Tsada Village, Paphos, Cyprus
Creating a unique retreat experience, Minthis Hills by Woods Bagot is a resort-style development located in the hillside setting of Tsada Village in Paphos that features a major upgrade of a 16th-Century monastery built in the Byzantine tradition, 44 residential villas, a contemporary clubhouse, a wellness spa with a pool, and a village heart consisting of restaurants, bars, and retail stores.
Along with the Cypriot developer Pafilia, Woods Bagot’s London studio delivered master planning, architecture, interior design, and branding services to create a unique retreat-style experience, combining the best of local antiquity and premium amenities.
Villas are inspired by the traditional Cypriot vernacular of the “mountain village,” featuring pitched rooves, cypress timber, terracotta, and integrating locally sourced limestone.
Each villa is planned around a traditional courtyard that allows internal volumes to access shade and natural breeze.
The new village square or “Palatia” is designed to be the focal point – a contemporary adaptation of the traditional Cypriot village square, flanked by arts and crafts galleries, fashion boutiques, a fine wine “cava” or cellar, a providore and an authentic eatery.
The wellness spa covers an area of 2,400 square meters and integrates essential oils and aromatherapy from indigenous herbs and plants found around the Minthis estate.
Offered treatments range from an internal lap pool, yoga studio, gym, hydrotherapy, various therapeutic and beauty applications, and treatment rooms.
Each timber-clad treatment room incorporates an indoor massage bed zone and an outdoor foot massage zone, each defined with a different species of tree ranging from citrus, pomegranate, or fig, exuding intoxicating scents and considered in medieval iconography to represent rebirth.
Project: Minthis Hills
Architects: Woods Bagot
Structural Engineers: EPS Demetriades Kalathas
Contractors: Pafilia Property Developments LTD
Landscape Consultants: Camlins
Photographer: Trevor Mein
