Filenews 6 December 2021 - by Dora Christodoulou
The two coastal pedestrian streets of Kato Pafos have been converted into... cafes of the pandemic. The focus may now have come off the ice, but the months-long restrictions we got used to, as well as the good weather conditions that prevail in the middle of winter most days, seem to push even most Pafites to use the pedestrian streets of the beach as a place of recreation and exit, in addition to sports.
In this context, hundreds of people of all genders, ages and professional class flood the pedestrian street of Faros, the pedestrian street to Geroskipou, but also the newer pedestrian street of Kissonerga to Chloraka, since the need for an exit from the house and for a little exercise seems to have become a way of life for many Paphians.
The two main pedestrian streets of Kato Pafos and Geroskipou, give their users the opportunity to enjoy their walk and walk in an amazing natural environment overlooking the Castle and the port of Kato Pafos. Speaking to "F", the Deputy Mayor of Pafos, Christos Makariou, stressed that the eastern coastal pedestrian street of two kilometres length, which starts from the chapel of Agios Nikolaos, on the beach of Geroskipou and ends at the Almyra Hotel, has also been converted into a place of daily gathering, as was already the case with the pedestrian street of the Lighthouse, the construction of which had preceded it.
"The pedestrian street has also been enriched with services and has been improved in a way that will be ''touted'' for recreation, exercise and walking", he stressed. "The pedestrian street, in addition to its landscape design to be a place of exercise, rest and promenade, also now includes illumination and installation of urban equipment."
As mentioned by the Deputy Mayor of Pafos, the project had a budget of €200,000 and is considered to be particularly important given that it is located along the tourist coastal area in which crowds of people, locals and visitors are trafficked daily.
"In recent years, many people use this area for jogging and walking, during the morning and afternoon hours," Mr. Makariou said. ''The issue of the absence of lighting, in particular, was a deterrent for those who wanted to enjoy the amazing natural landscape of the area and the beach in front of the luxury hotels and evenings.
Now, with the new realities that we are experiencing in our daily lives due to the pandemic, these two projects have become an outlet for thousands of our fellow citizens, replacing spaces of social gatherings that were in long periods of time in the last year forbidden.''
