Alea

Pafos


A thong’s throw from the waves, this former restaurant has happily morphed into a fashionable cafe-cum–lounge bar, famed for its seven choices of daiquiri (€7). The music is suitably chilled with a nightly DJ in the summer. Sit on the sprawling terrace or duck into one of the more intimate spaces within, decorated with eclectic antiques and heavy wooden furniture.


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1. Main Municipal Beach

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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…

2. Alykes Beach

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This is a perfect spot for families with paddling tots, featuring rock pools and shallow, clear water, as well as sufficient sand for sandcastles and that…

3. Hrysopolitissa Basilica

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

4. Agia Solomoni & the Christian Catacomb

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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…

5. Vrysoudia Beach

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Stretching some 400m, Vrysoudia is arguably the best municipal beach, where you can rent sunbeds and parasols (€5 per day). There is also a popular beach…

6. Pafos Castle

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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. Agios Lambrianos Rock-Cut Tomb

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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…

8. Pafos Archaeological Site

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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…