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Pafos District Archaeological Museum
Griva Digeni 43, Tel: (06) 240215
Attractive
collection of Cypriot antiquities from Pafos area, dating
from Neolithic Age to 1700 AD.
Byzantine
Museum
A. Ioannou 3, next to the Bishopric. Tel: (06) 23 13
93
An
attractive collection of objects from Byzantine period,
including Byzantine icons from 7th to 18th centuries and
the oldest icon found yet in Cyprus of 7th or 8th century.
Ethnographical
Museum
Exo Vrysis 1, Tel: (06) 23 20 10
Interesting
private collection of objects from Neolithic Age to the
present day.
Pafos
Mediaeval Fort
Kato Pafos harbor
Originally,
a Byzantine fort built to protect the harbor, it was
rebuilt by Lusignans in 13th century, dismantled by
Venetians in 1570 and rebuilt by Ottomans after they
captured the island in 16th century.
Agia
Solomoni Church
Kato Pafos, Leoforos Agiou Pavlou
Originally,
a Christian catacomb retaining some of 12th century
frescoes. A sacred tree at the entrance is believed to
cure ailments of those, who hang a personal offering on
its branches.
Kato
Pafos Archaeological Park
The inclusion of Kato Pafos archaeological area in the
World Heritage List in 1980 sparked off the idea of the
creation of a General Plan, whose main aim is to preserve
and maintain archaeological remains and to promote and
provide integral information to visitors. Archaeological
site of Kato Pafos includes areas and monuments from
prehistoric times up to and including the middle Ages,
with most remains dating to Roman period. Mosaic floors of
four villas of Roman period are the epitome of all these
findings. Other important monuments are Asklipeio, Odeon,
the early Christian Basilica and Fort of Saranta Kolones.
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