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Paphos travel and tips

The Cypriot town of Paphos has been around for a very long while, and even though modern-day Paphos isn’t on the same site as the historic one has been, it’s still basically the same settled area. Legend has it that this is where the Greek goddess Aphrodite was born, as such the place was a center for the Aphrodite cult ever since the 12th century BC.

Present-day Paphos is divided into two sections, the upper section is the commercial and modern section and then the lower section which is where you’ll find most of the historical points of interest as well as accommodation and eateries.

While the town itself isn’t very large, employing our Cyprus car hire services will surely come in handy, especially if you’re considering doing some day-trips around the town, or just visiting other places around the island.

The great thing is that even say you land at Larnaca airport, you can then take a Larnaca airport taxi to take you straight to Paphos, or any other major location on the island, thus saving you a lot of headache in regards to arranging transportation for you and your party.

As you might expect there are several ruins and extremely old buildings that will require your attention once in Paphos, one of the more important ones being the Tombs of the Kings. While the name seems to make a reference to the Egyptian region with a similar name, this is quite misleading because there is not one king buried here. Even so, the tombs are still a very interesting place to visit.

Another, hard to miss building is the Paphos castle or fort. Paphos has been an important trading town for most of its existence, and as such it needed to be protected. What you will see now is what remains of several reconstructed forts that have stood there for centuries. The current one surviving from 1592, when it was built by the Ottomans; not much has remained of it, but the view from there is quite enthralling.

These are only a few of the attractions that you can see with the help of our Paphos car hire services.

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