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Tombs of the Kings
Underground tombs cut into the rock by the sea, some with courtyards of Doric columns, from the 4th century BC.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Tombs of the Kings Road, 8045 PaphosDirections
- Getting There
- About 2 kilometers north of the harbor; buses run along the coast road.
Why Go
No kings were buried here; the tombs belonged to the aristocrats and officials of Ptolemaic Paphos. Their stone courtyards and chambers, carved out of the bedrock, imitate the houses of the living.
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