This recent article from the Sunday Telegraph epitomises the untouched beauty of Western Cyprus. The area is proving to be an increasingly popular spot for savvy investors looking for unique, distinctive and unspoilt residential developments that truly blend into their natural surroundings.
The beautiful Akamas Peninsula has unlimited potential.
The wilderness of the Akamas Peninsula, the westerly tip of Cyprus, covers six per cent of the island and is home to turtles, rare birds and butterflies. Yet it is, so far, untapped by British buyers, who have the more traditional tourist areas further south – from Ayia Napa’s club land on the east coast to Paphos, the popular winter sun destination, in the south west – firmly rooted in their affections. But this looks set to change. Although the national park on the Akamas Peninsula itself can thankfully never be built on, it is the unspoilt coastline that skirts it on either side that is ripe for glamorous new properties. The area is soon to be accessed by a new fast road from Paphos, due in 2011 and has steadily become a focus for boutique developers, who have begun to build striking beachfront homes on an island that has previously offered little to rival the multi-million pound offerings of the southern French or upmarket Balearic coastlines. Exquisitely contemporary villas on these secluded stretches naturally come at a cost. Dotted around the Akamas peninsula are attractive villages, set in lemon, almond and olive groves that will appeal to those seeking a quieter, traditional taste of Cypriot life – within easy reach of the coastline that is drawing the millionaires.
Sunday Telegraph, 31st January 2010.
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