Walking in Cyprus. Nike Werstroh

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      WALKING IN CYPRUS

      44 WALKS IN THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH

      by Nike Werstroh and Jacint Mig

      JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,

      OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      About the Author

      Nike and Jacint met many years ago on a long coach journey as they both travelled into the unknown to build a new life in a different country. It wasn’t long before they became inseparable. Travelling quickly emerged as their favourite activity: they had their first walking holiday in Madeira in 2008 and now wherever they go they try to find the best trails. When they first visited Cyprus they were mesmerised by the diverse scenery, but discovered that information about trails was difficult to find and walking maps were not available. Having collected the best routes, they want to share their passion for walking on this fascinating island with others.

      Nike went to journalism school and Jacint is a keen photographer. In 2016 they moved from London to Surrey where they can enjoy the countryside and hills.

      © Nike Werstroh and Jacint Mig 2017

      First edition 2017

      ISBN: 978 1 85284 837 8

      Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the authors unless otherwise stated.

       Route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com

      Contains OpenStreetMap.org data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA. NASA relief data courtesy of ESRI

      In memory of Nike’s Grandma, who would have been proud to see this book.

      Acknowledgements

      A special thank you to Alison Currier who read most of the walks, and to the Hall family who, inspired by our enthusiastic talks about Cyprus, visited the island and tried some of the trails. A big thank you to Jonathan Williams of Cicerone for giving us the opportunity to discover and collect Cyprus’ trails.

      Updates to this Guide

      While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/837/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time.

      The route maps in this guide are derived from publicly-available data, databases and crowd-sourced data. As such they have not been through the detailed checking procedures that would generally be applied to a published map from an official mapping agency, although naturally we have reviewed them closely in the light of local knowledge as part of the preparation of this guide.

      We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, Juniper House, Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7RL, United Kingdom.

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      Front cover: View of the Madari ridge from Mnimata Piskopon Trail (Walk 13)

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Overview map

       INTRODUCTION

       Location and geography

       Plants and flowers

       Wildlife

       Brief history

       Religion

       Getting there

       Border crossings

       Getting around

       Accommodation

       Tourist information

       Language

       When to go and what to take

       Maps and waymarking

       Using this guide

       SOUTHERN CYPRUS

       The west and the Akamas Peninsula

       Walk 1 Aphrodite Trail, Akamas Peninsula

       Walk 2 Adonis Trail, Akamas Peninsula

       Walk 3A Smigies Nature Trail

       Walk 3B Pissouromoutti Nature Trail

       Walk 4 Avakas Gorge

       Walk 5 Argaka Nature Trail

       Walk 6 Horteri Nature Trail

       Walk 7 Vouni path

       Walk 8 Sinti Monastery – Roudia Bridge

       Walk 9 Venetian bridges

       The Troodos and central Cyprus

       Walk 10 Xystarouda – Agiasma – Vasiliki Nature Trail

       Walk 11 Prodromos Dam – Stavroulia Trail

       Walk 12 Kannoures Trail

       Walk 13 Mnimata Piskopon Trail