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Paphos blue — A small butterfly named after the western part of Cyprus and found only on the island.
A town on the slopes above the west coast that grew up around a church and a spring.
The sea caves of Peyia form a shore with niches, arches, individual rocks and steep ledges. Its chief sculptor — Multiple effects of the sea on the stone.
Persian cyclamen forms colonies in the coastal zone of Akamas, sometimes occupying very small cracks in the rocks.
Large rocks off the coast of Petra-to-Romiu have become one of the most famous images of Cyprus. Two different traditions of the mythological story are connected with this…
The western variety of Cypriot zopnik forms branched pubescent bushes.
The plateau of vineyards, through which once passed the way from Paphos to Polis.
At Polis, the sand and pebble beach of Dasudi is adjacent to the eucalyptus grove. This is the shore, where the open sea space immediately turns into a…
The former warehouses of the carob tree became a museum of maritime history.
The north coast of the district, where the fishing harbour remains part of the settlement’s history.