There are many mythological traditions associated with charming Cyprus. According to legend, there lived great heroes who left their mark on history, and the gods of ancient Greece. Sights of the island attract those who dream of real adventures and are eager to learn something new.
Picturesque grotto
The place where the goddess of love and beauty bathed is one of the most beautiful places that the island of Cyprus is famous for the whole world.
The bathhouse of Aphrodite is a secluded grotto covered with dense vegetation, where the charming wife of Hephaestus took baths. It was here, in the twilight, among the fragrant flowers and to the sounds of the quiet singing of birds, she washed herself in a natural spring, surrounded on all sides by thickets. The daily ritual of bathing with cold water gave the goddess strength and made her even more beautiful. It is believed that life-giving moisture erased all wrinkles and retained the female beauty of Aphrodite for several centuries.
The legend of lovers
According to legend, the stately Adonis fell in love with her, who was looking for a spring in the forest to drink water. An accidental witness to bathing a naked pretty woman was struck by her beauty and fell in love with Aphrodite, who gifted the young man with her caresses by the stream.
However, the imperious Artemis could not endure the goddess’s defamatory relationship with a mere mortal and sent a fierce boar to tear to pieces the young lover. Where the blood of the dying Adonis flowed, the most delicate roses bloomed, and the tears of the goddess, according to her beloved, turned into elegant anemones. Aphrodite suffered so much that the ruler of the world, Zeus, found out about her grief and allowed the handsome man to return to the world of the living for several months.
Aphrodite's Bath (Cyprus): how to get there?
The official English name for the source is Baths of Aphrodite. Public transport does not go here, and getting by car is very easy. First you need to get to Polis, from there turn north and get to the village of Latchi on the B7 highway. The main thing is to look at the signs with the name of the bath.
The road to unique natural creation
Tourists mark the even road to the source and the delightful landscapes encountered along the way, which all who came to rest in Cyprus enthusiastically respond. Aphrodite's Bathhouse is a local attraction, always full of visitors waiting to see the true natural wonder.
Entrance to it is free for everyone, and the road to the source leading through the botanical garden can be walked or ride on cute donkeys. Near all exotic plants and trees there are signs indicating their names for all interested.
A corner full of charm
To admire the small grotto filled with ice water, recognized as the most visited place on the island, thousands of tourists rush to sunny Cyprus. Aphrodite’s swimming pool is a wonderful place where you can’t swim to check on yourself an old legend about the preservation of youth, but you can enjoy the bewitching beauty of this corner.
Near the spring, benches were built for the convenience of tourists and an observation deck, from the height of which guests admire the opening landscape of stunning beauty.
Special atmosphere
The live canopy over the spring of fig trees is an admiration for all visitors to the island. This is a whole conservation area where it is so pleasant to walk and feel the charm of unity with nature. The mythical bath of Aphrodite (Cyprus), whose photo is striking in its unspoiled beauty, surprises with its calm and bewitching atmosphere, permeated by the magic of this place.
There are two tourist routes from the source. So, following the signs, you can go to the ancient fountain of Formosa or the ruins of an ancient temple erected in honor of Aphrodite.
Lovers of pristine nature come here and are interested in the heritage that Cyprus is rich in. Aphrodite's bathhouse, covered with legends, is of great interest to tourists from all over the world who dream of touching a mythical place.