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Paphos is rapidly becoming the most important tourist center of Cyprus. It is a small city with about 11.000 inhabitants. The old Paphos is a small village, called Ktima. Today, there is also a modern Paphos, called Kato Paphos, which is the tourist neighborhood. This modern resort has several hotels, a boulevard with different cafés and bars and a 18 hole golf course. Paphos is a romantic city with a vibrant night-life. Paphos seduces its visitor with its majestic landscape, lovely coastline, historical treasures and delightful villages where tradition is still a way of life.
A minute of History:
Paphos (or Pafos) is one of the most beautiful and ancient towns of Cyprus. Wherever one treads in Paphos he 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 the island and abroad.
Today Paphos is a small harbour 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 impact by time.
General Information:
Today Paphos is a popular sea resort with population of 40000. It is divided into two major quarters – Ktima, on the sea terrace, is the main residential district, and the Kato Paphos, by the sea, is built around the mediaeval port and contains most of the luxury hotels and the entertainment infrastructure of the city.
Paphos has a rural traditional architecture, a very eye-catching and striking landscape, as well as areas of untouched nature.
Nature:
In Pafos you can find the peninsula of Akamas, a natural wilderness of astonishing magnificence with stunning gorges, extravagant coastlines and pleasant nature trails.
Places to visit:
Some place to visit are : the Paphos District Museum (a collection of archeological findings), the Georgios Eliades collection in Exo Vrysis Street (fossils and archeological objects), the Byzantine fortress of Saranda Kolones (the 40 columns), the house of Dionysus (a Roman villa from the third century that was excavated in 1962 and that has some splendid mosaics), and the house of Theseus (excavated in 1965).
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