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Episkopi Environmental Information Centre

Tourist attraction Museum Nature preserve Tourist information center

One of the Best Places To Visits in Episkopi Pafou


Address

E710, Episkopi 8524, Cyprus

Website

www.epeicentre.com

Contact

+357 26 642234

Rating on Google Maps

4.90 (109 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 8:30 am to 2 pm
  • Saturday: 8:30 am to 2 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 2 pm
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 8:30 am to 2 pm
  • Thursday: 8:30 am to 2 pm

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  • 5/5 Pambos P. 2 years ago on Google
    Not just a tourist attraction! EPEIC is also a great place to host a corporate event. Seminars, product launching, team building activities and much more. The environmental lap is a fully equipped research lap, often used for various educational projects. In case you are looking for a unique venue to host your next corporate event!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anja Oe G. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a nice place where you can get lots of information about the area round... not only about plants and animals, even about different kind of rocks which are presenting in the area around. I would recommend to start first with the 25 min video within the information centre. After that go through the exhibition and the plant garden outside to see the plants in real. Finally make the little hike (approx 2 h) which is recommended from the host of the information centre. The lady is very passionated and gives you a tour around the exhibition. Check the opening hours when you are interested in the information centre because it's not open the hole day.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luke B. 4 months ago on Google
    This was a brilliant centre giving really good information and displays on the Episkopi valley. If you're staying nearby, make sure you come here first so you can then use the knowledge of flora/fauna when exploring the district. The 25min video was very informative and loved our personal guide taking us through the displays and then a sample of some local delicacies. We finished up with a tour through the garden, which our boys really loved as they managed to spot 2 frogs and smell many of the native herbs.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jenny G. 1 year ago on Google
    Super interesting place, with lots of information regarding the local flora and fauna. Lovely guides, super cool place. Definitely worth a visit. I also recommend hiking & wine with Pambos (ask the receptionist, she will know). We'll be back, 100%
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris Z. 9 months ago on Google
    Immediately after visiting we had a greater understanding of Cypriot fauna and flora and started recognising plants and birds and their place in the Cypriot ecosystem. Thanks so much, it was really interesting and fun. Highly recommended to all visiting Pafos district.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Badger Does C. 1 year ago on Google
    Some of the wildlife seen while wandering in the Esouza valley. The place really comes alive in Spring.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shmuel D. 11 months ago on Google
    Amazing, energetic tour guide and the panoramic views are photographs waiting to happen!!! Well worth the drive up there....see the monolith, have a hot chocolate and see the valley from below....then go back to the ecology center to learn more about what you saw.....GREAT LEARNING OPP FOR KIDS / FAMILIES!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael R. 9 months ago on Google
    Very good indoor exhibition and great garden representing the different vegetation zones. Highly motivated and knowledgable host. Learned a lot about Fauna and flora in Cyprus. Never expected so many endemic species. Also very informative documentation movie. Hopefully many more people will come to this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rick P. 1 year ago on Google
    What a great place to learn about the flora, fauna and geology of this lovely valley. The presentations are very professional. Mary Beth's enthusiasm is contagious. Will be back in the spring to see the wildflowers blooming.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sam B. 1 year ago on Google
    This is an amazing place! It’s a must see whenever you are either on a holiday in Pafos or whether you’re living permanently in Cyprus! Excellent service and an amazing passionate tour guide! Thank you very much!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carol B. 1 year ago on Google
    If you're interested in wildlife and the natural environment this is a must if you're in the Paphos area. Fantastic lady giving information. Marvelous exhibition room and information film. There's a really nice walking trail too. Highly recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gillian T. 1 year ago on Google
    Mary Beth is outstanding in enthusiasm and knowledge for the Espouza Valley in her care. She gives a fabulous guided tour and even dashed down to the village cafe to make you hot chocolate afterward. Absolutely brilliant day - highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marika H. 1 year ago on Google
    I visited this centre before starting the Ezousa hiking trail on Saturday morning. I have learned so much about species living in Ezousa valley. I highly recommend visiting this environmental centre for both adults and kids. There is so much to learn before you begin the hiking adventure.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Desiree G. 1 year ago on Google
    We were on a holiday in Cyprus and the Environmental Center gave us an amount of information and facts about the environment, the flora, fauna and geology. It helps understanding where you actually are. It represents the information in a very interesting and colorful way, never seen such good represented information places. Also the staff is very kind and enthousiast to show you around. A visit is really worth it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Galina S. 5 months ago on Google
    Our family spent 2 hours at the Episkopi Environmental Information Center. The entrance ticket includes a film about the nature of Cyprus, as well as excursions inside the center and outside, where the beautiful park is located. A very beautiful lady guide gave us an interesting and educational tour. We definitely need to come here in the spring to see the flowering plants in the garden. They are beautiful!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Klaudia D. 6 months ago on Google
    Very educational place, for the little entrance price you help them and learn a lot about the flora and fauna in the valley. The lady who works here is very friendly and funny but profesional at the same time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Susan C. 5 months ago on Google
    We cycled through Episkopi and thought we should give the centre a look. The lady guide is super lovely and extremely knowledgeable. What a great break to have mid bike ride.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 christina s. 5 months ago on Google
    A great place to learn about many of the natural wonders of the beautiful Ezousa Valley and Cyprus. Great for all ages and the tour guide is so very enthusiastic about nature, it's contagious.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marta C. 6 months ago on Google
    Perfect place to get to know the nature of Cyprus. Very well organised, new buildings, very nicely guided. I definitely recommend visiting!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Antti H. 3 months ago on Google New
    We really enjoyed the tour (5€) which consisted of a 25min well made documentary about the surrounding nature, exhibition and the garden which displays the local flora. Our guide was super friendly and informative and we even got to sample local produce which make really nice souveniers. Definately worth a visit, especially if you plan to take the Esouza Nature Trail which starts right next to the center.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brian T. 3 months ago on Google New
    What a wonderful way to discover and experience the flora and fauna of the Ezousa Valley and of Cyprus. In a beautiful setting, the Centre gives you a great introductory video. Mary-Beth, the guide then shows you around the very professional inside exhibits and around the outside re-creation of the valley eco-systems. She is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable that it's an unforgettable tour. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrey M. 1 year ago on Google
    Me, my wife and our little child have visited the environmental centre yesterday, on the 25.05.2022. In only two hours and almost for free, we have learned more about the flora and fauna on cyprus than in the privious five times we have been to cyprus. And this means something. In the first 20 minutes we have got t to see a professional and very well done documentation about cyprus's nature. After that we were guided through a modern geology and wildlife excibition with a lot of interesting facts and real size animal exhibits. Everything is very new, clean and made with love, better than in a traditional museum. Finally we had a tour around the botanical garden with a very passionate guide, Marybeth. All together an amazing and priceworth experience that we recommend to everybody!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Julia P. 3 years ago on Google
    Mini zoo museum, very interesting for kids and adults, lots of information about Flora and Fauna of the island.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Irene P. 3 years ago on Google
    Definitely a must see! Very informative and interesting, with beautiful photography and a pleasant garden representing the surrounding nature of the valley. The staff were particularly helpful and gave us a guided tour included in the 3 euro entrance price. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Julie G. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent centre giving detailed information on the flora, fauna, and geology of the Esouza valley and surrounding area. The lady that host the centre passionate about the project and very knowledgeable. Well worth a visit and we will be back to finish our trip as we ran out of time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Felicity S. 1 year ago on Google
    Really interesting and wonderful display of the flora and fauna of the valley. Great tour from Mary Beth packed full of information in the three hours we were there. You could always take a picnic and follow the trail to see the valley as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Iain W. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely gardens and fantastic visitor centre that is great value. Amazing views of the valley.

