B6 road (Cyprus)

The B6 main road (locally referred as Limassol - Paphos old road, Greek "Παλαιός δρόμος Λεμεσού - Πάφου") used to be the main connecting route between Cyprus's second largest city and major seaport Limassol and Paphos, one of the island's top tourist destinations.

Until the British colonial times people also used the sea as an alternative to avoid the extremely long dangerous path connecting the two areas.

After the Turkish invasion in 1974, and the occupation of the touristic key city of Famagusta the government searched for alternatives to attract tourism to the rest of the island.

After the completion of the A6 Motorway in 1996 the road is only used by locals, and rarely big traffic volumes occur.

A small part of it after the village Pissouri is used by tourists as scenic route, having a bend right next to Petra Tou Romiou, the legendary Aphrodite's birthplace.