The neighbourhood

Things to do near Coral Bay

Beaches, villages and day trips.

Three places can be reached on foot. The guides below group all 12 by how much time to allow.

Coral Bay is close to both Paphos and the Akamas. Paphos harbour and the archaeological sites are to the south. To the north, the coast becomes quieter as it approaches the Akamas peninsula.

Coral Bay beach and the strip are a short walk from the villas. Corallia beach is a longer walk, or a short drive. The remaining journey times are shown by car, although taxis are available locally.

The groups below show roughly how much time to allow for each outing. Journey times are from the villas and may vary with traffic.

Getting around

On footThe Coral Bay strip is a flat walk. Both beaches are downhill on the way there and uphill on the return.
By carThe other journey times are by car. Check your hire agreement before using the rough tracks to Avakas Gorge or Lara Bay.
Longest driveThe drive to the Blue Lagoon departure point takes about 45 minutes.

Planning your time

Outings by length

No car needed

On foot

Coral Bay beach, the strip and Corallia can all be reached on foot.

Coral Bay beach10 minutes on foot, downhill
The Coral Bay strip2 minutes on foot, flat
Corallia beach25 minutes on foot, or 5 by car

An hour or two

Short drives

These places are north of the villas or uphill in Peyia, and take between five and 15 minutes to reach by car.

Peyia village5 minutes by car, village and tavernas
The Peyia sea cavesAbout 10 minutes by car, cliffs and caves
Agios Georgios15 minutes by car, harbour and excavation

Half a day

Gorge, waterfall and wine villages

Adonis Baths and Kathikas are within 25 minutes by car. The Avakas Gorge trail is currently closed.

Avakas GorgeAbout 25 minutes by car; trail currently closed
Adonis BathsAbout 25 minutes by car, waterfall and pool
Kathikas and the wine villages20 minutes by car, village and wineries

More time

Paphos and the Akamas

Paphos is a 20-minute drive. Lara Bay and the departure point for Blue Lagoon boats take about 40 to 45 minutes to reach.

Paphos old town20 minutes by car, harbour and mosaics
Lara Bay turtlesAbout 40 minutes by 4x4, turtle nesting beach
The Blue Lagoon by boatAbout 45 minutes by car, then by boat

Browse by place

All nearby guides

Sheltered crescent of sand at Coral Bay lined with parasols below the headland hotel

10 minutes on foot

Coral Bay beach

Soft sand and shallow water in a sheltered bay.

A sunlit resort shopping street of low shop units, among them a jeweller, a travel agent and a cash machine, with parked cars at the kerb and the sea visible downhill at the end of the road

2 minutes on foot

The Coral Bay strip

Supermarket, tavernas, bars and a pharmacy, all on one street.

Blue sunbeds and furled parasols on the sand at Corallia, with calm shallow water behind a rock groyne and a low headland beyond

25 minutes on foot

Corallia beach

A smaller sheltered beach along the coast from Coral Bay.

The arched stone municipality building on the square at Peyia, with palms and a flag above the terrace

5 minutes by car

Peyia village

The hillside village above Coral Bay, with a central square and tavernas.

Layered white limestone cliffs undercut by caves above turquoise water at the Peyia sea caves

About 10 minutes by car

The Peyia sea caves

Wave-cut limestone arches with clear water below.

Excavated stone foundations and fallen columns on the Agios Georgios headland above a deep blue sea

15 minutes by car

Agios Georgios

A headland with a church, an early Christian excavation, a harbour and fish tavernas.

Pale limestone walls rising close on either side of the shallow stream through Avakas Gorge

About 25 minutes by car

Avakas Gorge

A narrow limestone gorge. The walking trail is currently closed.

A waterfall dropping down a pale limestone face into a deep turquoise pool, with a fallen tree trunk across the water carrying a rope swing and a lifebuoy, and trees closing over the top

About 25 minutes by car

Adonis Baths waterfalls

A waterfall and a cold green pool, inland and shaded.

The arcaded stone church of Panagia Evangelistria in Kathikas under a deep blue sky

20 minutes by car

Kathikas and the wine villages

A stone village on the Laona plateau, surrounded by vineyards and wineries.

Paphos castle in evening light on the harbour mole, bronze sculpture on the rocks below

20 minutes by car

Paphos old town and harbour

Harbour, castle, and Roman mosaics under a UNESCO listing.

Empty pale sand curving away at Lara, waves breaking below low undeveloped cliffs

About 40 minutes by 4x4

Lara Bay

A protected turtle nesting beach with no hotels or sunbed hire.

Boats moored on the clear turquoise water of the Blue Lagoon below the low Akamas cliffs

About 45 minutes by car

The Blue Lagoon by boat

Boat trips from Latchi to an inlet with clear water at the tip of the Akamas.