Tombs of the Kings
Tombs of the Kings Ave Tombs of kings are not just graves 2 by 2 meters. In the underground necropolis, each burial takes several hundred meters. The territory is fenced, and the entrance here is paid. Local residents began to bury their kings in this place in the 3rd century BC and were engaged in this business for 6 centuries in a row. It's true that not all the rulers got here.
Aphrodite's Bath
Road To Fontana Amoroza, Neo Chorio There is a place not far from Paphos where, according to legend, Aphrodite had fun with his lover Dionysus and other wonderful men. You can get to Kupala only on foot. It was believed that Aphrodite liked to bathe in the shade of the fig tree and in the thickets of the fern. The water in the bathing pool seems to give eternal youth
Ероскипос
Geroskipou Eroskipos is an ancient village located to the east of Pafos. In Greek, the name means "sacred garden". It was here that the gardens of Aphrodite grew, it was here that the goddess indulged in free love.
Monastery of St. Neophyte-the Recluse
Pathos, Tala, Ave Agios Neofytos The monastery of St. Neophyte-the Recluse has its history from 1159, when the monk Neophyte chose a picturesque a place near Paphos and with his own hands built in the rock a cave in which he lived for many years until his death.
Monastery of the Holy Virgin Kykkos
Paphos Forest, Cyprus
Founded in 1100. The buildings that we can see today are built in the 18th century. In the late 80-ies of the 20 century. The monastery was restored - it was then that there were murals and magnificent mosaics.
Bird & Animal's Park Attractions in Paphos
There is an amphitheater in the park of birds in Paphos, where bird shows are arranged. Imagine parrots on bicycles. What, ah ?! Here there are many kinds of peacocks, toucans and other feathered animals. With them in the neighborhood live giraffes, guinea pigs, kangaroos and other representatives of fauna of different continents.
Petra tu Romiou@@ Kouklia, Cyprus Petra tu Romiou is one of the most picturesque places in Cyprus. From the rock opens such a wonderful view that you can strive for a legendary place just because of him. In addition, according to legend, it was at the foot of the rock Petra-tu-Romiou that beautiful Aphrodite was born from sea foam.
For the sake of Aphrodite in Paphos, food is hundreds of thousands of tourists. They believe that walks around the city saturate the body with special oxygen, and visits to places associated with the goddess, gives you know what forces. Travelers wander to the birthplace of Aphrodite and to her bathhouse.
But not only the pagan gods glorified Paphos. They say that Apostle Paul visited the city, who converted the ruler of Cyprus, Sergius Paul, into the Christian faith. The namesake found a common language, although the apostle got it - in Nizhny Pafos there is a column near which he tortured the Romans.
Today the Cypriot city is a sample of eclecticism. Here ancient history is organically combined with modern infrastructure: shops, hotels, restaurants. If you want to go for a walk on a thousand-year ruins, you want to play golf or ride a yacht.