Legend has sit that it was at Petra Tou Romiou (“the Rock of the Greek”) also known as Aphrodite’s Rock, that the goddess arose from the foam. It is a rocky piillar, a sea stack in Pafos, Cyprus. “Eternal youth” is also priomised to anyone who swims around the rock, but bathing is dangerous. We didn’t test the legend. The water was a little chilly.
Selon la légende, c’est à Pétra Tou Romiou (« Rocher du Grec »), connu aussi sous le nom de Rocher d’Aphrodite que la déesse naquit de l’écume. C’est un pilier rocheux, un stack au bord de la mer, à proximité de Paphos, sur l’île de Chypre. Une « éternelle jeunesse » est promise à ceux qui se baignent autour du rocher, mais les baignades sont dangereuses. Nous n’y sommes pas aventurés. L’eau était un peu froide.
4 replies on “Postcard from Cyprus – Petra tou romiou”
Tranquility plus.
Absolutely!
It looks as if you could paddle around the first/closest rock, but even if warm I wouldn’t try the other two – eternal youth might not be all it’s cracked up to be.
I also don’t know how far those pebbles go. In Croatia, they went a long way out and we had to buy special swimming shoes.