Paphos

If you are a visitor in Cyprus, and you do not pass by from Paphos, it is as if you have not come to the island. With the intercity motorway you can get there in one and a half hours and you can have a great time in Paphos and its one hundred and sixty beautiful villages.

Petra tou Romiou… The place of birth of the Cypriot Aphrodite, the goddess of Love

Places in Cyprus - Cypriot Aphrodite Birthplace - Petra tou Romiou, Paphos

“Petra tou Romiou” is probably the most famous rock in the world. No other was photographed as this one. No other receives as many thousands of visitors from all the parts of the Earth, and this is not in vain.

Two myths are connected to the rock. Two stories that take you back into time,... More

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The rock of Chasampoulion would get blown up to build a road

Places in Cyprus - The rock of Chasampoulion, Kidasi, Paphos

On your way from Agios Nikolaos to Paphos, through the valley of Diarizos and then the Kidasi village, you will find two huge rocks.  The road passes through them thus getting a lot narrower. These rocks have a very interesting history.

The area in which they are found is one of the ... More

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The river Diarizos in Paphos

Rivers in Cyprus - Diarizos, Diarizos Valley, Paphos

The 4th river in terms of length in Cyprus is Diarizos. From its two sources (where its name comes from), until its mouth, it covers a distance of 42 kilometres.

Its sources are found on the southeastern slopes of Kykkos, one next to the Milikouri village, and one on the slopes of Lemitho... More

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Diarizos river, where the Tzielefos bridge is built, ends up in the Arminou dam.

Venetian Bridges - Tzielefos Bridge - Pera Vasa - Paphos

Tzielefos bridge is of Venetian origins and is found 5 kilometres from Agios Nikolaos, in the direction of Kaminaria. It is built on the Diarizos river, a river that has been called “barbarian” by the people, because of the great noise its waters make.

A few years ago, the government of t... More

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Asprokremos Dam in Paphos District

Dams in Cyprus - Asprokremos Dam - Paphos

After the Turkish invasion and the displacement of 20000 people, a great problem on the waterworks system was created. Cyprus went on with the construction of dams and reservoirs in its different rivers.

One of these dams is that of Asprokremos, the second largest in the country after the... More

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Agios Savvas Holy Monastery in Koronou

Churches in Cyprus - Agios Savvas Holy Monastery - Prasteio Paphos

Agios Savvas Holy Monastery in Koronou, was built on the peak of a hill, close to the Diorizos riverside, and in a small distance from the ruined and abandoned Prasteio community in Pafos.

Today only the 12th century Temple is saved. In the next centuries, the monastery sustained transfor... More

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Holy Monastery of Agios Antonios in Kerades

Churches in Cyprus - Agios Antonios Holy Monastery - Kerades - Paphos

Just a breath away from the Kerades village, the Holy Monastery of Agios Antonios is found. The constructions found around the place, are ruins of the Monastery and they are dated in the 15th century.

It is said that in the old days, some village man was stealing money from the church. Th... More

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