Eléa Golf Club

Faldo’s carob groves, ten minutes from the gate.

Eléa is the easiest Paphos course to reach: the club puts it ten minutes by car from Paphos International Airport and ten minutes from the town centre, in Geroskipou on the town’s eastern edge. Sir Nick Faldo designed it, and he opened it himself in October 2010. It is a par 71 through mature carob and olive trees with the Mediterranean in view, and it rewards position over power. Unlike Aphrodite Hills it can be walked, and in June 2026 it hosted the European Senior Men’s and Ladies’ Championships.

Eléa Golf Club green fees and tee times.

Book online through the club’s Golfmanager page or phone +357 26 202 001. A handicap certificate is not officially required, but the maximum playing handicap is 28 for men and 36 for women, and the club says the course is not suitable for complete beginners; they are pointed to the academy first. Cancellation is free up to four days before the round; from one to three days out, and for no-shows, the full fee is charged. Reserve buggies, trolleys or hire clubs when you book, because they can run out. Allow about four and a half hours for a four-ball, and the club asks you to arrive an hour early. Children under 15 must play with an adult.

The round, in perspective.

From the black tees the course runs to 6,775 yards, with whites at 6,313, yellows at 5,734 and reds at 5,152, so it can be set up for most visitors. Par is 71, or 72 from the reds. Faldo worked with the existing landscape instead of clearing it, and the club describes a layout that asks for strategy more than length. Three holes show the range. The 3rd, named Tranquility, is the shortest par 3, with two large bunkers on the right and a steep run-off on the left. The 9th, Barney’s Rest, is a par 5 where a stream cascades across the fairway and then runs beside the approach, so where you lay up matters more than how far you hit. The 11th, Thistle, is the hardest of the par 3s, with a large bunker short of a raised green.

Know before you go.

Handicap

Maximum 28 men, 36 women; no certificate required

Walking

Allowed; buggies for hire

Cancellation

Free up to 4 days before; full charge after

Dress

Collared or mock-neck shirts; no denim; golf shoes required

Juniors

Under-15s play with an adult

Range

6:30am to dark; closed Tuesday afternoons

Make the trip work.

Book ahead to take the advance rate: €110 instead of €130 in low season, and €145 instead of €160 in high season. A second round in the same visit is €90 or €125, and twilight after 2pm is €75 or €95, so a late round on arrival day is good value given how close the airport is. The range opens at 6:30am, closes on Tuesday afternoons for maintenance and needs no booking. The dress code is firm: mock-necks are allowed but crew-necks are not, and no denim of any kind on the course; the Golf Shop sells shirts and shoes if you are caught short.

Paphos International (PFO) is about ten minutes away by car, which makes Eléa the obvious first or last round of a trip. The address is 1 Eleon Avenue, Geroskipou, 8310 Paphos. Larnaca (LCA) is the island’s other main airport, on the far side of Limassol, so check where your flight lands before you plan a same-day round.

Where it is.

Nearby: 1. Minthis Golf Club (8 km) · 2. Secret Valley Golf Club (13 km) · 3. Aphrodite Hills Golf (PGA National Cyprus) (14 km) · Compare all Paphos tee times

Somewhere to settle in.

Eléa has no hotel of its own; the estate around the course is residential. Most visitors stay in Paphos, about ten minutes away, where Kato Paphos and the harbour area have the most hotels and restaurants. Geroskipou itself has smaller hotels and apartments near the coast road. After the round, the Kalithéa restaurant at the club serves golfers in golf clothing; non-golfers should come smart casual, and swimwear and sports kit are not allowed.

Make a trip of it.

Minthis is up in the hills behind Paphos at Tsada, and Aphrodite Hills and Secret Valley sit east along the coast near Kouklia, so Eléa works as the hinge of a four-course week. In Geroskipou, the five-domed Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi is a short drive from the club. Paphos Castle, at the end of the harbour, and the Roman mosaics of the Kato Paphos archaeological park are the town’s main sights.

Find your season.

Eléa’s pricing marks the busy windows: mid-February to May and mid-September to November. Summer and midwinter are cheaper. The European Senior Championships used the course from 9 to 13 June 2026, practice rounds included, so check the club’s events page for tournament weeks before fixing dates.