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Travel to Paphos

editor — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:48:00 +0000

In the years following Independence and up to the Turkish invasion, Pafos continued to be a relatively small town, offering limited services and featuring a limited number of tourists and visitors. However, after 1974, Pafos enjoyed an unprecedented tourist activity following the construction of numerous hotels. Tourist-related industries (restaurants, souvenir shops, night clubs, etc) also enjoyed significant upswing. Upon the completion of the Pafos Irrigation Scheme, the irrigation of a sizeable coastal area surrounding Pafos was made possible, contributing to the agricultural development of the hinterland. Industry, albeit of limited economic potential, contributed to the sudden economic development of Pafos.

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Cyprus Vacations

editor — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 07:12:00 +0000

The Tombs of the Kings The Tombs of the Kings or the Palaiokastra (Old Castles), as also known, lie to the north-west of ancient Pafos. The site was the necropolis (cemetery) of Pafos with hundreds of underground rock-hewn tombs. Though there is no relation with kings, it is possible that eminent Ptolemies, living in Pafos, might have been buried in the tombs. Crosses and some mural paintings indicate that in early Christian times the tombs acted as refuge of the Christians. The tombs which date back to the 3rd century B.C. are reached by steps and have open peristyle courts

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Online Travel Map – Paphos Street View, Satellite View

editor — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:36:00 +0000

Basket-making at Mesogi Anavargos, lying north-east of Pafos town, is currently part of the Pafos municipality. The most significant landform is the locality of caves, known as “Ellinospilloi”, south of the village, now fenced and protected. They constituted a necropolis of the Hellenistic-Roman times. They are carved tombs, almost identical to the well-known Tombs of the Kings, in Pafos. Later on some of the tombs were used for worship purposes. In Mesa Chorio two churches, the parish church in the center of the settlement and an older one close to the cemetery, are devoted to Agia Marina. According to tradition,

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Map of Paphos

editor — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 10:40:00 +0000

PAFOS DISTRICT General Background Pafos district lies in the western part of Cyprus, occuping an area of 1395,9 sq km with a population of 88.276 inhabitants (Census of 2011). Its area constitutes about 15,1% of the total area of the island, while its population represents 10,24% of the population of the free part of Cyprus. Pafos town, the fourth most populous town of Cyprus, after Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaka, has a population of 32.892 persons (Pafos Municipality). The most populated settlements within Pafos district are: Geroskipou (7.427), Empa (4.855), Chlorakas (5.356), Pegeia (3.953), Polis (2.018), Tala (2.695), Kisonerga (2.004) and

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