  • 5/5 robert b. 2 years ago on Google
    An absolute gem of a place. Set in wonderful scenic valley the centre has a great audio visual presentation of the local flora & fauna for 30 mI utes then indoor displays and an outdoor walk around the grounds with all the features labeled. A great way to spend a few hours. Lovely lady host.

  • 5/5 Nini R. 2 years ago on Google
    What a lovely beautiful place, good information, good presentation. A video about flora and fauna and geology, picture boards with explanations, a knowledgeable lady "touring" us around. Small outside area with local plants, nice view over part of the Ezousa valley. If you're good in walking do the round trip which will enable you to look at the valley, church, chapel etc. This place should be more advertised as hardly anyone I know has heard about it. Which is a pity as the centre definitely deserves more attention 😊.

  • 4/5 Frank C. 2 years ago on Google
    Fascinating place. You just don't appreciate the diversity of flora and fauna in this area of Cyprus and the Info centre displays it very well

  • 5/5 Mary T. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing. Tour Guide gave us a most informative presentation. Well done! I liked it very much.

  • 5/5 Philip D. 2 years ago on Google
    To avoid confusion there are two places bearing the name "Episkopi", the other is where the British Army base on the coast is situated. The Environmental Centre is a most informative and worthwhile endeavour. At once drawing attention to the varied geology and flora and fauna of the Ezousa Valley, and the extent to which knowledge of this natural environment has been lost as the former inhabitants have moved to the cities and tourist centres.

  • 5/5 Jon B. 3 years ago on Google
    Really informative and interesting visit. I had no idea that Cyprus had such diverse and beautiful flora and fauna. The staff were especially helpful and gave us a personal tour included with the €3 entry fee. Highly recommended!

  • 3/5 Amir A. 6 years ago on Google
    The facility itself is state-of-the-art and beautiful, and they do magnificent work generating awareness and appreciation for local flora and fauna. They created a 7.5-kilometer nature trail; but while in theory it's a great idea, in practice they've done poor job with it -- the map is impossible to follow accurately, and the trail passes by properties with loose dogs and areas where hunters and soldiers fire live ammunition.

  • 5/5 Anna S. 2 years ago on Google
    Well organized, very informative and friendly place.

  • 5/5 David B. 4 years ago on Google
    Really nice centre .There is a film and many displays on the geology and wildlife of the area. The staff are really knowledgeable and it has a lovely garden with many local plants.

  • 4/5 Lisa K. 2 years ago on Google
    Hiked the Esouza walking trail. I had a hard time figuring out where the trail began. It begins on the road in front of the building. There are some signs along the way (not always where you need them). You are walking roads for the trail, not a nature trail. Nice views, interesting sites along trail. Part is paved road the rest is dusty dirt road. In hot weather go early and wear a hat. I started the trail 6:30am in June and the temp was perfect, got hot at the end.

  • 5/5 Peter S. 1 year ago on Google
    A unique and fascinating area, made all the more so by the information provided here and the explanations of the surrounding area. Marybeth was a keen and enthusiastic guide who provided lots of detail and insight with a warm and generous energy. It's a well put together centre with a introductory video and beautiful garden that has been carefully thought out and provides lots of facts about the environment specific to Episkopi and Ezouza valley. A really worthwhile stop and addition to our guests itinerary, will certainly bring other visitors here again.


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