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Since 2016 I have spent some time during the winters in Cyprus. In this category you will find many photos from the coastal and mountain regions of this country.. Most of these photos are of the coastal region of Paphos, and many are of the archaeological sites in the area. 

The photos near the Larnaca region were taken in the wintertime - December and January 2016/17/. Although there was plenty of sunshine, there was a lot of rain and thundery weather, which offered some dramatic lighting conditions. I found the rural villages very charming and interesting, and the mountain landscapes were quite stunning. The Cypriot people are the friendliest you could meet. 

Yeronisos Island, P..

Yeronisos Island can barely be seen through this massive breaking wave at St. Ge..

St.George's Harbour..

St. George's Harbour, Peyia, getting a lashing from a stormy sea.

Roadside Wildflower

Just there on its own at the winter roadside, this beautiful white flower makes ..

Drouseia View 0090

A Drouseia landscape with vineyard.

Winter Worn Wildflo..

Winter beauties

Winter Wild Flower ..

Beautiful and delicate, their petals long discarded.

Delicate Winter Wil..

withered and dying in the Cyprus mountain winter, these roadside flowers still l..

Through the Trees 0..

Winter trees, frame the landscape view towards the west coast of Cyprus

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Dark cloud shadows steal across the landscape, near Drouseia village.

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Landscape view near Drouseia village.

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Viewed from near Drouseia village

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view from outside Drouseia

Drouseia Beast Rock..

 In the warm light of sunset, a large pink cloud hovers a view of the Drouseia B..

Drouseia Beast Rock..

Just outside the village, this huge rock is an imposing sight.  Viewed from just..

Drouseia Beast Rock..

A vineyard leads the eye to the iconic Drouseia Beast Rock.  Viewed from just ou..

Drouseia Beast,, Dr..

Viewed from just outside the village, this very imposing and rather beautiful ro..

Agios Epifanios Chu..

The village church, Agios Epifanios, Drouseia.

Christos Tavern in ..

Village pub

Drouseia Village 02..

Charming and traditional, with the main areas cobbled, in keeping with the old s..

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Vineyards are all around this area. This is a winter view with most of the folia..

View from Drouseia ..

Looking towards Latchi and Polis.

View from Drouseia ..

Patches of sun and soft shadows on the landscape of western Cyprus.

View from Drouseia ..

View from just outside the village of Drouseia.

Saranta Kolones 105..

Remains of Saranta Kolones Castle, in Paphos Archaeological Park

Paphos Sunset 1196

A man is fishing as the sun goes down.

Paphos Harbour 1061

Viewed from the castle, beside the harbour.

Paphos Boatwreck 11..

Edro 111, an abandoned ship that ran aground on a sandbank in 2011. 

Troodos Forest 1279

Walking in the forest near the village of Troodos

Olive Tree 1263

The Trunk of a very old olive tree in the village of Praitori, Cyprus.

Cyprus Coast 1168

Coastal walk, Chloraka.

Cyprus Coast 1161

Coastal View.

Coral Bay 1128

 A shower of rain is threatening on the horizon.

Coral Bay 1112

Afternoon shimmer on the Mediterranean Sea.

Coral Bay 1100

A very popular beach in this area.

Coral Bay 1095

One of the best beaches in this area, not too far from Paphos.

Praitori Village Ba..

I could only guess that this was once a barber shop, and hasn't been touched..

Praitori Village Ru..

In the eerily quite village of Praitori, lost in the mountains of Cyprus

Aerial View Cyprus ..

Cyprus from a plane.

Amphitheatre, Papho..

Ruins of an ancient amphitheatre, Paphos.

Saranta Kolones, Pa..

Saranta Kolones, or otherwise called Forty Columns Castle, is a ruined medieval ..

Saranta Kolones, Pa..

Saranta Kolones, or otherwise called Forty Columns Castle, is a ruined medieval ..

Mosaic Floor, Archa..

Paphos has some of the most splendid mosaic art of its time.

Mosaic Floor, Archa..

Paphos has some of the most splendid mosaic art of its time.

Mosaic Floor, Archa..

Paphos has some of the most splendid mosaic art of its time.

Paphos Lighthouse, ..

The lighthouse from Paphos Archaeological Park, in moody winter weather.

Paphos Lighthouse, ..

The lighthouse from Paphos Archaeological Park.

Paphos Odeon, Archa..

The Odeon, a restored amphitheatre in Paphos Archaeological Park, with the light..

Paphos Archaeologic..

Ancient ruins in Paphos Archaeological Park.

Paphos Archaeologic..

Ancient ruins in Paphos Archaeological Park.

Paphos Archaeologic..

Ancient ruins in Paphos Archaeological Park.

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