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	PLACES TO SEE - PAPHOS
	PETRA TOU ROMIOU Birthplace of Aphrodite, 25km from Paphos. According to legend, Aphrodite mythological goddess of love and beauty, rose from the waves in this strikingly beautiful spot. The Baths of Aphrodite at Polis and the "Fontana Amorosa" - Fountain of Love - also echo her apparent penchant for the island. At Kouklia lie the remains of the Goddess's earliest Sanctuary.The Greek name, Petra tou Romiou " THE ROCK OF THE GREEK " is associated with the legendary frontier-guard of Byzantine times Digenis Akritas who kept the marauding Saracens at bay with amazing strength. It is said that he heaved this large rock into the sea destroying the enemy's ship.
	PAPHOS CASTLE Originally built as a Byzantine fort to protect the harbour, it was rebuilt by the Lusignans in the 13th century, then dismantled by the Venetians in 1570, who found themselves unable to defend it against the Ottomans, who in their turn restored and strengthened it after they captured the island. Kato Paphos
	TOMBS OF THE KINGS Spread over a vast area, these impressive underground tombs date back to the 4th century BC. They are carved out of solid rock with some being decorated with Doric Pillars. High officials rather than Kings were buried here, but the magnificence of the tomps gave the locality its name.
	CHURCHES TO VISIT: Agia Solomoni Church, Kato Paphos, Leophoros Agiou Pavlou Panagia Limeniotissa Basilica, Kato Paphos, near the Harbour Panagia Chrysospiliotissa Church and Byzantine Basilica, Kato Paphos Theoskepasti Church, Kato Paphos Agia Paraskevi Church, Geroskipou village, 3km east of Paphos Panagia Chryseleousa, 3km north of Paphos, Empa village Agios Neofytos Monastery, 9km north of Paphos Chrysorrogiatissa Monastery, 40km north of Paphos Pano Panagia, on the west of Troodos, 1.5km from Chrysorrogiatiss
	PAPHOS DlSTRlCT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Dighenis street Tel:(06)240215 Attractive collection of Cypriot antiquities from the Papho area, dating from the Neolithic Age to 1700 AD.
Odos Gladstonos 3 CY-8046 Paphos, tel: 357 - 26 - 232841 Paphos International Airport CY- 8320 Paphos, Tel: 357 - 26 - 422833

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