The Best Golf Courses in Paphos

If Paphos has a flagship, it is Aphrodite Hills Golf, home to PGA National Cyprus and the course most associated with the region’s reputation. It is theatre from the outset: fairways draped across two plateaux divided by a deep ravine, with the celebrated carry between the seventh and eighth — a tee shot launched across the gorge that quickens the pulse of even seasoned players. This is a course that asks for nerve and precision in equal measure, rewarding the golfer willing to commit to the bold line.

Beyond the signature drama, it is a beautifully balanced championship test, framed by Mediterranean views and immaculate conditioning. Stay on-site at Aphrodite Hills Hotel by Atlantica or in a private villa through Aphrodite Hills Rentals and the first tee is a stroll from your door — the kind of seamless golf-and-leisure rhythm that defines a great trip. It will appeal most to the player who wants a genuine examination wrapped in resort polish.

Set on a plateau some 550 metres above the coast, around a twelfth-century monastery and amid centuries-old olive and carob trees, Minthis Golf Club is the most contemplative round in Paphos. The air is cooler, the pace gentler, and the routing flows with the natural contours of the land rather than against them — a course that feels grown from its setting rather than imposed upon it. The result is a strategic, walkable test that rewards thought over brute force.

Minthis is for the golfer who values atmosphere and a sense of place as much as the challenge itself — those who will pause on an elevated tee simply to take in the sweep of the valley. Paired with a coastal base such as the Annabelle Hotel, it offers a compelling contrast: serene mountain golf by day, refined seafront living by evening.

Designed by Sir Nick Faldo, Elea Estate Golf Club brings a six-time Major champion’s strategic mind to the Paphos countryside. Routed through indigenous olive and carob trees with the Mediterranean glinting in the distance, it is a thinking golfer’s course — one that asks you to plot your way around, to consider angles and position, and to resist the temptation of the heroic shot when discretion serves better.

It is the course we recommend for players who admire architecture and relish a layout that rewards course management. The handsome clubhouse and unhurried estate setting make it an easy place to linger over lunch after the round. Combined with a refined coastal stay such as the Constantinou Bros Athena Royal Beach Hotel, Elea makes for an elegant, considered day’s golf.

True to its name, Secret Valley Golf Resort sits tucked into a dramatic valley flanked by striking rock formations — including the natural amphitheatre near the famous Rock of Aphrodite along the nearby coast. It is the most characterful and intimate of the Paphos courses, with mature trees, generous water features and a quiet sense of seclusion that makes each round feel like a discovery.

Secret Valley suits the golfer who enjoys variety and a layout with genuine personality, and it pairs naturally with Aphrodite Hills Golf to form a classic Paphos two-course itinerary. Based at the Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris Beach Hotel & Spa or another of our coastal addresses, you can move easily between the resorts — and we shape the order and pacing of the golf entirely around how you like to play.