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Paphos used to be the old capital of Cyprus under Ptolemies and its harbour was one of the most thriving in the Mediterranean. The upper part of Paphos, its myriad of shops and old traditional market, is characterised by its old classical type buildings.
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The remarkable history of Paphos makes the town a museum in itself. UNESCO included the whole town on its list of cultural and natural treasures of the world heritage. The area is steeped in legends from ancient mythology and with a succession of conquering invaders over the centuries the museums are full of treasures depicting many eras. There are monuments and sites that date from the stone age, Greek temples, Roman theatres, Venetian ruins, relics from the Crusaders and a mass of treasures from the Byzantine era.
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The lower part of Paphos, Kato Paphos is home to the old fort, built in 1592 by the Ottomans, and is now a thriving tourist area. Every September an opera is held by the harbour at the site of the old fort and is attended by people travelling from all over the world. Full of tourist shops, bars, clubs and restaurants, Kato Paphos mixes the old with the new. The harbour has a variety of boat trips and is a scenic spot to enjoy a coffee or evening meal and watch the world pass by. The amazing mosaic floors of the House of Dionyssos are to be found just a two minute walk away.
Nightlife in Paphos can be anything you want it to be. The main area of late night clubs, and the more noisy, tend to be clustered together so that they can be easily accessible (or avoided!).
There are many stretches of beach in Paphos and almost all have a large variety of water sports.
Several places of interest to visit on your villa holiday, include the Tombs Of the Kings Museums, Ayios Neofytos monastery, Paphos Aquarium, Paphos Water Park, Paphos Bird and Animal Park. Scuba Diving is available from a number of PADI affiliated dive centres – Cydive is one of the larger diving schools located by the main harbour. Horse riding is available on the main road from Coral Bay to St Georges at Georges Ranch. If you like to relax with a game of golf on your villa holiday there are 3 golf courses within a relatively short driving distance to Paphos: Tsada, Secret Valley and Aphrodite Hills.
VillaPlus.com has several villas to rent with private pools in Coral Bay, including Magnolia, Coral Athina, Poseidon and Villa Sweet Sunset is located close to St George. These private villas are approximately 18-24 miles from Paphos. For a full selection of our Cyprus villa rentals visit our website
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