Faros Beach

Pafos


You will need wheels to reach Faros Beach, an exposed, sandy beach with some sandstone rocks and a couple of on-site snack bars. Keep in mind that the open sea often develops a swell, which can be dangerous for swimming.


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Nearby Pafos attractions

1. Agios Lambrianos Rock-Cut Tomb

0.37 MILES

North of the centre, on the side of Fabrica Hill, are a couple of enormous underground caverns dating from the early Hellenistic period. These are burial…

2. Agia Solomoni & the Christian Catacomb

0.41 MILES

This modest tomb complex is the burial site of the seven Machabee brothers, who were martyred around 174 BC. Their mother was Agia Solomoni, a Jewish…

3. Roman Theatre

0.43 MILES

Located on the southern slope of Fabrica Hill and best seen from above (follow the dirt track from Leoforos Apostolou Pavlou just northeast of the Kings…

4. Pafos Archaeological Site

0.44 MILES

Nea Pafos (New Pafos) is, ironically, the name given to the sprawling Pafos Archaeological Site, to the west of Kato Pafos. Nea Pafos was the ancient city…

5. Hrysopolitissa Basilica

0.61 MILES

This fascinating site was home to one of Pafos’ largest religious structures. What remains are the foundations of a 4th-century Christian basilica, which…

6. Pafos Castle

0.76 MILES

This small fort guards the harbour entrance and is entered by a small stone bridge over a moat. In 2017, to commemorate Pafos' stint as European Capital…

7. Main Municipal Beach

0.78 MILES

In the centre of Kato Pafos, the main municipal beach is not your standard holiday-brochure-style sweep of sun-kissed sand: the beach area is paved and…

8. Tombs of the Kings

0.8 MILES

Imagine yourself surrounded by ancient tombs in a desertlike landscape where the only sounds are waves crashing on rocks. The Tombs of the Kings, a Unesco…