Vouni Panagias - A walk through vineyards
Pano Panagia (or Panagia) is a stone-built village found 35 kilometers north east of Paphos. It borders Paphos Forest and it is very close to Kannaviou manmade lake. There are a few local good quality wineries in the vicinity.
We consider this as a top-ten walk in Cyprus. One could walk it year round and live the change of seasons literally inside vineyards. The vineyards are well kept.
On the route there are also many storax trees and red hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna - relatively few of these live in Cyprus) . The route is entirely on dirt roads, at a relatively high elevation, rising 300 meters from the start (usually at Panagia village) to over 1,100 m, and offers cool air for a morning or afternoon walk in summer. In winter it may snow sometimes and be foggy, which adds yet more variety to what the walker sees, hears and feels during the walk.
There are unusual formations and excellent views both of the Ezousa Valley as well as of Paphos Forest. The route passes by the small chapel of Profitis Elias and walkers can take optional longer routes that take them to any of the two historic monasteries in the area (Chrysorogiatissa and Agia Moni).
We consider this as a top-ten walk in Cyprus. One could walk it year round and live the change of seasons literally inside vineyards. The vineyards are well kept.
On the route there are also many storax trees and red hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna - relatively few of these live in Cyprus) . The route is entirely on dirt roads, at a relatively high elevation, rising 300 meters from the start (usually at Panagia village) to over 1,100 m, and offers cool air for a morning or afternoon walk in summer. In winter it may snow sometimes and be foggy, which adds yet more variety to what the walker sees, hears and feels during the walk.
There are unusual formations and excellent views both of the Ezousa Valley as well as of Paphos Forest. The route passes by the small chapel of Profitis Elias and walkers can take optional longer routes that take them to any of the two historic monasteries in the area (Chrysorogiatissa and Agia Moni).