Paphos People

Has anyone heard anything about them opening
the crossing at Kato pyrgos , this would be great if they did,
it would make crossing over to northern cyprus much easier ..
I do like my trips to the north

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This crossing has no real benefit to the Turks as there isn't much in the NW of the island. Last news was Cyprus was ready to move on this crossing point and made their end ready but Turkey wanted others done first, like Ledra Street.

There are still only five crossing points

This news link from Al Jazeera covers the essentials and where we are up to:

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9E33FC42-C69C-46A0-BA23-5E36BCA1109D.htm

Well I cant see the point other than politics
for 3 crossing points in Nicosia (stupid) why not have one up this end so we can have easier access ..
they have one at saint Nics down the other end .. ?

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Taken from al Jazeera

On Wednesday, Christofias said that though his first meeting with Talat would only be exploratory, he hoped the two would agree to open two new crossing points on the divided island.

One would be at Ledra Street, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare in the heart of Cyprus' capital, and the other at Limnitis in the northwest of the island.


This is what I wanted .. this is Kato Pyrgos

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They must have heard you Neil

I hope so as this is such a nice drive anyway. Beats Nicosia.

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For sure Cyprus wants it .... doesn't mean it will happen ! fingers crossed of course

Where is Kato Pyrgos ? and how long does it take by car from Paphos ?
Gary

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So close yet so far away

Gary it is 30 or 40 km from Polis, so it is a fair distance from Pafos. There is a sign with the km on at the junction in Pano Pafos, but Phil and I are now arguing. I think it is at least 86 km from that point. Phil says it is less. I think it could be more.

I hope someone knows cos it will bug me now.

Verity.

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Verity your right its a long way from Paphos. If you are prone to car sickness go Nicosia way to the north. The journey to Kato Pergos is through the pine forest going up winding roads and then down winding roads- Marj

And then supposing it's open, how long by car from there to Kyrenia ?
Thanks Gary

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So close yet so far away

Last Christmas we went to Kato Pygros, to see the charcoal burning which goes on round there. Loads of UN troops around that area. If a crossing is opened there, it will open up the area of Morphu, a large area, and make it easier for people in the Polis area to cross over to the North.

Gary, I don't think it is easy to answer your question about how long to Kyrenia. I have been to Kyrenia a couple of times, and it has taken me roughly three hours from Narnia, maybe a little longer, going the Nicosia route.

If they open the crossing at Kato Pyrgos it could be quite a journey as I think you would be going along mountain roads for a distance, and that always takes up time as they wind back and forth. It would surely be two or three hours - plus the time it takes to get to Kato Pyrgos in the first place.

If they open the crossing I will be eager to go through as I love going to Kato Pyrgos. So quiet. Usually.

Verity.

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it will make weekend trips to the north much easier..
You will be able to get back across up this end rather than
morfu .. then having to go through the mountains..
also , if they open the enclave, then you wont have to drive up and down that hill

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

I ended up in Kato Pyrgos ....supposed to be Pyrgos which I thought hey I know thats up passed Polis, I was to drop literature off to a customer......welllllllll the Pyrgos I was meant to be at was the other side of Limassol ha ha ha...but hey would never complain about getting lost here.....scenery was FANTASTIC up the mountain and so beats the M8 or M25.