Paphos is a cat lover’s heaven. And, if you’re not a fan of cats when you arrive, you’re bound to be by the time you leave.
Cats roam all over the place: by the beach, around the hotel, and even in the thriving old town. I lost count of the number of times I fell in love with a new stray while I was there. Luckily, my friend is also a massive cat lover, so we spent much of the holiday sneaking them pieces of ham from breakfast, buying cat treats from supermarkets, and fussing every single kitty we saw. Oh, and as for evenings out on the town? They were substituted for evenings cruising the area for new cats to snuggle.
Here are some of my favourites from the few days we were there, along with the names we gave some of them…
The Hotel Cats
This is BatCat (also known as Zorro by hotel staff…), the first cat we met in Paphos! He took a liking to my friend’s jumper, which was ridiculously fun when we needed to go up to our room…
Bearface – known for, uh, having a face like a teddy bear:
And here’s One Eye – again, ingeniously named for seemingly having only one working eye:
And here are all three cats together, eagerly awaiting some scraps from our breakfast plates.
The Gingers
I have a (huge) soft spot for gingers, so each one we met was met with cries of happiness and promises to take them home with me…
Here’s our precious Bubba Rattigan who we met on our first evening. We returned every day with scraps of food but we never saw his little squishy face again.
The Locals
I call this one Togepi (after the Pokemon character) purely for her little squeaks and head butts.
The Ones a Little Further Out
Little Curtains here picked the right time to snuggle up to me – just as I was tucking into a halloumi wrap. He got a feast from me that day…
This little one had a whale of a time trying to get hold of a fish from a local:
These cats are just too cute! Tweeted this article for you.
Amy
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Thank you, Amy! And yes, they’re all so beautiful 🙂
This sounds like just the sort of thing I would spend my trip doing! I seem to find cats and other animals whenever I travel. Such cute kitties. I can see why you loved Paphos so much 😉
haha they’re the best aren’t they?! Yeah, I think it’s pretty obvious why I fell in love with Paphos…give me cats and I’ll always be happy 😀
I love this! So so fun. Cats are the best. I think it might be hard for me in travel though. I always worry that they are safe, fed, and taken care of. : / I love that you gave them much needed attention and food. 🙂 XO -Alexandra
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Ahh me too, Alexandra – it absolutely pains me! Apparently in Paphos though every cat is taken off the street and neutered and vaccinated – and they seem to be well looked after by the locals. Doesn’t stop me wanting to move out there to open a cat sanctuary, however 😉
Ohhh, such a cute furry creatures. <3 I love cats and I love your post. 🙂
Aww, thank you!! Sounds like we would get on well 😉
Going to Paphos next week, can’t wait to meet all the lovely cats and see a bit of Cyprus