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Geroskipu village (Geroskipu Village, Yeroskipu, also Yeroskipu) one of the places that are easy to visit on your own in the vicinity Paphos no rented transport. The village at the height of the season is drowned in flowers, because according to legend there were Gardens of Aphrodite, where the goddess spent time in love joys. Tourists here are attracted by the opportunity to taste real national sweets, which are famous all over the world. Local confectioners even got into the Guinness Book of records for the largest Turkish delight.
You can come to Geroskipa and just walk along its streets and alleys in the center during the day, it is small. Along the way, you can visit several local attractions and museums: The Church of St. Praskeva, which is considered one of the oldest Byzantine temples in Cyprus; the Folk Art Museum (Folk Art Museum); the Byzantine or ecclesiastical Museum of Paphos (Ecclesiastical Museum); old stone houses; pottery shops. True, it is fair to say that this is the same as the traditional mountain villages of Cyprus, but quite an ordinary developed settlement with a busy Main Street, along which there are banks, shops, shops.
There is no developed tourist infrastructure here, but there are several accommodation options in the form of unpretentious hotels and homesteads (a local kind of guesthouse), and if you want to plunge into the provincial life of Cyprus a little away from the tourist areas, then Geroskipou is an excellent option.
🕐 Working hours
around the clock, it is better to visit during the day during the work of museums.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
free, admission to museums 4 and 2 euros (more about money and currency in Cyprus).
🚶 How to get there
the village is a couple of kilometers from the center to the south of the city (Geroskipou on the map. It is most convenient to come here by rented transport or with an excursion. There are many places in the center where you can park your car for free, just drive off the main road into any of the alleys. Further along the village it is best to walk. It is easy to get on city buses №№ 601, 606, 632, 633, 634, 636, 613, 630, 649. To go to any of the stops in the center of the village, the fare costs 1.5 euros.
Visiting Geroskipa is most interesting with an excursion or an individual guide. You can buy them from travel agencies on the spot, or pick them up and order them from one of these trusted tour search and booking sites with reviews: