absolutely heartbroken, I've had horses for the last 16 years and can't imagine life without them... Does anyone know of riding schools/ loan horses near protaras area in Cyprus?
Hi there, that would be brill... Will let you know when I'm there... If you need help with property we know a few people over there, are you looking for apartments? And what area
I live in Paralimni in Cyprus, about 5 minutes away from Protaras and unfortunately the nearest proper yard is about 30 minutes drive away in Dhekelia. Know of a few people that have their own horses at home nearer but not much facilities. There's also a little yard called Stable Dania which is actually a bit closer than Dhekelia I think- in Vrysoulles. It has a few ponies and OTTB's, a small arena and probably some nice hacking. There are more yards near larnaca area but that's just getting further away The best yard on the island is Lapatsa in Nicosia, has a lovely huge arena with good surface, a racetrack, horse walker, lovely stables and tidy yard and a nice little coffee shop but it's about an hours drive away Lots of ours will happily plod around on a hack with no problems whatsoever )
have you had a look in oroklini area? there's some nice houses just outside or in the actual village. Are you set on buying a house or would you consider renting? (Just would advise against buying because the things are a worse pain to sell here than in the UK!
We make regular trips to the beach with the yard people at lunch times in the summer as it's too hot to do anything else!
Oh that's good then!
Oops! I've been living here so long it doesn't surprise me.
Yeah there is a ridiculous amount of unfinished or empty houses around. Might be a bit cheaper further from the beach -but it's never too far away anyway
I've told OH this but he seems stuck on 'beside the sea' and 'near shop and tavern' lol. He's got no idea what it'll be like once the holiday season starts I think.
Thank you for your advice. It's been interesting getting to know Cyprus. I'd really like to find somewhere to ride with better facilities and hacking but as you've already said it's all a bit further away.
Eating out has been very disappointing so far but I suspect there must be some decent restaurants hidden away somewhere where Meze or moussaka is not the only choice
Know of an absolutely lovely quiet place in protaras though, been going with my friend who used to live near there since primary school. Lots of starfish there just before it starts to get dark -and the occasional sea turtle.
Moving to Cyprus in 7 weeks and have had to sell my horses I've had for 9 years as I can't take them with me