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Playground Of The Gods
Capital of the west and positively
teeming with history is Pafos, site of the island?s
second international airport. The resort town has as
its focal point a charming fishing harbour by Pafos
Fort, lined with open-air cafes and tavernas that serve
a tempting menu of the day?s catch.
It was on Pafos shoreline that
the mythological Goddess Aphrodite was born - a legend
that spawned a massive wave of cult worship from neighbouring
countries that lasted several centuries. The large rock
that jutsfrom the sea is known as ?Petra Tou Romiou?
- The Venus Rock - while the Baths of Aphrodite at Polis
and the ?Fontana Amorosa? - Fountain of Love - also
echo her apparent penchant for the island. At Kouklia
lie the remains of the Goddess earliest Sanctuary.
Another ?first? for Pafos was its
early recognition of Christianity. While under Roman
rule in 45 A.D. it was here that Saint Paul converted
the first ruler to the faith.
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The legacy from its remarkable
history adds up to nothing less than an open museum,
so much so that UNESCO simply added the wholle town
to its World Cultural Heritage List. Among the treasures
unearthed, are the remarkable mosaics in the Houses
of Dionysos, Theseus and Aion, beautifully preserved
after 16 centuries under the soil. Then there are the
mysterious vaults and caves, the Tombs of the Kings,
the Pillar to which Saint Paul was allegedly tied and
whipped, the anaent Odeon Theatre and other places of
interest induding the Byzantine Museum and the District
Archaeological Museum.
Geroskipou with its remarkable
five-domed Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi, and is
Folk Art Museum is a village known for m now for its
special delight 'loukoumi'.
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| Agios Neofytos Monastery, famous
for its 'Encleistra', Enclosure, carved out of the mountain
by the hermit himself, boasts some of the finest Byzantine
frescoes of the 12th and 15th centuries. Chrysorrogiatissa
Monastery makes its own range of wines using homegrown
grapes. A small museum dedicated to Archbishop Makarios,
first president of Cyprus, is found at Pano Panagia. From
here it is a rewarding drive to the majestic Cedar Valley,
home of the indigenous Cyprus homed sheep, the moufflon. |
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Lempa village can
be singled out as one with particular historic significance.
In its preriy setting near the sea, Lempa's link wide
prehistory is the site of a chalcolithic settlement.
Today the faithful reconstruction of several dwellings,
gives an insight into chalcolithic life on the island.
Further north lies a quiet resort, Polis, overlooking
the beautiful Chrysochou Bay with its charming fishing
refuge of Latsi.
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| The low-lying scenery around Pafos,
much of it cultivated with banana plantations and backed
by the gentle foothills of the western Troodos range,
has an attractively open quality to it. This is the gateway
to the Peninsula of Akamas, a natural wilderness of incredible
beauty with breathtaking gorges, spectacular coastlines
and enjoyable nature trails. |
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