After the sandwich stop, you will soon pass a smallish church on a hill to your right. Compared to the beauty found at Pachyammos, there is nothing special to see here. However there is a shaded picnic table next to it. Be warned though, that the local foresters like to use it, so expect company if you visit at lunch.

Anyway, beyond the church, on the other side of the hill, is a bumpy track which leads to some more beautiful scenery.

As you can see, it was blowing a bit of a gale when we were here. On calmer occasions you will get the odd fisherman here. There is also a beach which you can get to down a quite treacherous and overgrown path. It leads to a small flotsam-filled bay which has an old, padlocked shed. If you are curious you can take the trek down. There are some interesting crystals in the rocks, but it isn't a place I would want to go swimming in.

From here on in, you are pretty much driving along the same bay. It is huge. There are many places along the road where you can stop for a swim, so we have picked just a few spots to give you an idea. We did a film showing the drive from Polis to Pomos, which we include at the end of the blog. If you watch that you will see what we mean.

Incidentally, if you see a white metallic circular frame in the sand, by all means look at it from a distance, but don't move it. It is marking a turtle nesting site. You will see them all along the coast of Paphos. This is also a good reason why you should avoid trying to drive on the sand. You shouldn't do that anyway, we actually saw an army lorry get stuck on the beach at Pachyammos Village the other day. If they can't get off the sand, with their huge engine and bloody great wheels, then your town car will have no chance. And getting towed out is expensive.

While we refer to this as Ayia Marina Beach, don't be surprised if the locals call it something completely different. This is a good place to go to if you like the beach to yourself. There are no amenities here, other than a couple of benches by the road. I should point out though, that if you have the desire to throw off your clothes and dance around the beach in your bare scuddies, you should take into account that beach nudity is illegal outside of officially sanctioned areas. You should also take into account that there are villas on the other side of the road here, and the residents might not appreciate seeing your white bottom dancing across the sand. If your bottom is not white then more power to your elbow.

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