see the country with or without others, or ride a horse (with tuition if required). Join a walking group or be given a map and visit caves and gorges. Explore archaeological sites in the company of others with similar interests or on your own – with or without a guide. Discover little churches famous for their Byzantine frescos, centuries old. You will find archaeological sites nearby, dating back to the Bronze Age as well as the famous Neolithic site of Khirokitia. Have a picnic lunch or eat in the local taverna whenever you wish or wherever you are. Swim at a beach on your own or join others. Why not join a boat trip with a local fisherman for the day.

 

Stay in a traditional village house or a simple cottage with all mod cons and use a pool nearby. You will find that, whenever possible, environmentally friendly goods and materials are used.

 

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Agrotourism accommodation:

Tokhni Tavern >