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The Edro III Shipwreck
Half-swamped, rust-streaked and tilted at a dramatic angle on the rocks, the Edro III is one of Cyprus's most photographed sights. This 80-metre cargo ship ran aground off the coast near Pegeia, west of Paphos, on 8 December 2011 and has never been removed, so the rusting hull now sits permanently against the turquoise water and sea cliffs of the Sea Caves area. What began as a storm-driven maritime accident has quietly become a landmark and a magnet for anyone chasing a Mediterranean sunset. The wreck is a free, open-air attraction: you walk out across the coastal rocks near the sea caves to find the ship looming just metres from the shore. Its west-facing position means the light turns gold and then deep red around sunset, framing the listing hull in a way that has filled photographers' portfolios for over a decade. It is an evocative, slightly surreal sight—a manmade vessel slowly being reclaimed by the sea on one of the most beautiful stretches of the Paphos coastline.