Mount Olympus, at the centre of Cyprus, is the tallest mountain in the Troodos range, and an ancient, 'men-only' temple to Aphrodite crowns its peak. The other mountains, though, are rather less forbidding. Quiet villages, little, terraced fields, orchards, simple stone houses, Byzantine churches and medieval monasteries grace the slopes of many, proudly recognised as World Heritage Sites. There are a number of colonial hill resorts to be found here too – among them Platres, where Daphne du Maurier wrote 'Rebecca' and King Farouk of Egypt came for his holidays, Moutoullas, famed for its mineral water spring, Pachna, the most prolific grape-growing village on the island, and Agros, a popular 'agro-tourism' resort.

Written by  larapiegeler.

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