Attraction Information

Paphos (Pafos)

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The town of Paphos is famed for being the birthplace of Aphrodite (the Goddess of Love) and home to Aphrodite's Rock (Petra Toy Romiou), which was erected by the Myceneans in the 12th century BC. The town also boasts majestic landscapes, lovely coastline, as well as numerous historic sites including the beautiful Mosaics of Paphos, the Tombs of the Kings, the Medieval Fort, the Paphos District Archaelogical Museum, the Byzantine Museum and the Ethnographical Museum. The impressive second century Odeon, which was rediscovered in 1973, the 12th-century Saranta Kolones Castle, which was built by the Lusignans but virtually destroyed by an earthquake in 1222, and the fifth-century Panagia Limeniotissa Basilica are all also worth a visit for their architectural and historical importance.

Contact Addresses

Pafos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), 7 Athinon Avenue and Alexandrou Papagou Corner, Tolmi Court, First Floor, Office 101-102, Pafos, Cyprus
Tel: (26) 235 115
Website: www.ccci.org.cy

Transportation

Air: Paphos International Airport. Road: Car: Coastal road east to Paphos (from Limassol); coastal road south to Paphos (from the Polis region); road southwest, past Platres and Kedares. Then join coast road east from Limassol (from Troodos).

Tourist Information

Cyprus Tourism Organisation
PO Box 24535, Nicosia 1390, Cyprus
Tel: (02) 337 715. Fax: (02) 331 644. E-mail: cytour@cto.org.cy
Website: www.visitcyprus.org.cy
Cyprus Tourism Organisation – UK
17 Hanover Street, London W1S 1YP, UK
Tel: (020) 7569 8800. Fax: (020) 7499 4935. E-mail: ctolon@ctolon.demon.co.uk
Website: www.visitcyprus.org.cy

Location

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