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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > Cyprus > Paphos
Paphos. Pop. 47,530. Currency Euro and Cyprus Pound. Language Greek. Time Zone GMT + 2 hours. Nearest Airport - Paphos International Airport PFO. Best Time to go – all year round. Paphos is the birthplace of Aphrodite, the classical Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty. Historically, Paphos has been inhabited since Neolithic times and over the years has been influenced by Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Western European cultures. As a consequence of this, the city has many remains of villas, palaces, theatres, fortresses and tombs. Examples of these remains include: Paphos Castle; Tombs of the Kings; various catacombs; rock of Aphrodite; Old Paphos; and the mosaics in the Houses of Dionysos, Theseus and Aion. In modern times Phaphos has developed as a popular tourist destination and has seen the establishment of many 4 and 5 start hotels and resorts. Many visitors flock to the Paphos harbor, which has numerous restaurants and cafés.
Paphos Hotels and Lodging including Aphrodite Hills Resort Alexander The Great Hotel Louis Ledra Beach Hotel Louis Phaethon Beach Hotel Riu Cypria Maris Hotel Paphos Travel and Tourism in south western Cyprus.
The Aphrodite Hills Resort, is a 5 star property with 290 rooms. The resort is very family friendly and there are various "zones" play areas for kids. The hotel also won the European Resort Hotel of the Year 2007 award. For golfing guests make sure you take time to take in the 7th hole on the course, a sight to behold. The Aphrodite Hills is the ultimate tranquility spot, away from the busy tourist sites on the hills overlooking the blue Mediterranean sea.
Cyprus holiday villas for rent and Luxury holidays Villa in Paphos. Cyprus Rental Villa with private swimming pool in Peyeia and Coral Bay area by Lithos Holiday Villas.
Paphos is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In Greco-Roman times Paphos was the island's capital, and it is famous for the remains of the Roman Governor's palace, where extensive, fine mosaics are a major tourist attraction. The apostle Paul of Tarsus visited the town during the first century. The town of Paphos is included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world's heritage.
Paphos International Airport (IATA: PFO, ICAO: LCPH) is located 10 miles (16 km) from the city of Paphos, Cyprus. It is the country's second largest airport, (after Larnaca Airport). Paphos airport is commonly used by tourists on holiday in western Cyprus, providing access to popular resorts such as Coral Bay, Limassol and Paphos itself.
Stunning Beach front villas for rent in Paphos for your holidays in Cyprus. Enjoy your vacations in Paphos near the beach with unique selected villas for rent.
Aphrodite is the classical Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty. Aphrodite's chief center of worship remained at Paphos, on the south-western coast of Cyprus, where the goddess of desire had long been worshipped as Ishtar and Ashtaroth.
The Department of Archaeology of the University of Sydney has been excavating the site of the ancient Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos, under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus since 1995.
