GREECE & CYPRUS PAUSE & PLAY DESTINATIONS RIGHT:
Eléa golf course
FAR RIGHT: Greek
Orthodox
cathedral, Limassol
BELOW:
Hébe Spa, Columbia
Beach Resort
HOW TO SELL
Eléa Estate
offers a world- class golfing
experience, and its proximity to Paphos airport (around 30 minutes) makes it a viable option
for a weekend of golf action. Nearly three- quarters of its clientele are Brits. Flights are frequent, with Cypriot carrier Cobalt Air
serving Larnaca and Paphos airports direct
from Heathrow, Gatwick,
Stansted and Manchester.
Cobalt operates more than 35 flights to Cyprus from the UK on a weekly basis.
Tee off: Described as ‘Nick Faldo’s masterpiece’, the Eléa Estate near Paphos offers an 18-hole, par-71 course, designed by the former champion golfer. Despite the serious skills and sartorial swag of the regular clientele, beginners are equally welcome and can attempt to perfect their swing with an ever-patient instructor on the landscaped driving range. Fortification is available at the Halfway House on the ninth hole. The Estate works in partnership with Columbia Beach Resort, with regular shuttles between the two. Shopping: Limassol offers many options for a retail therapy fix. Join the throngs of bargain hunters at the flea market, held every Sunday in summer between 7am and 7pm. Set on the pretty seafront under the watchful eye of the magnificent 19th-century Agia Napa Church, stalls groan under the weight of clothes, perfumes and food
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Cyprus’s flavoursome food ranges from grilled halloumi and meat- stuffed vine leaves to meaty sheftalia sausages
products from the island and from more exotic locales such as Sri Lanka and India. For a spot of surreptitious people
watching and amazing local produce, Limassol’s Farmers’ Market is a good bet. Open for business between 3am and 3pm every Saturday, you’ll queue up beside Cypriots doing their weekly shop and selecting from the plentiful bounty of fruit, vegetables, bread and, of course, the best olives.
Beach beauty: Pissouri Bay has a shingle and fine, sandy beach, perfect for an early-morning dip in the Mediterranean waters. Guests at Columbia Beach Resort can treat themselves to a massage in the award-winning Hébe Spa, then make like a mermaid (or merman) – an easy glide takes you from the indoor to the outdoor infinity pool. After that ‘exertion’, a cocktail might be in order at the swim-up bar. But no more than one – the chilled-out atmosphere is sacrosanct and families are encouraged to use the other pool. Say cheers with the locals: Take a taxi up to the old Pissouri village as the sun starts to slip away and join the locals for an evening drink. Elderly men sit in the cobbled square, sharing the day’s proceedings. Family is everything in Cypriot culture; fall into conversation in one of the bars and you’re likely
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