Coral Bay

Coral Bay is along the coast of Western Cyprus, just north of Paphos.   It has not been commercialised as much as other parts of Cyprus, and still holds a lot of its natural beauty. There are plenty of bars, shops and restaurants in Coral Bay, offering a wide variety of cusines from all around the world, including the famous Greek Cypriot Meze.

Beaches - Coral Bay beach is considered to be the best beach in Cyprus, 600m long, with its horseshoe shaped bay, and its gradual sloping, making it a very family friendly beach. The beach also has plenty of water-sport activities available such as, waterskiing and windsurfing and a number of other water sport activities.

Golf - There are three golf courses in the Coral Bay area, Aphrodite Hills, Tsada Golf Course and Secret Valley Golf Course, all offering amazing scenery and some of the best golf courses on the Island.

Things  to Do - There are plenty of activities to do in Cyprus, anything from taking a participating in one of the tournament class golf courses to racing round a race track in a go-cart.

Water Sports – Coral Bay is ideal for a wide range of water sports, including banana boats, water-skiing, pedalos, jet skiing, etc.

Water Park -Paphos is home to the largest water park in Cyprus, and the biggest family rafting ride in Europe. http://www.aphroditewaterpark.com.

Diving - There are a few dive centres in Coral Bay, with three of the best dive sites; Maninji Island, Akamas Peninsular and the Wreck of Zenobia.

Go-Karting - The Coral Bay Go Karting centre is a great day out, there are karts for all different age groups.

Amusement Parks – Ithaki Amusement Park and Mini Golf is an amusement park, with video games arcade and a cafe bar. It’s ideal for families and there is a play area for smaller children with swings and slides as well as a bar.

Paphos Bird and Animal Park - The park is over one million sq.m, natural landscape, with lakes, ponds and gardens. It houses one of the largest private collection of birds in the world. There is also a child friendly petting zoo, a great family day out.

Adonis Baths -  The Adonis baths and waterfalls are close to Coral Bay, with a large waterfall and some amazing scenery. The site is full of history and heritage.

Site Seeing –

Paphos Fort – This was built on the entrance to the harbour to defend from and attacks from sea, then was re-used as a prison in later years.  Visitors may enter across a drawbridge to explore the dungeons or climb to the battlements to experience extensive views across the bay and harbour. 

Early Christian Basilica, St Paul's Pillar – A religious site, where allegedly St Paul was given 39 lashes when he came to the island. The small Roman Catholic church of Panagia Chrysopolitissa (Agia Kyriaki), built in the 12th century, is still used for Catholic mass.

Agia Solomoni and Agios Lamprianos Catacombs – There are around twenty steps down to the church, where you will find the remains religious paintings covering the walls and some holy water. There are also some very old catacombs and an old terebinth tree which is adorned with pieces of cloth left by pilgrims.

Byzantine Museum - A small museum housing  mainly religious items.

District Archaeological Museum – a large museum housing finds from local excavations, including: Greek, Roman and medieval items.

Markets
Monday – Agora Street market 

Wednesday - Indoor/outdoor market (At the Duck Pond, off Tomb of the Kings Rd.)

Saturday mornings - Agora Street market,  Paphiakos Indoor Car Boot Market

Sunday - Timi Village car boot sale, Indoor/outdoor market (At the Duck Pond, off Tomb of the Kings Rd.)

Fiestas and Festivals

• February - Limassol
• March - The Paphos Marathon, The Classical Games
• May -  Flower Festival
• July - a series of summer concerts, Koumandaria Festival celebrates the wine of the region.
• August - Arkadia Festival
• September - Aphrodite Festival

Solmar Villas in Coral Bay

All of our Coral Bay villas have pools and are carefully chosen and approved by our staff. Our high standards ensure that we only select the very best villas in Coral Bay to rent for our clients.

We also offer properties in the Cypriot resorts of Kissonerga and Paphos.

We also have a full selection of holiday villas in Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, The Algarve, Italy and the Mainland Spain

Click below to see all our villas in Coral Bay.