The small village of Paphos, Agia Marina Chrysochous, emerges from
a beautiful landscape. The nature has offered generously its finest
colors, the deep blue of the sea and the green of the trees. The visitors,
which become more and more each year, enjoy the nature by walking
in the trails. They can spend their night in various resorts which
are built or planned to be built in the village. The tourist development
is supplemented with the residential development as many modern villas
are built in order to accommodate the tourists. Below we will give
some information concerning the development of the village.
During the last years there is an apparent interest by a great
number of tourists, for the discovering of the natural richness
of Agia Marina Chrysochous, as it is full of characteristic samples
of the Cypriot nature. The tourists arrive usually in groups or
even individually, and their basic destinations are the two nature
trails, which lead to the most beautiful parts of the village.
The first trail was designed and prepared by the Forest police
and it is 4 km long with plenty of signs, which guide the visitors
to various beautiful destinations in nature. The second trail is
also easily accessible and it leads to the barrier and to the chapel
of Agia Marina. The characteristic element of the trails is nature
which charms all the visitors with its amazing odors and colors.
The visitors can spend the night in the tourist resorts. There
are already fifty flats for rent in the village, which offer hospitality,
tranquility and relaxation to the travellers.
We should also mention that the tourist resorts are expanding every
year due to the love of the inhabitants for their homeland and their
efforts for a greater tourist development. During the last years,
an increased residential activation was noted, and it contributes
to the tourist development and improvement. To be more specific,
the inhabitants have started to build many villas for the tourists
who ask for a more comfortable and quite place to stay. These villas
are surrounded by trees and plants in a tranquil environment.
The appearance of the company “Aristo Developers” in the village,
declares that the upward development of the village will be continued
in the future. This company has bought land in the residential and
in the non-residential zone of the village and this shows that in
the near future the tourist development will increase.
The community also sets some goals for the developmental progress
of the village. For example, one of the main goals is the preparation
and exploitation of the wild gulf. For that reason, the community
takes into consideration the studies of some competent bodies (such
as the research center of the National Technical University of Athens)
and encourages the creation of marine projects which will upgrade
the area. It also hopes that the coastal belt of the village will
be properly exploited and developed, thus it has assigned the design
of several projects, such as a park and a pedestrian precinct.
Agia Marina Chrysochous is one of the villages of Paphos where
the tourist and the residential development are growing in parallel
and due to the incredible natural beauty of the village, which emerges
from the green hills, the characteristic flora and the wild sea.
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