Polemi Tulips Are Here!
It's that time of year again. Some of the fields around Polemi are beginning to turn red as our very own variety of Tulip comes into bloom. We took a first look today, to whet your appetite for the forthcoming festival which takes place this weekend.
Polemi Mountain
We begin our adventure in the vineyards and fields that surround our beloved Polemi. In the distance here you can see Polemi Mountain. It may not look like a mountain, but if you climb to the top you will see that there is a sign there that calls it Polemi Mountain. So there.
Orchards In Bloom
The fields are a blaze of colour at the moment, as Spring is most definitely in the air.
Tiptoe Through The Tulips
And here are some of the beauties.
Early Days
The tulips are still coming into bloom. So the festival will be perfectly timed, assuming the forecast gale predicted for tomorrow doesn't bring with it a tonne of hail or anything like that.
You Beauty
And here's the official blurb:
The Stroumpi-Polemi area is known for the flourish of the endemic Tulip. The tye of tulip that grows here, known as the Polemi Tulip (Tulipa Agenensis DC.) is a bulbous geophyte, about 40cm in height, generally with four glaucous, lanceolate leaves and a solitary bright red flower, with a black blotch in the middle in the inside of the torus. Tulips have been abundant in the area throughout the years but the use of herbicides in neighbouring vineyards has decimated its growth. Tulips in the area flower every year in the spring.
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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.
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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.
