Nea Dimmata Paphou

Nea Dimmata Paphou are situated after Agia Marina Chrysochous and on the way to Pomo, about 55 km away from Paphos in the homonymous province of Cyprus, and about 130 km from Nicosia and Limassol.

Situated at the northwestern tip of the island, Nea Dimmata Paphou is one of the quiet seaside villages of Cyprus. The typical English houses of the settlement, characteristically colored red, stretch along a rocky shoreline with numerous bays and pointed small capes.

Nea Dimmata Paphou were not always in their present location. Previously the village was a pasture that belonged to a couple who seeked protection from pirates’ raids, so they built their home above Pomos. Gradually, the small community of two grew, and there were about 15 shepherds’ families. During the English rule, however, grazing was forbidden, and as a result, in 1950, the British officers transferred the settlement to its present location, and gave it its current name because of the small water basins (dimmata in Greek) formed there by the river that helped to water the animals.

The area of ​​Nea Dimmata Paphou is now surrounded by modern villas, while the village church, dedicated to Profitis Ilias and located just above the sea, is a very popular location for weddings. Moreover, in the settlement the visitor can find a café and a supermarket.

Not far from Nea Dimmata Paphou the visitor will encounter the Georgian Monastery of Panagia Chrysogialiotissa, in the settlement of Gialia.Also, the route to the edge of Pomos (about 5 km east), is one of the most picturesque seaside routes in the whole of Cyprus.