Aphrodite Hills is a first for Cyprus
Aside from being one of the most challenging golf courses to be found anywhere in the Mediterranean, Aphrodite Hills golf club also holds the distinction of being the first combined golfing, leisure & luxury property development in the Republic of Cyprus.
Overlooking the clear, blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea near the spot where Aphrodite, the ancient Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty, first reached the island’s shores, this golf course has won a number of international awards including ‘Best Cypriot Development’ (2003) and ‘Best Architecture’ (2004).
The resort’s heart consists of a lavish clubhouse, the 5-star Continental Hotel, a health & fitness centre and a small retail village. |
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The Jewel in the Crown of Cyprus Golf
While it's safe to say that Aphrodite Hills is currently the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of Cyprus' golf courses, this status is under serious threat, not only from the neighbouring Secret Valley Golf and Country Club, but from the newly approved Larnaca Golf Course and Country Club.
The Aphrodite Hills golf course itself was created by Cabell Robinson, who found fame as a course designer with such gems as La Cala & Los Olivos in Spain. And, despite only having been finished in the latter part of 2002, the course and complex benefit from a mature, established atmosphere, thanks to the abundance of local olive and carob trees which were seamlessly incorporated into the site, instead of being cleared to make way for new landscaping features. |
Aphrodite Hills is a scenically spectacular Golf Course
Indeed, the manner in which the course makes use of its stunning natural surroundings, breathtaking views and the local geography to produce a residential golf resort, is nothing short of spectacular.
But Aphrodite Hills Golf Club's reputation as the finest golfing venue in Cyprus is under threat by a couple of even more ambitious and exclusive contenders; its neighbour at Secret Valley, and the forthcoming venue at Larnaca.
Already a firm favourite with local players, the Secret Valley golf resort has been earmarked for what must surely be one of the most exclusive and ambitious remodelling and expansion programmes ever seen at a Mediterranean golf venue. With a further 18-hole course, an 18-hole par-3 pitch and putt course, football & tennis academies, a health spa and fitness centre, two 5-star hotels, an extensive retail shopping complex, a seafront entertainment and water sports centre, and a large number of highly exclusive golf properties being added to the existing resort, Secret Valley is truly set to steal the thunder from the neighbouring Aphrodite Hills. What's more, the expansions at Secret Vally are designed by one of Golf's big guns, Tony Jacklin.
Additionally, whilst golf properties at Aphrodite Hills have already seen a great deal of price appreciation, those at Secret Valley and the newly approved Larnaca Golf Course are widely tipped to be amongst the finest high-yield medium and long-term investments in the Republic of Cyprus.
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