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Paphos Archaeological Park
The ruins of Roman Paphos by the sea, with villa floors of mythological mosaics among the finest anywhere.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2½ hours
- Address
- Kato Paphos, 8041 PaphosDirections
- Getting There
- Beside the harbor in Kato Paphos.
Why Go
Paphos was the Roman capital of Cyprus, and the villas of its governors and rich citizens had floors of mosaic scenes from Greek myth: Dionysus and his followers, Theseus and the Minotaur, Achilles and Aion. A theater, an odeon and the ruins of a Byzantine castle stand among them.
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