Paphos is located on the southwest coast of the island, is one of the most popular cities among tou

Paphos is located on the southwest coast of the island, is one of the most popular cities among tourists. Founded, according to legend, a hero of the Trojan War Ahapenor in the XIX century. BC. e .., Paphos was the capital manid of Cyprus during the Roman Empire and its surroundings, as did the ancient Greeks emerged from the sea foam goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite. manid During the ancient city was divided into extended along the coast around the harbor Nea Pafos (Paphos New), where is located the majority of historical monuments, Kato Paphos (Lower Paphos) which is the majority of buildings and attractions manid designed for tourists, and lots of places archaeological sites, and is located on a high plateau 19 km. east Ktyma which built most modern office buildings.
Port fortress (1592) was laid by Alexander Macedonian, but repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. Surviving fortifications, manid the bottom of which was used as a prison, and the top at the time was a very powerful and elaborate defense system built by the Turks.
A few hundred meters manid north of Pafoskyy harbor is one of the main attractions of the city - pafoski mosaics on the ruins of villas Dionysos, Theseus and Ayon added to the world heritage by UNESCO. manid Near the villa of Dionysus is built on Roman Odeon theater (II century. Coll. E ..) That was one of the most significant buildings of antiquity. And in our time in the summer manid Odeon festivals and performances. To the south lie the ruins of the temple Odeon Asklepion, which worshiped the god of medicine Asclepius and treated patients, and to the east of the Odeon conducted excavations on the site of the agora - the ancient market square. A few hundred meters east of Villa Dionysus lie the ruins of the Byzantine castle Forty columns, almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1222 Hrisopolitessa Church built in the XIII century. on the site of the ancient basilica, fragments of which are visible today. Columns, arches previously supported the church is a place of pilgrimage - according to legend, manid one of them was bound and subjected executions Paul. Another "biblical" manid place of the city - Catacombs of St. Solomon underground church of the same name, on which now stands the tree, hung with ribbons and scarves that supposedly take this medicinal properties. manid On the western outskirts of Paphos are carved into the coastal cliffs magnificent Royal Tombs, where the III century. BC. e .. Cyprus buried know. Burials were looted in ancient times, but their impressive architecture today. In Ktymi, near Bishop's Palace, is the Byzantine Museum with a collection manid of icons period XII - XVIII century. And next to him in the building of the last century - Ethnographic Museum Eliadis with objects of everyday life Cypriots from the Neolithic to the present day. Also interesting manid to visit a branch Nikosiyskoho Archaeological Museum, whose exhibit includes thousands of objects found in these places and dating from VIII millennium BC. f ..
The chain of beautiful beaches stretching along the southern coast right along the streets of Paphos. The most favorite resting manid Heroskipu Public Beach Amaltei Beach and the famous Coral Bay Beach. Given the fact that every hotel or camping has also its own beaches, the total length bathing area in Paphos area stretches over 80 km. Details: http://guide.travel.ru
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