Baths of Aphrodite
The myth of Aphrodite; the start of the Akamas national park trails
The story
The Baths of Aphrodite are a small natural grotto with a pool at the start of the Akamas Peninsula in Paphos District, a few kilometers west of Latchi harbor. Legend says Aphrodite bathed here, and it was here that she met Adonis. According to myth, the goddess was born somewhere else, at the rock of Petra tou Romiou. Next to the grotto are the Akamas Botanical Garden, created in 2003, and the start of the Aphrodite and Adonis forest trails. On June 17, 2016, the Akamas forest was declared a national forest park, the eleventh in Cyprus. The Department of Forests lists the Baths among the points of interest of this park.
The Baths of Aphrodite are a grotto at the start of the Akamas Peninsula in Paphos District, near Polis and Latchi; legend says Aphrodite bathed here, but she was born at Petra tou Romiou — don’t mix them up. Akamas has been a national forest park since 2016.
Visiting
The Department of Forests’ circular Aphrodite trail starts at the grotto: 7.5 km, 3–4 h, difficulty 3 on a scale of 1 to 3. The Adonis trail is the same length and, according to the department, starts 400 m before the Baths, on the road from Latchi. The fountains on these trails have non-drinking water, so bring your own. From the parking lot to the grotto it’s about 200 m on foot through the botanical garden.
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Sources
- Τμήμα Δασών — Εθνικά Δασικά Πάρκα (Ε.Δ.Π. Ακάμα: 7662 εκτ., 17/6/2016· Σημεία ενδιαφέροντος: Λουτρά της Αφροδίτης· Βοτανικός Κήπος του Ακάμα, 2003)
- Τμήμα Δασών — Μονοπάτια μελέτης της φύσης (Μονοπάτι Αφροδίτη, Μονοπάτι Άδωνις)
- Υφυπουργείο Τουρισμού — Νέος Οδηγός της Κύπρου 2026 (4η ημέρα: Πόλη Χρυσοχούς, Λουτρά της Αφροδίτης, Ακάμας· 3η ημέρα: Πέτρα του Ρωμιού, γενέτειρα της Αφροδίτης)
- Visit Cyprus — Baths of Aphrodite
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