Aphrodite Hills Resort is a coastal resort in the

Paphos Paphos, also spelled as Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: #Old Paphos, Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and #New Paphos, New Paphos. It i ...

district of

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. The resort is named after the goddess Aphrodite and is 1 mile (1.6 km) away from Aphrodite's Rock. The facilities are built across two plateaus divided by a ravine. It is designed to resemble a historic Mediterranean town with

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architecture featuring locally quarried stone. The town square had been built to replicate a local

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and has a market, restaurants, souvenir shops, a chapel, gardens, fountains, and an art gallery. The resort also has a spa, golf course, and leisure facilities. In 2020, Aphrodite Hills hosted the Cyprus Open and the Cyprus Showdown, two back-to-back one-off

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tournaments added to fill the 2020 season schedule as many regular tournaments were cancelled due to the

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Facilities and Events

The Retreat Spa was built in a classic Greco-Roman style. The resort has an 18-hole, championship standard, golf course (230–hectare) and was licensed to become the PGA National Cyprus. There are multi purpose courts and facilities are available for activities including tennis, basketball, and various other sports. Aphrodite Hills hosts West End shows, festivities, cultural events, and other plays.

Awards

Aphrodite Hills has received two international listings in 2010. The InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel and The Retreat spa were both listed in ''

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s Gold Lists for 2010. The InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel was named 'Best European Hotel for Leisure Activities' in ''Condé Nast Travellers 2010 Gold List. Additionally, The Retreat Spa was named third best Hotel Spa in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation, at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards and was also listed in the publication's 2010 Gold List for the Best Spas.

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Facilities and Events

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