If you’re looking for a side of Cyprus that feels untouched by large resorts and busy promenades, Akamas National Park should be at the top of your list. Covering the rugged north-western tip of the ...

Spring in Cyprus is usually a time for positivity: after a short, cool period the island's intense blue skies and warm temperatures return (it's 23C and sunny this weekend) and the tourist trade, ...

The environmental group Friends of Akamas has accused the government of “lacking clear political will to redefine policy towards declaring the Akamas peninsula a national park of international ...

The latest of many plans for the peninsula would protect a tiny part of it but with visitor access made all-too-easy, and development sprouting up all over the rest of this precious area I stopped the ...

Three environmental organisations on Tuesday called for immediate clarification from the environment department over the organisation of a three-day music festival near protected areas of the Akamas ...

The shift down to second gear does little to help. My rental car is in high distress, its asthmatic engine wheezing and wailing as we climb another Cypriot mountain. While I feel adequately ...

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Located in the west of Cyprus, the Akamas peninsula is wild untouched landscape, amazing natural beauty, deep gorges, and stunning sandy bays. The beautiful wilderness of the Peninsula at the most ...

Why go? Don't let the images of binge-drinking Brits in Ayia Napa put you off Cyprus. In the far west of the island, the Akamas peninsula is a protected area of juniper and pine forests, rocky gorges ...

The ancient Greeks held that Cyprus was so beautiful, it was a playground of their gods and the birthplace of the fairest, Aphrodite, the goddess of love. While there’s little chance of bumping into ...