Bustling fishing harbour and yacht marina, departure hub for Blue Lagoon boat trips and top seafood taverns.
Latchi is the maritime gateway to the Akamas Peninsula. Formerly a small port shipping carobs across the Mediterranean, it is now an attractive modern marina filled with yachts, traditional fishing boats, and excursion cruisers.
The pedestrian promenade is lined with celebrated fish taverns serving the morning catch, while the docks are the primary launching point for boat trips to the famous Blue Lagoon.
3 km west of Polis Chrysochous along the coastal road (E713).
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Open year-round with air-conditioned galleries.
Charming stone-paved market town center paired with a long sandy shore fringed by a fragrant eucalyptus grove.
Pleasant year-round; the eucalyptus trees offer cooling shade and rich scent during summer.
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Spring blankets the trail in rare wild orchids; clear winter days offer views all the way to Turkey's Taurus mountains.
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Best hiked from November through May; avoid midday summer heat.
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