Local Shopping:-

Part and parcel of any holiday is the question of what to take home. Leather is very good value. The shoe shops stock up-to-date styles at very reasonable prices. Handbags, suitcases and jackets are a good bargain. Shoes and jackets, as well as men's suits and shirts, can be made-to-measure within a week or so. Handicrafts abound on every shopping street. A good spot to view them is the Cyprus Handicraft Centre in Lefkosia, with retail shops in every town. Small items of the distinctive, traditional pottery make good gifts, and so does Cyprus copper ware and filigree silver. Always popular is the beautiful 'Lefkaritika' or ' Lefkara Lace'. Folkweave or 'Phitiotica lace' as it best known can be seen being made in the nearby village of Phiti, it really is worth a visit. The village of Kathikas has two high quality wineries with special wines made from the locally picked grapes among the best in the region.

Kathikas Village:-

The warmth and rich hospitality you will find here are as sincere and old as Cyprus itself. This is a corner of Cyprus as yet untouched by mass commercial development. Whether your shopping in the local bakery or enjoying a Cyprus coffee at one of Kathikas' 'Kafeneon's' you may well be surprised at the locals interest shown in visitors from cooler climes. Local places of interest include an Ethic Museum and Donkey Farm where children can take a donkey ride. In or around Kathikas village you will find five restaurants(two within walking distance of Villa Marina), a bank and a grocery supermarket.