Baths of Aphrodite

The "Baths of Aphrodite" is an area in the Akamas between Polis and Cape Arnaouti.

It derived its name from a small grotto shaded by an old fig tree, in the waters of which, legend tells that the Ancient Greek Goddess Aphrodite used to bath. According to Greek mythology, Aphrodite met her lover Adonis at this beautiful spot when he stopped for a drink whilst hunting, and fell in love with her the moment when he drank the water.