Day trip from Paphos
Troodos Mountains
Short answer
The Troodos range is the cool, green interior of Cyprus, topped by Mount Olympos at 1,952 m. It is home to UNESCO-listed painted churches, wine and mountain villages, and the famous Kykkos Monastery. From Paphos it is a full day with a lot of driving on winding roads — worth it, but do not try to see everything.
Who it's for
Visitors staying four days or more who want to see beyond the coast — especially in summer, when the mountains are cooler.
Getting there
Roughly 1.5–2 hours each way depending on route and where in the mountains you head.
Without a car: Organised Troodos day tours run from Paphos and avoid the mountain driving.
Suggested plan
08:30
Drive into the mountains
Head up via the wine villages or via Limassol and the B8, depending on your route.
10:30
A painted church or Kykkos
Choose one cultural focus — a UNESCO painted church or Kykkos Monastery.
13:00
Lunch in a mountain village
Village tavernas around Platres or the Marathasa valley.
15:00
Short forest walk
One of the nature trails around Troodos square or Platres.
17:00
Drive back before dark
Mountain roads are slow and winding; avoid driving them tired.
Main sights
Day trip
Cedar Valley & Paphos Forest
Remote forest valley of endemic Cyprus cedars — for people who love empty landscapes and slow roads.
- Paphos Forest
- Full day
Map of the day
Plan around it
Things to do
Things to Do in Paphos
The best things to do in Paphos, Cyprus — ancient sites, beaches, the Akamas, wine villages and day trips — with how long each takes, who it suits and what to skip.
Itinerary
7 Days in Paphos
A week in Paphos: the town, the Blue Lagoon, the Akamas, wine villages, a rest day at Coral Bay and a day in the Troodos mountains — planned geographically.
- 7 days
- Car: yes
Area
Geroskipou
Town east of Paphos known for loukoumi and the five-domed church of Agia Paraskevi.
- Geroskipou
Attraction
Kato Paphos Archaeological Park
Roman villas with some of the finest mosaics in the Mediterranean, an odeon and a ruined castle, by the harbour.
- Kato Paphos
- 2–3 hours
- €
Attraction
Tombs of the Kings
Underground rock-cut tombs with columned courtyards, on the coast north of the harbour.
- Tombs of the Kings area
- 1.5–2 hours
- €
Attraction
Paphos Mosaics
The Roman floor mosaics of Nea Paphos — what they show and where to see the best ones.
- Kato Paphos
- 1–1.5 hours
- €