As you may be aware, Cyprus is being developed as a sailing/boating destination.

As part of the CTO's (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) strategic plan for sustainable tourism, a number of new marinas will be built.

At the moment there are only 3 marinas in Cyprus. The biggest marina is Larnaca, followed by St. Raphael in Limassol and the newest, which is still not quite finished is Latchi Marina. At the moment, Pafos only has the harbour by the castle.Under the government's plan Larnaca's marina will be upgraded from 400 to 1,000 berths, while Limassol would have 1,000 berths, Paphos 1,000, Ayia Napa 650 and Paralimni 250-300. It is hoped that within the next 2 years, Cyprus will have 2 of its proposed new marinas.

Plans for the Limassol marina have been approved and in Paphos, it is down to a shortlist of developers, with the final decision being made by the end of 2007. Contracts should be signed by the beginning of 2008 and completion is targeted for 2010.

The chosen location is Kissonerga, about 10km from the centre of Paphos and not far from Coral Bay. The project is estimated to cost close to £100 million and would have berth space for 1,000 yachts, and facilities on land such as restaurants, apartments and shopping malls. We have a number of developments in the Kissonerga, Chlorakas and Peyia areas, which will be about a 5-10 minute drive from the marina: