2025-12-16T13:13:25+03:00 Bania is located at the very center of Kato Paphos’ tourist area, just off Poseidonos Avenue. The beach is easily accesible with clear directional signs showing the way to the facilities. Water sports amenities, sun beds and umbrellas are available on site for a small fee from April 15th to October 31st. During the same
2025-12-16T13:04:43+03:00 The “Petra tou Romiou” area is one of the most beautiful coastlines in Cyprus, where, according to mythology, Aphrodite rose from the waves. The Greek name “Petra tou Romiou” (“the Rock of the Greek”) is associated with the legendary Byzantine hero, Digenis Akritas, who, according to legend, kept the marauding Saracen Arabs (7th-10th centuries) at
2025-12-16T12:51:38+03:00 Saint Neophytos was the founder of the monastery in 1159. He lived there and died in 1219 at the age of 85. The main church of the monastery was built around 200 years after his death and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. A famous painter, Theodoros Apsevdis, undertook to paint the frescoes in the
2025-12-16T12:45:18+03:00 Set in beautiful surroundings, the monastery, was founded in 1152 A.D. by a monk called Ignatios who found at Moulia area in Pafos the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary believed to have been painted by Luke the Evangelist. Ignatios took the icon to the mountain and built the monastery dedicated to ‘Our Lady of
2025-12-16T12:32:47+03:00 The Panagia Chrysopolitissa church was built in the 13th century over the ruins of the largest Early Byzantine basilica on the island. Within the compound one can see St. Paul’s Pillar, where, according to tradition, Saint Paul was flogged before the Roman Governor Sergius Paulus was converted to Christianity. Originally, the church was seven–aisled, but
2025-12-16T12:23:59+03:00 Saint Paul visited Pafos in 45 AD in an attempt to convert its people to Christianity. He was successful in converting Pafos’ Â ruler at the time, but not before being tied and whipped to this otherwise unremarkable lump of stone. The Pillar of Saint Paul is one of several popular stops for pilgrims who come