Cyprus picnic sites

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In the State Forests there are 40 picnic sites with a total capacity of about 23000 persons and are managed by the Forestry Department. They provide all the basic facilities for daily excursions like barbecues, drinking water, tables and washrooms. All the sites provide facilities also for persons who use wheelchairs.

No.	Name of site	District	Altitude (m)	Location of site	Maximum capacity in persons
1	Timi	Pafos	20	Timi - Pafos Airport road. 1 km before the Airport in the coastal eucalyptus forest	800
2	Pykni	Pafos	400	Pegeia - Kathikas road, 3 km from Pegeia and 6 km from Kathikas, in the Pegeia state forest.	500
3	Smigies	Pafos	200	Polis Chrysochous - Neo Chorio - Akamas road, 7 km from Polis and 2 km from Neo Chorio next to the dirt road leading to Akamas forest	500
4	Mavralis	Pafos	0	Polis Chrysochous - Agia Marina road, 4 km from Polis, next to the main road on the coast	450
5	Agios Merkourios	Pafos	300	Polis Chrysochous - Stavros tis Psokas road through Lysos, 20 km from Polis and 4 km from Aftoullina locality, site street to the left, on the forest road leading to Agios Merkourios. There is also access through Argaka and Gialia towards Agios Merkourios.	500
6	Gefiri tou Livadiou	Pafos	500	Pomos - Stavros Psokas, forest road, 12 km from Pomos near the road.	400
7	Kalonomati	Lefkosia	500	Orkontas - Pyrgos Tillirias road, 25 km from Orkontas or the old Kampos - Potamos Kampou road, 8 km from Kampos village.	200
8	Stavros tis Psokas	Pafos	900	At the Stavros Psokas forest station about 20 km from Lysos or Kannaviou and 26 km from Kykko Monastery.	600
9	Agia	Pafos	600	Panagia - Stavros Psokas forest road, 21 km from Panagia and 10 km from Stavros Psokas.	200
10	Monashilaka	Pafos	640	Panagia - Kykkos road 2 km from Pan?gia and 40 km from Kykkos Monastery	600
11	Pera Vasa	Pafos	700	Agios Nikolaos - Djelefou bridge road, 9 km from Agios Nikolaos village after Djelefu bridge and the Arminou dam.	250
12	Komititzi	Lefkosia	620	Forest road from Pedoulas - Kykkos road after the Xistarouda picnic site 5 km from Xystarouda or 10 km from Kykkos monastery through Milikouri village towards Kaminaria to the right of the road in Platy valley	400
13	Xystarouda	Lefkosia	900	Pedoulas - Kykkos road 9 km from Pedoulas, next to the road.	250
14	Xerargaka	Lefkosia	600	Astromeritis - Kalopanagiotis road and site road on the left before Orkontas, 25 km from Astromeritis.	650
15	Marathos	Lefkosia	1300	Kakopetria - Prodromos road, 7 km from Kakopetria and 6 km from Prodromos towards Kakopetria through Pinewood, next to the road.	300
16	Prodromos Dam	Lemesos	1600	Troodos Square - Prodromos, 5 km from Troodos Square and site road to the left towards Prodromos Dam	250
17	Kampi tou Kalogirou	Lemesos	1300	Platres - Prodromos road, 4 km from Trooditissa and 3 km from Prodromos, next to the road	700
18	Trooditissa Xerokolymbos	Lemesos	1300	Platres - Prodromos road, 6 km from Platres to the right of the road before Trooditissa Monastery.	700
19	Kampos tou Livadiou	Lemesos	1650	Kakopetria - Troodos road, 8 km from Karvounas and 2 km before Troodos Square and dirt path to the right of the road	400
20	Armyroleivadon	Lemesos	1600	Kakopetria - Troodos road, 7.5 km from Karvounas and 2.5 km before Troodos square in a site street on the left shortly before Leivadi tou Ppachia.	2000
21	Leivadi tou Ppachia	Lemesos	1600	Kakopetria - Troodos road, 7.7 km from Karvounas in a site road on the right of the road, 2.3 km before Troodos square	1600
22	Platania	Lefkosia	110	Kakopetria - Troodos road, 6 km from Kakopetria towards Troodos, on the right and left of the road, near Platania forest station	2900
23	Argolachania (Mesa Potamos)	Lemesos	900	Saittas - Mesa Potamos Monastery forest road, 7 km from Saittas and site road to the left before the Monastery. Also access through P. Platres, K. Amiantos and Moniatis through forest roads.	700
24	Agia Paraskevi	Lemesos	600	Limassol - Kalo Chorio - Agros road, 3 km from Gerasa crossroad, to the left of the road, 3 km before Kalo Chorio.	750
25	Kakomallis	Lemesos	900	Louvaras - Kakomallis road, 6 km south of Louvaras village, next to Kakomallis forest station.	400
26	Polemidia*	Lemesos	160	National Forest Park of Polemidia, 6 km from the centre of Limassol.	200
27	Kionia	Nicosia	1340	Kapedes - Macheras Monastery road and 1 km before the Monastery to the left towards Kionia, 6 km from Macheras Monastery and 14 km from Kapedes.	550
28	Profitis Ilias	Lefkosia	700	Lythrodontas - Vavatsinia road through Macheras forest, 8 km from Lythrodontas next to Profitis Ilias Monastery.	150
29	Mantra tou Kampiou	Lefkosia	660	Kapedes - Macheras Monastery road, 5 km from Kapedes on either side of the road.	1600
30	Gefyri tis Panagias	Lefkosia	500	Peristerona Morfou - Platanistasa road, 9 km from Peristerona and Mitsero - Platanistasa road, 6 km from Mitsero, opposite the forest station of Gefyri tis PanAgias	100
31	Xyliatos Dam	Lefkosia	600	Peristerona Morfou - Xyliatos - Lagoudera road, 17 km from Peristerona through Xiliatos and side road to the right of the road beneath Xyliatos dam	750
32	Kapoura	Lefkosia	600	Vyzakia - Kannavia road, 9 km from Vyzakia and site road to the left, next to Kapouras forest station	200
33	Asinou*	Lefkosia	440	Astromeritis - Nikitari - Asinou road, 2km from Nikitari village, next to the road and before the church at Asinou.	150
34	Academy*	Lefkosia	140	6 km from the centre of Nicosia in the National Forest Park of the Pedagogical Academy	300
35	Agios Georgios**	Lefkosia	160	7 km from the centre of Nicosia in the National Forest Park of Athalassa	350
36	Athalassa	Lefkosia	160	8 km from the centre of Nicosia in the National Forest Park of Athalassa and 500 m from Latsia	450
37	Kornos	Larnaka	380	Nicosia - Kornos - Limassol highway, 2 km after Kornos to the right of the road (Exit 11)	850
38	Rizoelia	Larnaka	100	1 km from Aradippou village, west of the Nicosia - Larnaca highway, in the Rizoelia National Forest Park.	150
39	Agios Antonios	Ammochostos	100	4 km from Sotira village (in Agios Antonios Chapel) and 8 km from the Xylophagou - Agia Napa highway, exit F322.	100
40	Agioi Anargyroi	Ammochostos	40	8 km from Agia Napa towards SOMERA station, first side road to the left near the Agioi Anargyroi Chapel in the National Forest Park of Cavo Greco.	100

* No lighting of fire is allowed, only cooked meal
** There is no drinking water