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INTERESTING PLACES IN PAPHOS

The whole town of Paphos is included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world heritage. Wherever one treads in Paphos one comes across its glorious history which dates back thousands of years, when the cult of goddess Aphrodite who emerged from its seas, flourished in this beautiful part of the world attracting many visitors from inland and abroad.

Today it is a small harbor town, but in Hellenistic and Roman times it was the capital of Cyprus. Still under the spell of her Beauty goddess, the area retaining her magic has remained intact by time. It seduces its visitor with its majestic landscape, lovely coastline, historical treasures and delightful villages where tradition is still a way of life. Kept in harmony with nature are divine mediaeval monasteries, which lie peacefully in the Paphos heartland

THE MOSAICS OF PAPHOS

The mosaic floors of these noblemen's villas dating from the 3rd to the 5th century AD are considered among the finest in the Eastern Mediterranean. They mainly depict scenes from Greek mythology.

House of Dionysos, House of Theseus and House of Aion
Kato Paphos, near the harbor,
Tel: (26) 240217
Daily: 07:30-17:00 (Summer 07:30-19:30)

THEOSKEPASTI CHURCH

Kato Paphos
Theoskepasti means 'Veiled by God'. According to tradition, a fog was sent by God to protect the original church during the Arab raids. The modern church was built in 1923.

GEROSKIPOU FOLK ART MUSEUM

Geroskipou village, 3 km east of Paphos. Tel: (26) 240216
The name of the village comes from the Greek phrase 'Hieros Kepos', the sacred garden of Aphrodite. A fascinating collection of folk arts and crafts is exhibited in the beautiful Chatzismith house.
Monday - Friday: 07:30-14:30
Thursday - Friday 07:30-1800
(No afternoon in July - August)

AYIA PARASKEVI CHURCH

Geroskipou village, 3 km east of Paphos.
One of the most interesting Byzantine churches on the island, dating to the l0th century. It is a basilica surmounted by five domes forming a cross and has beautiful mural paintings dating mainly to the l5th century.

SANCTUARY OF APHRODITE

Kouklia village,14 km east of Paphos, off the Lemesos - Paphos road, Tel: (26) 432180
PalaiPaphos (Old Paphos) was one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centres of the ancient Greek world, and once city-kingdom of Cyprus. Here stood the famous Sanctuary of Aphrodite, the most ancient remains of which date back to the 12th century BC. The glorious days of the sanctuary lasted till the 3rd-4th century. The museum, housed in the Lusignan Manor, contains many interesting finds from the area, and excavations continue on the site of the sanctuary, the city and the necropolis.
Kouklia village, 14 km (9 miles) east of Paphos
Monday - Friday: 19:00 - 16:00 (Summer 07:30-18:00
Sat and Sun : 09.00 -16.00 (Summer 09.00-17.00)