Polemi,

Polis Villages

 Polemi is the biggest village in the area with a population of about 850 and including 20 non-Cypriot families.The location of Polemi Village offers the benefits of being distanced from the main tourist areas whilst a 25 minute drive takes you to all the facilities offered by Paphos town. A similar journey in the opposite direction will bring you to the unique attractions of Polis.

 Polemi, being primarily an agricultural community, offers traditional hospitality with a self contained community.

 It’s a thriving village with a couple of banks, a butcher’s, a bakery, a flower shop and even a small winery.

 There is a bigger wine warehouse being built on the outskirts of Polemi and if you drive around, you can see why a bigger winery is needed. Everywhere you look there are vines.

 It hosts a wild flower festival each spring - with a focus on the local tulips. As well as lots of flowers, there should be plenty of food and wine to indulge in too.

 The school in Polemi serves the surrounding villages too with buses bringing the 11-16 year olds in daily.

 The nearest police station is a short drive away in Stroumpi. There is no hospital in Polemi, the nearest one being in Polis, but a doctor does visit once a week on a Friday.

 You can while away the hours admiring the fantastic mountain views, take in a round of golf in nearby Tsada or why not try to land a fish or two at the nearby Evretou Dam.

 If you’re more interested in the history of the village, visit the cultural centre which was built in the 1100s and has been renovated with many ancient artefacts.

 Art lovers can visit Panayia Chryseleousa, a complex of two churches. The oldest is the northern one, now a protected building, which is a domed cross-in-square type building possibly of the 12th century. Later in the 18th century a barrel-vaulted church was added to the south. Excellent 16th century icons survive on the iconostasis.

 Visit the house of Prodroms and Nikki, this is the traditional way of life in the Paphos villages. Also Nikki is one of the few ladies still making “Phytiotikaâ€�, a special weaving on a very old loom.

  Maybe you’d like to take a drive and visit the Seat of Digenis at Kampos tis Rigenas. This is a piece of land that is said to resemble a human seat and is where Digenis sat while waiting to attack the Saracens who would loot and pillage the local houses.

 Polemi would be an ideal choice if you wanted to combine traditional village life with the convenience and variety of a small town.

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