The famous village square has an array of restaurants, tavernas and shops. Just 400m away is the spectacular hillside amphitheatre with its landscaped gardens and taverna with breathtaking views of the Med. If you are lucky you may catch an open-air play or concert. Also located there is a children's park and basketball/football court. The nearby monastery of Ayios Neofytos is a must see where you can go inside the original monastery carved into the rock of the side of the gorge. There is a newly built church and museum, a restaurant and a visitors shop selling local produce. The grounds are also a sanctuary for local cats. The village has 6 restaurants and tavernas, a small supermarket, a chemist, a bank and several smaller shops.
High in the hills above Paphos in Cyprus lies the Monastery of Agios Neophytos just beyond the village of Tala. Ayios Neophytos Monastery is said to have been founded by a Cypriot hermit and writer called Neophytos in the year 1159. Neophytos carved a home for himself out of the mountain rock and it is here that you will find some of the finest frescoes from the Byzantine period dating from the 12th to the 15th century.
Video: Ayios Neophytos Monastery and the nearby village of Tala, Paphos, Cyprus