DESTINATIONS expertexper ASK THE
Holly Wood, senior trade relations manager, Tui “Mare Resorts are ideal for customers seeking a premium experience. These properties have great locations near cultural attractions and beaches,
making them perfect for first-time Cyprus visitors. They have flexible appeal for families, through kids’ clubs and splash parks, as well as for adults with dedicated quiet zones and sophisticated dining. There’s great repeat booking potential. The village-like atmosphere and variety of experiences, such as food workshops and cultural activities, encourage connections with both staff and other guests, which helps to bring people back. Customers regularly highlight the spaciousness, quality dining options and attentive service in their feedback.”
co-operative, we all fell for the country’s most famous wine, commandaria – a dessert wine produced here since 1192. A wine route can be traced through 14 commandaria-producing villages, but having had our fill – with the encouragement of our host Irena, who even persuades us to taste Cypriot gin – we are ready for lunch, and climb higher into the mountains to find it at the Spring of Life Forever Taverna, which doubles as a craft brewery making its own bitter and IPA. Plate after plate of simple but utterly delicious dishes, among them goat kleftiko, feta salad and beef stifado (stew), all accompanied by homemade bread, are brought to us, the quality and freshness of the ingredients evident in every mouthful. After descending through the hills back
to Mare Paphos, we reflect on the trip over sunset drinks at the resort beach. The differences between the two parts of the island are as striking as the two resorts we’ve visited, making a strong case for a twin-centre trip. But no matter which side of the island visitors opt for, it doesn’t take long to fall under Cyprus’s warm-hearted spell.
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AYIA NAPA/PAPHOS | GREECE & CYPRUS Mare Paphos pool
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Mercury Holidays sells a seven-night stay at Mare Ayia Napa from £1,152 per person, based on two sharing. Includes breakfast, transfers and flights from Gatwick on August 30.
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Tui offers a seven-night all-inclusive holiday at Mare Paphos from £855 per person, based on two adults and two children sharing a Family Room with Sea View. Includes luggage, transfers and flights departing from Manchester on August 31.
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