Fig Tree Bay and the chapel on the hill
Ayia Napa's quieter neighbour, ten minutes up the coast and aimed squarely at families. Fig Tree Bay is the postcard: shallow, sandy, with a rock island close enough to swim to. Above the town, at the top of a long flight of steps, the whitewashed chapel of Profitis Ilias is where everyone goes for sunset.
The bay is named after a single fig tree planted in 1700
Επίσκεψη
Επίσκεψη · Hilltop chapel
A small whitewashed chapel on a rock above the town, reached by a long flight of steps. The climb is the point: the whole bay is below you, and it is the one place in Protaras worth being at sunset.
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Δράση
Δράση · Beach
Shallow, sandy and sheltered, with a small rock island close enough to swim to and back before lunch. It is the reason most families choose Protaras over Ayia Napa, and it is busy by ten in high summer.
Δράση · Swimming cove
A horseshoe cove in the pines between Protaras and Cape Greco, reached down a steep road and worth it. Clear, sheltered water, a single beach bar, and none of the frontage of the bigger beaches.
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Διαμονή · Family hotel
Protaras is built for this: most of the hotels are a few minutes' walk from Fig Tree Bay, with pools for the hours when the beach is too hot. Book the bay end for the shortest walk with a pushchair.