Autumn in Cyprus is delightful.  The temperatures are still in the mid-twenties, and the sun still shines most of the time.

Peace comes to the vineyards in Polemi around our villa.  The cooler nights turn the vine leaves golden, such that the late afternoon sunshine really brings out the colours.

On the way back from walking the Avakas Gorge, we stopped off to watch the last light on the sea at Toxeftra. 

This coastline of Cyprus is perfect for sunset shots, but alas, today was unusual in having cloud cover so nothing doing on the golden glow on the sea front.

Despite that, the sea fascinates me.  We drove our (rented!) 4×4 over some pretty rough ground to get down to the sea, and it was then I discovered some amazing spikey rock formations.

I've wanted to go and have a look at the Avakas Gorge for a while - and now I've been there, seen it, done it (but I couldn't get a T-shirt!).

The steepest and deepest bit of the Avakas Gorge isn't very long.  If you've got the energy, you can walk from the coast road near Agios Georgios right up through the gorge to Arodes. 

We chose the easy way - parking the car at the bottom and then walking up to the gorge from there.

This one always touches me as we walk by.  Right in the heart of the tourist area of Kato Paphos is the famous ‘Bar Street’, and right in the middle of that stands Agios Antonios Church.

Officially named after the church, Antonios Street is much better known as ‘Bar Street’. 

Tombs of the Kings is one of Paphos’ most famous things to see, and as it was just down the road from our holiday apartment, we had to go see.

During our family holiday to Paphos, my daughter Jo and wife Pam had gone horse riding. We’d driven past ‘George’s Ranch’ in Agios Georgios a load of times, and many times been in to try to get Jo a go. And this time we’d struck lucky.

So my lad Will and I were left with an hour to kick our heels whilst they went riding…

Vretsia is one of the many totally deserted villages you happen upon in Cyprus.

The hidden Venetian bridges in Paphos Forest are testimony to the Venetians rule from 1489-1571 and are well worth an outing to explore.

Cypriots just don’t seem to like chucking anything away. And that goes for their vehicles as well!

Given the temperate climate, vehicles tend not to rust much, so you can find all sorts of things that have become rare everywhere else.