5 MUST-DO Winter Road Trips in Cyprus

Grab your jacket and let the GPS guide you into the magic.

Forget beaches and heatwaves, winter in Cyprus is not the season to hide indoors. It’s an invitation to rediscover the island. Villages feel more authentic, landscapes more untouched, and the food? Absolutely essential. Cold? Just enough to make you appreciate a crackling fireplace and a steaming bowl of soup.

So here are 5 winter road trips that are more than routes, they’re memories waiting to land in your camera roll, your stories… and your soul.

Ready? Fill the thermos with hot coffee and let’s roll.

1. The Snowy Peaks of Troodos

Platania → Kyperounta → Troodos → Pedoulas → Kakopetria
As you climb higher, everything shifts: crisp air, denser pines, and maybe a sprinkling of snow drifting down like a movie scene. In Kyperounta, stop for the quietest little coffee break of your life. In Troodos, you’ll see families having snowball fights, couples posing for snowy selfies, and travellers proudly wearing their fluffiest gloves.
Heads up: When it snows, some roads require chains, worth every kilometre though.

Make sure you:

• Snap photos at the ski area
• Warm up with soup in Pedoulas
• Stroll along the streams of Kakopetria

Tip: Try the wine-marinated sausage with grilled halloumi. Trust us!

2. The Hidden Beauty of Mountainous Larnaka

Vavla → Farmakas → Lefkara
After the rain, the island smells like pine and earth. Waterfalls fill up, gorges echo, and stone-built villages feel straight out of a fairytale. Vavla is tiny but gorgeous. Farmakas has trails, flowing water, and rock views. And Lefkara? End your trip there with traditional coffee and a piece of loukoumi.
Photo Spot: Let the fog be its own natural filter.
Must stop for: Coffee brewed in a briki with a view.

3. A Wine Trip Through Pafos Wine Villages

Giolou → Statos–Agios Fotios → Pano Panagia → Agios Nikolaos → Arsos
This road trip is a sin to skip. Winding slopes lead you to wineries overlooking valleys. Villages smell like fresh bread, raisins, and red wine. In Pafos’ wine villages, winter isn’t for sightseeing, it’s for tasting. Producers will happily pour you Maratheftiko, dry, sweet, and whatever else they’ve crafted.
Must: Wine tasting at a small family winery, not supermarket picks. The real stuff.
Eat: Winter dishes that are rare, rustic, delicious.

4. Mountainous Limassol & Romantic Omodos

Arsos → Omodos → Moniatis → Platres
Perfect for travellers who love wandering through alleyways and photographing doors and windows. Omodos in winter is peaceful, romantic, and full of aromas, wine, roasted chestnuts, and freshly baked treats.
Do what the locals do: Drink warm mulled wine in the village square.
Perfect for: Couples, photographers & relaxed explorers.

5. Agros: The Village of Roses & Smoky Delicacies

Agros → Chandria → Prasteio Kellaki
Agros in winter is… temptation. Roses, rose sweets, marmalades, sausages, cured meats. Local producers invite you in with a friendly “come taste!” Chandria and Prasteio offer quiet roads, greenery, and ideal stops for photos and short walks.
Definitely Try: Wine-cured charcuterie.
Take Home: Rose jam. You’ll thank me later.

• Start after 10:00 a.m. for better light and drier roads
• Watch for icy patches, especially in Troodos
• Always pack a power bank, water, and a thermos of coffee
• Golden hour = perfect photos
• Use foreground elements (rocks, trees, fences) for professional-looking shots

A winter road trip in Cyprus isn’t just a drive
It’s an experience full of images, flavours, scents, and stories. With every turn, you discover the quieter, truer, and most photogenic side of the island.