The estuary of Potamos is a picturesque fishing
shelter. The remains of a Venetian period watchtower
are nearby. Arthur Rimbaud, the French poet
whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-
1891) worked in this area in the early 1880s.
Nature has been particularly generous to Troodos. Its lower slopes alternate between terraced vineyards and the Phoenician juniper maquis, found in abundance near the coast, sprinkled in places with pink rock rose and wild lavender . Bright green…