Polis Holiday Resort Mini Guide
Polis is a beautiful town situated in the northwest of the island, north of Pafos and constitutes a large part of the Pafos region. The municipality have at least 3000 residents. From the proper Pafos town, Polis is about 35 Km. The serene and beautiful environment and the warm people of this place attracts people all over the globe. Polis is a beautiful town to spend some days with your closed ones. The natural beauty is at its best with several tourists attractions. History is adhered to Polis in each of its fold. The beautiful site of the ancient kingdoms of Marion and Arsinoe takes you back to the historical days. In and around Polis, there are many archaeological sites, which reveals the golden historical time. People visiting Polis, should visit the local archaeological museum in the city, to enrich their experience in Polis. The area of Polis is with plains, mountains, clear seas and sandy beaches with mild winters and cool summers.
While you are at Polis, you can enjoy Walking, Hiking, Motor-cycling, Cycling, Water sports, Jeep safari to the Akamas Park, camping, play golf or simply hire a car and visit the town. There are several sandy beaches close to polis, where you can enjoy your day as the mild sunrays embrace you tight. The restaurant at the beaches enables you to treat your taste buds with some of the authentic Polis delicacies that you cannot get anywhere else in the world.
Major tourist attractions at Polis
When we talk about the major tourist attractions in Polis, the first thing that comes in mind is the Akamas Peninsula National Park. This park shows you the rich variety of flora and fauna, beautiful wild flowers and a large share of serene nature. Also, you can visit the Latchi Harbour, which modernized & extended recently. Fresh fish and the beautiful coastline are the major attractions of this harbour. Polis Square is another point of attraction that you can explore. You can find almost anything and everything here, from shops to theatre, from disco to bars. Do remember to visit Baths of Aphrodite place, Polis Archaeological museum and Polis community hall.
Accommodation at Polis
For accommodation, you do not have to get worried, as you can find several cottages, hotels and apartments close to the proper Polis city at affordable rates. The easy accessibility from the hotels to the major attractions of the city makes it an amazing destination to spend some quality time with loved ones.
Polis Area Facilities:
- Supermarkets
- Large/small Fish Taverns/ Restaurants (also offered and other kind of food), Fast- Food Shops
- Cafes, Bars, Disco-Clubs
- Polis Hospital
- Pharmacies
- Banks
- Other shopping stores (Souvenir- Shops, Bookshops, Jewellers,…etc)
- Polis Post Office
- Photo Studio/Shops (Post cards, Cameras, Film etc)
- Internet Cafés
- Hotels, Hotel Apartments, Villas, Holiday Tourist Villages
- Polis Camping-Site nearby the sea/beach in an eucalyptus grove
- CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) Office
- Bakeries
- Petrol Stations
- Bus Station (Polis-Pafos, Polis-Latchi-Baths Of Aphrodite)
- Taxi Offices
- Travel Agencies (Sea/Air tickets, Rentals (Cars,Motorbikes,Bikes,GoKarts/ATVs,…etc)
- Safaris (Akamas), Sea-trips (Akamas), WaterSports, Horse-riding, Golf(Tsada Village), GoKarts Race, etc
List of Polis Attractions:
- CTO Office in Polis(Free Polis Maps & Guides)
- Baths of Aphrodite place
- Polis Archaeological Museum & differ Archaeological Places in & surround Polis
- Latchi(Polis) Harbor (Modernized&Extended recently)
- Polis Square (Extended recently)
- Polis Byzantine churches and other churches (Agios Andronikos, Agia Kyriaki,…etc)
- Polis Municipal Beach (Plage)
- Polis Municipality/Town Hall
- Akamas Peninsula National Park
Geography Polis Resort:
- Population: 3000
- Harbor: Latchi
- Beaches: Sandy, Latchi Plage
- Park: Akamas National Park
- Forest: Akamas Forest, Pafos Forest
- Center of: 23 Communities
- Holiday Season(CY): 01/04-31/10
- .cy Connection: Internet, GSM info (other), ISPs of CYPRUS, GSM Co + Maps
- Maps
Links:
- More about Polis History , Civil Weddings ,… etc see Polis Municipality
- CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) free info, free maps & guides for all Cyprus (incl. Polis)
- Polis: Current Weather
- Pafos Offers
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polis,_Cyprus
(Mini guides: to Polis , to Paphos , to Limassol , to Pafos Int'l Airport , to Cyprus , LINKS)
