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Roudia Venetian Bridge (Xeros Valley)

Secluded 16th-century Venetian stone bridge with a soaring semicircular arch deep inside the Xeros River forest.

Spanning the Xeros Potamos River deep within the pine-clad mountains between Paphos Forest and Troodos, the 16th-century Roudia Bridge boasts the highest and most slender stone arch of Cyprus's Venetian bridges.

Its remote forest setting ensures complete tranquility beside the rushing mountain stream.

Tips before you go

  • Reached via a 4 km graded forest dirt track from Vretsia or Pera Vasa; high clearance or 4x4 recommended.
  • Download offline maps beforehand as mobile signal drops in the valley.
  • Combine with Tzelefos Venetian Bridge nearby.

How to get there

In the Xeros River valley between Vretsia and Pera Vasa on the edge of Paphos Forest.

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