The Villa Retreat - Cyprus Golfing and Skiiing


The villa is ideally situated near Paphos, and is said to be one of the most beautiful parts of Cyprus. Pafos enjoys low crime rate and the healthiest year round climate in the Mediterranean averaging over 340 days of sunshine. It is possible to ski the slopes of Troodos and enjoy the coastal sun in one day.

	Aphrodite Hills Spa Resort Championship Golf Course Words from the course designer, Cabell Robinson; "Some golf courses take longer to materialize than others. Sometimes these delays turn out for the best. I first visited the site nearly 20 years ago and was immediately impressed with the inherent potential of this land to become one of Europe’s great golf courses. "Apart from the wonderful views out to sea from so many holes, the striking feature of the site is the deep canyon that separates two plateaus. The problem was how to incorporate this gorge into the course design, and how to cross it! A clever network of cart paths solved it, and in addition, the descent down to the 7th tee is an adventure in itself . . . . " All quotes © Aphrodite Hills Spa Resort More Information: http://www.aphroditehills.com/cyprus_golf
	The Petra Tou Romiou (Rock of the Greek), or the Rock Of Aphrodite (as known in English), is a scenic place, located off the old Pafos-Lemesos road. It's a popular tourist spot, for its breathtaking view of the sea, and more famously the birth place of Aphrodite. Legend has it that this is the Rock from which Aphrodite mythically arose from the foams in the sea. More Information: http://www.kouklia.org.cy/users/site/english/petra.shtm
	Kouklia is a village of the district of Pafos and lies at a distance of about 16 kilometres from the city of Pafos. It is built at an average altitude of 85 meters in the coastal plain of Pafos, north of the central highway of Limassol - Pafos. Kouklia receives an average annual rainfall of about 420 millimetres; grapevines (wine-making and table grape varieties), bananas, all sorts of citrus fruits, avocados, apricot, kiwis, olives, locust beans, legumes, peanuts, and a large variety of vegetables are cultivated upon its fertile land. More Information: http://www.kouklia.org.cy/users/site/english/general.shtm
	Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 meters. The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many famous mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and picturesque mountain villages clinging to terraced hill slopes. More Information: http://www.cyprusski.com