Palea Paphos Map, Cyprus
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Palea Paphos Travel Guide
Except for a few low foundations of the rustic building that is believed to have existed here, very little had survived from the ancient temple of Aphrodite. One is the remains of the Late Bronze Age Sanctuary near the museum. Only huge limestone blocks with several deep holes remain here. The other is the Roman Sanctuary located beyond the museum, again with a few crumbling walls. read morePalea Paphos Sightseeing
Other historical sights include the Medieval Fort (location: Kato Paphos harbor) which was built and rebuilt at certain points in the history of the area but was originally a Byzantine fort. The Saranta Kolones castle (location: Kato Paphos) was built in the early 1200’s on the site of a Byzantine Castle which had been destroyed by an earthquake. Pano Panayia was the home of Archbishop Makarios III who eventually... read morePalea Paphos History
The town was named after Paphos who, according to Greek mythology, is the son of Pygmalion and Aphrodite. Pygmalion was said to have created a sculpture of Aphrodite he fell in love with. It is said that the sculpture came to life and after the two were married, they bore Paphos. Either Paphos, himself, or another family member established the town as a token of worship to the goddess. read moreThings about Palea Paphos you may be interested in
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