Ah, Sirens Beach, where the enchanting name promises a slice of paradise but the experience is very different. First, let’s address the local council’s masterstroke: transforming a once-charming sandy beach into a venue for bargain-basement beach nuptials. Nothing screams “romance” quite like an ugly wooden platform shoved onto prime beach real estate. Why enjoy nature when you can witness Gary and Linda exchange vows to the dulcet tones of passing quad bikes and bemused sparse sunbathers?
Speaking of irritation, the seabed is more obstacle course than oasis—perfect if you’re looking to add a sprained ankle or stubbed toe to your holiday scrapbook. Once you’ve survived the treacherous entry and exit from the water, you can look forward to returning to your towel, now part of the wedding afterparty backdrop. Nothing like sharing your post-swim snack with a crowd of strangers snapping group shots.
And the amenities? Let’s just say if you fancy a sunbed, you better be one of the three early birds—or a time traveler from 1998 when this beach probably had a semblance of charm. Thankfully, Ayia Napa is bursting with stunning beaches, so avoiding Sirens Beach isn’t just an option—it’s a must. And if you are considering exchanging wedding vows there save yourselves the hassle and dust for your bridal budget brigade and choose Ayia Thekla! Much...
Read moreOn the road from Potamas to Ayia Nappa passing the many new holiday houses just been completed around Thekla after around a couple of miles you will see the crystal Daze Castle complex on your left just to the right of this a small road leads into a villa complex that runs towards the beach , here you will see a small turning circle you can park here or just about squeeze the car through a small area on to the beach frontage. A car park offers here has well. Beach area located in the principality of Soteria its quite here, sandy beach that has a rocky entrance into the sea. You can get here from the popular beach at Thekla via a small road that runs to a dust track has well., along the sides of several villas The beach can get rather windy here shelter at a premium there is a wall that will offer has a wind break or some amenities here but wasn't open during...
Read moreI have to say that this is a very quiet location.
The beach is very much a slippery rocky and partly sandy beach. Some spots are ok to walk by the sea but majority of it is rocky.
Saying that, the relaxing side of this is that there is no one here and the beach beds seem to be free and so do the umbrellas, depending on how far of this section of beach you are happy to walk.
You will also find a lot of Happy but lost tourists asking for directions....
It is worth...
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