Paphos - Polis Motorway Update - January 2024
Tunnel Number 2
They have started work on the second tunnel now as well. This will be smaller than the first one. You can see this for yourself if you follow the Kallepeia Nature Trail which features in our next article.
Other Side
Here's the other side of the second tunnel. You can see that it only goes under the pylon, so is more of a chubby bridge than a proper tunnel.
View Towards Stroumpi
From the second tunnel the motorway will pass over the existing B7 and head up the hill towards Stroumpi. To film that though, we will have to do a bit of mountain climbing.
Big Bridge
As the B7 loops around towards Stroumpi and the Polemi turn-off, it passes Polemi Mountain on its right. Now, it might not look like a mountain, but if you walk or drive to its summit (in a 4x4) you will see a sign identifying it as such. Also, when we mentioned to a shopkeeper in Old Town once that we lived in Polemi, he told us that his Uncle lived near the Mountain there. So we shall call it Polemi Mountain too.
Anyway, the top of Polemi Mountain is the perfect place to launch a drone from, as it is higher than all the pylons by a big margin and provides a safe way of filming the motorway route.
The bridge they are building here is going to be pretty impressive.
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Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
The route is suitable for all types of vehicle, and requires no off-roading. The guide contains about 130 photographs including shots of all the road signs you need to pay attention to, as well as some of the highlights you may experience along the way.
There are also several maps which will help you keep your bearings.
You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
