As Tata Harper assessed skincare products sourced entirely from natural ingredients, she noticed that most focus on a single ingredient to exploit its unique restorative powers. Since hundreds of botanicals provide known benefits, she decided to explore productive combinations instead. The result is the Tata Harper skincare line, which supports many treatments at Anassa’s Thalassa Spa—including the Infinity Body Ritual. This two-hour session rejuvenates both mind and body. You begin with a full-body scrub using a combination of 17 high-performance ingredients that exfoliate, smooth and soften the skin, and nourish with vitamins and minerals. After a shower, you rest on a massage table as your chakras are aligned with singing bowl vibration therapy. Aromatherapy using a combination of bergamot, neroli, and sandalwood relieves stress. Then the therapist gives you a full-body massage using Tata Harper’s Revitalizing Body Oil, which combines evening primrose oil, camellia oil, and 18 other ingredients to make your skin glow and your muscles relax. Finally, the therapist attends to your face and scalp. The face is cleansed with a multi-vitamin nourishing oil and wiped clean with a hot towel. Then a hydrating facial mask is applied; as it sets, enjoy a 10-minute scalp massage. The mask is removed from the face and oil is applied to make the face radiate youth and health. By drawing on over 300 raw ingredients sourced from over 68 countries and her organic farm in Vermont, Tata Harper has orchestrated complex formulae to help you rejuvenate and relax naturally.

The village of Kathikas, about 17 kilometres by road from Anassa, sits at the conjunction of wine country and the wilds of the Akamas, so it makes an attractive destination for a day trip. As you approach the village, you will see signs directing you to the two wineries in the area, Sterna and Vasilikon. Each has a winemaking museum and a wine tasting room; be sure to try local varieties, such as xinisteri, which are well-suited to the region’s terroir. On the outskirts of the village are a donkey farm (where you can go for a ride) and the adjacent head of the Agiasma Nature Trail. This trail makes a 3-kilometre loop through a deep canyon, passing a stone fountain and the Agia Marina chapel. The village itself features stone streets and houses (some over 100 years old). On the village square, you will find a church as well as a small museum covering folk art and the ecology of the Akamas peninsula. One map posted on the square shows the entire village, enabling you to chart a course for a stroll. Another gives directions to the Mountiko Nature Trail, west of the village, where you can further explore the Akamas landscape. Sitting on a plateau at an altitude of about 700 metres, Kathikas affords glimpses of the sea both north and south and of the Troodos Mountains to the east. Stop in at one of its tavernas to enjoy traditional Cypriot cuisine and the relaxed pace of village life.

The results are in. After tabulating over 600,000 votes, Condé Nast has announced the results of the 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. Anassa is ranked #13 among the Top 30 Resorts in Europe (outside of Greece, from Iceland to Turkey). For the first time in the 22-year history of the Readers’ Choice Award, Condé Nast combined the input from its US and UK readers into one list, making this year’s awards a transatlantic—even global—survey. Condé Nast Traveller and its US counterpart lead their markets for luxury travel magazines. The record-breaking turnout reflects the enthusiasm of readers for sharing advice about their favourite travel experiences. In its citation, Condé Nast Traveller describes Anassa as ‘A big, serious hotel on the north-west coast of Cyprus, as good for families with free-wheeling children as it is for couples on the hunt for sunshine and downtime’. You can check out the list and read the full review of Anassa here < https://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards/europe/europe-top-resorts >. We extend our gratitude to the voters for this recognition.