Walks

Whether you come to Agia Napa for a short stay, long stay or even just for the day, the municipality hopes that as you walk in and around Agia Napa, you will learn some of its history and understand why this area developed in recent decades as one of the largest tourist centers of Cyprus.

Join one of two, each approximately three hour walks, that combine the discovery of history with its natural unspoiled landscape. Both walks start and end at the Agia Napa Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) Information Office. Bookings should be made in advance. Tour guides generally wait a few minutes for latecomers but it is advisable to be on time. Casual clothes and comfortable shoes are advisable alone with a sunhat in the summer and an umbrella in the winter.

Both tours are combined with a ride on a well-maintained traditional wooden bus (typical of old times when such buses were used for transporting farmers to Famagusta, Larnaca and Nicosia.)

Tour One: "THE AGIA NAPA YOU DON'T KNOW"

This tour has been designed to see Agia Napa's historical development from Medieval times to today. This tour includes a visit to the old aqueduct and the Monastery in the center of the village. A coffee break in a traditional coffee shop continues with a ride on the wooden bus which stops at a couple of churches.

Tour Two: "AGIA NAPA AND THE SEA: A DIFFERENT DIMENSION"

This walk interprets the historic connection of the area with the sea. The archaeological remains suggest that the area has been inhabited since Neolithic times.

The walk begins at Cape Greco where the archaeology of the area is talked about in relation to its natural beauty. Following this, participants will be driven to a chapel in the northern part of Cape Greco.

After a coffee break at 'Limanaki' (the picturesque fishing harbour) the walk continues along the coast of the archaeological site of Makronnissos and Agia Thekla church. Commentary focuses on familiarizing parti-cipants about the area and offers further information about various other sites that the visitor may wish to explore on his own or with an organized tour.