Pafos, the cradle of the goddess Aphrodite!

In transit by Cyprus? We know Pafos, a coastal city situated in the southwest of the country!

We begin to discover the place through the history…Many years ago, two called places existed Pafos: the Old one Pafos and the New one Pafos, being the last one the city inhabited at present. Once it clarified this, we begin our tour by this marvelous city.

It will impress you to know that Pafos, is the mythical place of birth of the goddess Aphrodite! Yes, according to the legend, the goddess of the love and the beauty was originated in this place. By if it did not you know, Pafos, in the Greek epoch –Roman, it was the capital of the island; and is because of it that nowadays we can observe some archaeological remainders that date from that then…Among them the famous Roman Palace of the Governor! You knew that in this place will be able to observe beautiful and immense mosaics?

Besides we relate that you Pafos is included in the list of cultural patrimonies and natural treasures of the UNESCO. This due to the bequest of its notable history and to its open museum. Among the discovered treasures, we can find the mosaics in the Houses of Dionisos, Theseus and Aion; which they have been conserved after 16 centuries low land. How great discovery! These mosaics are you considered as some of the better in the Oriental Mediterranean…Will ask you ¿What is what represent? Therefore many and various scenes of the Greek mythology.

Another places of interest in Pafos are the mysterious Caves and Vaults; the Tombs of the Kings; The Pilar, where San Pablo would have been tied and whipped; the old Theater Odeón; the Byzantine Museum and the District Archaeological Museum, where you will be able to find a collection of Cypriot antiquities. Cannot stop telling you that near Odeon, remainders of the old walls of the city exist and also you will be able to observe a building dedicated to Asclepio, God of the medicine.

If we go toward the zone of the port, we will find to the Castle of Pafos, originally built as a Byzantine fortress to protect the port and reconstructed then by the Portuguese.

The city harbors many catacombs, which went back to the epoch where they inhabited the first Christian. The most famous one is the Holy Church of Solomoni, a Christian catacomb, where in the entrance we will be able to find a sacred tree that is believed that cures the personal pains. Encourage you to test it?

Continuing with ours traveled through, few kilometers out of the city, we will see
The Rock of Aphrodite, which exceed him since of the sea. It counts the legend that Aphrodite fought against the waves and arrived surprisingly toward this beautiful corner. Without doubt, a nice legend.

Near the old city Pafos, we will be able to find one of the most famous places of pilgrimage of the old Greek world: the ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite, where they remain the oldest remainders, which went back to the twelfth century before Christ.

Finally we report you that you can lodge you in the different hotels of the city, being the majority of these of five stars!