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[Baggieboy]

Thanks all once again. Does anyone know the cashpoint situation of any of these villages? I still recall with horror the 5 hour "9km" walk from Kathikas to Peyia. We didn't appreciate two things at the time:

1) Cyprus's charming but woefully inaccurate signage, and

2) It was 9km as the crow flies (i.e. not around the very pretty but exhausting winding lanes!)

It put wifey off agrotourism did that - but I'm still very keen as I feel more amongst the true Cypriot way of life when I'm in the villages, but our lack of driving does restrict us a bit.

Basically as long as I can get to a cashpoint fairly easily, (half an hour as opposed to 5 hours walk!) I'm happy.

Thank you all once again for your very kind assistance and Καλά Χριστούγεννα (did I get that right?)

regards,

Richie & Sue

[anastasiaC]

http://www.agrotourism.com.cy/Destinati ... HotelID=77

this is that village house in Psematismenos - looks amazing!

Whats Cashpoint? like an ATM? Id say all the main villages would have one right?

[Baggieboy]

Sorry Anastacia, yes ATM's ("cashpoint" is an English term for an ATM machine.

Things may well have moved on since we visited Kathikas, but at the time the nearest ATM was Peyia. Kathikas did have a bank, but no ATM.

regards,

Richie

[Baggieboy]

Anastasia, that house looks fantastic, and I've decided we'll be holidaying in the villages in 2007 (have to convince the wife though). We'll manage without the ATM if we have to! Why am I set on agrotourism? Well the following review should provide a clue, and also why we've fallen in love with this wonderful island.

Head inland from Cyprus’s hedonistic coastal resorts and you’ll discover a relaxing world of tinkling cowbells, pretty villages and friendly locals

As we pulled up outside our cottage, I could barely believe my eyes. Only 20 minutes after escaping from the clogged seafront at Larnaca, where legions of lobster-pink tourists were marching the streets in search of the cheapest “two-for-one” drinks offers, we had arrived in the tiny village of Tochni. Here was a Cyprus that, until recently, I hadn’t realised still existed. I had been under the impression that the island was all overcrowded beaches and high-rise hotels. Yet this was one of the prettiest villages I had ever seen.

Scattered around the hillside was a higgledy-piggledy collection of stone houses, strung together by one meandering street that wound its way up into the foothills of the Troodos mountains. It is so quiet here that the locals claim they can hear a car coming from three miles away. As we entered the village, a “welcoming committee” of grey-haired Cypriot ladies in black dresses lined the street outside open doorways, sewing lace and swapping stories as they had done for decades. A gentle breeze stroked our skin, bringing with it reminders of the day’s earlier heat; somewhere in the distance we could hear the clanking of a cowbell, the lowing of cattle and the sound of cicadas chirruping in the bushes. This, we would learn, was as noisy as it gets in Tochni.

I now have all the information I need, thanks to everyone here, and we'll be booking up soon. I honestly cannot wait!

regards,

Richie

[villawagen]

are you a WBA supporter by any chance baggieboy

[anastasiaC]

what a shame I didnt visit Tochni this time round but you are so right baggieboy, the real Cyprus still exists in some of those quaint little villages
we got away from the main towns and visited lots of local villages - we found the best figs whilst having a Frappe in a local cafe in Ayios Theodoros and a local came in with so many figs - we bought some off him and made a new friend....this is the Cyprus I love!

[Baggieboy]

Yes, I am a West Brom fan, supported them through the lows and lows for almost 40 years!

Even though we're happy to be anywhere in Cyprus its the villages I love best.

Richie

[villawagen]

lived about 10 minuets from the hawthorns, before i saw the light moved over here

i am a villa fan though