I bought the property as a retirement home - my original short list was Algarve, Lake Balaton and Paphos.
I have associations with all these areas and they are all good for year-round living and have an influx of tourists to help infrastructure quality.
Paphos won because of the long history of the island - Phoenician, early Christian, Richard Coeur de Lion, Venetians etc. It is full of history and warmth.