In ancient times, Paphos was for six hundred years the capital of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and an archaeological location that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area inludes Palea and Kato Paphos.

In the thirteenth century B.C,. the Phoenicians began to settle in the region and in the twelfth century, Mycenae times, a sanctuary was constructed, the centre of the cult of Aphrodite that was created for the worship of the goddess of love, beauty, lust and fertility.

The Greek-Macedonian Ptolemäer kings who resided in Egyptian Alexandria, selected Paphos as the capital of the island and it remained so under Roman governance. Its prosperity continued until the fourth century when it was struck by a devastating earthquake.

Soon, the coast became marshy and the inhabitants of the Ottoman period moved to the more elevated terrain of the hinterland and built the town of Ktima.

Paphos enjoys an exceptional place in history and contains the monuments and artifacts from prehistoric and Roman times right up to the Middle Ages. The rich heritage of an ancient world!