A unique beauty, idyllic landscape emerges on the eastern slope of the Akamas, the point reached by the narrow valley of Polis and begin the steep cliffs of the peninsula. In other words Baths raise approximately four kilometers northeast of New Village.
In the Baths of Aphrodite, as it betrays their name, used to bathe “the most important goddess of the ancient Cypriots”, the goddess of love Aphrodite.
A paved path leads to a vertical cliff, from which tears flow cool and clear water. Through a groove in the lake water is poured into the sea. The rock that covers the lake forms a cave covered with dense vegetation, which makes the source and the lake as “permanently shaded.”
Clearly, “grow around wild fig trees, olive trees, carob, mastic trees thyme.” During the spring months, the landscape becomes even more enchanting with the unique beauty of flowers such as cyclamen, the Lazarus, anemones, and the xistaries aspalathos.
It is indeed a wonderful sight, a masterpiece of nature dressed in beautiful colors. Anavlyzontas neat water creates planeftres melodies, as when it gets “the gentle rain on the lake.” It is no coincidence that the ancient Greeks chose this location for Baths of the most beautiful goddess.
The “wild magnificence” of the landscape attracts praise a number of travelers, from the 4th century. The Klavdianou, a poet archaotitas, characterizes the landscape as the “kingdom of Aphrodite.”
He mentions two sources, “of which one meets water with honey and the other with venom.” He continues, writing that from these arms eros arrows, c is also the shots are sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet. The Klavdianou knit myth of lyrics inspired by the beautiful scenery, which definitely has undergone several changes.
The Klavdianou adds that Hephaestus, husband of the goddess, “penned with great skill” of the kingdom. This description refers to the site of the Baths, which is characterized by a “relative isolation.”
For the Baths of Aphrodite writes’ first Athenian “who saves the myth that the waters of” Aphrodite used to bathe after lie with her husband, Hephaestus. ” He notes that even in these flowers a plant called “Lychnidos.”
Without doubt, the Baths of Aphrodite is one of the sagineftikotera landscapes in olakero the island. Number of visitors enjoy every day the unique scenery and swim in cool waters of the worshiper “kissed” goddess.
Sources: Great Cyprus Encyclopaedia, vol 3 and 10, New Village Community Council