Comments on: Where to Stay in Cyprus? 6 Best Areas & Places to Stay (+ Avoid!) https://destinationwellknown.com/where-to-stay-cyprus/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Kristoffer Fons https://destinationwellknown.com/where-to-stay-cyprus/#comment-182 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:27:13 +0000 https://destinationwellknown.com/?p=3075#comment-182 In reply to Dawn Holmes.

Hi Dawn

Thank you so much for your incredible comment! If you ever feel like starting a travel blog yourself, I’d be your biggest fan, that’s for sure.

I’m sure many of my readers will find your comment extremely helpful, so thank you so much for writing about your time in Paphos.

]]> By: Dawn Holmes https://destinationwellknown.com/where-to-stay-cyprus/#comment-180 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:24:32 +0000 https://destinationwellknown.com/?p=3075#comment-180 We have just returned from Paphos after our first ever visit to Cyprus. We are both retired and I use a wheelchair, so getting about has its issues. However, we found that most parts of Paphos are well thought out with access ramps all over the place and dropped kerbs making crossing the roads easy. There are cycle tracks at the side of many pavements too, so for a wheelchair user these make for a smooth ride if you choose to go into town on foot ,rather than use a taxi. Rather than being told to ‘get a move on’ whilst using a Zebra crossing, several drivers actually stopped and blessed me, making the sign of a cross towards me. To say I was surprised is an understatement, but found the local people so kind and helpful that it set Cyprus in another league altogether. The high level of humidity we experienced in September meant that had I known in advance, I would have packed differently. Knowing that clothes needs washing out every day I would have taken fewer and been expecting to launder them. Our hotel had a spotless laundry for the guests to use. €3 a load with free powder and conditioner so for all my husband had declared that he had no intention of doing any washing on holiday, the humidity instantly changed his mind.

We were in Paphos for the History and got exactly what we went for. The main archaeological site is another Pompeii, only it was destroyed by an earthquake and not a volcano. Why is isn’t mentioned in history programs on TV is a mystery to us, as the remains and perfect mosaics covering many acres, have to been seen to be believed. Work here is ongoing and will be for another 200 years at least, so fixed pathways have not been laid since they don’t know what is underneath it all as yet, but that’s OK. Sturdy shoes and for wheelchair users – an extra cushion, is needed. But you don’t have to see it all at once. Entry for the over 65’s and wheelchair users is free, but only €4 for everyone else. (2023 prices). It is the same at the museum up in the town which is also fully ramped and accessible. We went back to the various museums and sites several times to make the most of our time in Paphos, and vowed that we will return one day.

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