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Archaeological park of Paphos (Kato Paphos Archaeological Park) - this is the main archaeological and Historical attractions of Paphos, and one of the most visited tourist places in all of Cyprus, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. In general, this archaeological park along with Kourion Archaeological Park in Limassol, we would advise to include in the mandatory program of stay in Cyprus. It is worth visiting, even if you are staying for a holiday in other resorts of the island, which can be done during the day by bus, with a tour, or a rented car. Well, if you relaxing in Paphos then it is a must-visit place.
This open-air museum occupies a large area and includes many attractions, including ruins of houses and villas, temples, mosaics and individual exhibitions in museum buildings. Some of the ruins date back to the IV century BC! Here is the lighthouse of Paphos, the amphitheater, the villa of Dionysus, the Odeon, the House of Orpheus and other places. All this is located at a respectful distance from each other, you will have to walk a lot. At the entrance, when buying tickets, they give out a map-guide with a brief description of the sights in the park, but it is best if you can visit the park with a tour or an individual guide, or at least find and download an audio guide on your smartphone on the Internet.
Take plenty of drinking water and a hat with you, in the middle of summer sunscreen will not hurt. Please note that in the peak season (summer) the day is very hot, the temperature can reach 40 degrees, so it is better to visit the Archaeological Park in the morning, or a few hours before closing. By the way, at the entrance you can get free drinking water in your bottle. For a visit it is better to allocate half a day, and everything can be viewed in three hours.
🕐 Working hours
working time depends on season:
- Summer period (from April 16 to September 15): 08:30-19: 30;
- winter period (from September 16 to April 15): 08:30 - 17:00.
Closed for Christmas, New Year and Easter. It is better to inspect early in the tour or before closing, when there are fewer people and it is not very hot.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
4.5 euro (371 rubles, see more about money and currency in Cyprus).
🚶 How to get there
located almost in the center of Paphos in the area of Kata Paphos, entrance from Apostolou Pavlou Avenue (entrance to the Archaeological Park on the map. You can get there on foot (15-20 minutes from hotels in Kato Paphos) or by city bus for 1.5 euros to the main bus station and the final bus Kato Paphos Main Bus Station, and on foot 5 minutes. For private transport there is a large free parking 200 meters from the entrance.
Visiting the Archaeological Park of Paphos is most interesting with a tour or an individual guide. You can buy them from travel agencies on the spot, or pick them up and order them from one of these trusted tour search and booking sites with reviews:
How to visit Paphos Archaeological Park for free
Although we do not welcome this way of visiting, nevertheless we can not fail to mention the opportunity to save money and see this open-air museum for free. Its impressive territory is fenced - a simple chain-link fence. The fence runs along the shore, reaches Lighthouse Beach (Lighthouse Beach, aka Faros Beach), and returns to the official entrance to the park through a residential area. Throughout this, holes periodically appear in the grid, and you can also penetrate through some exits, and in other places you can simply jump over the fence. There is no ticket control inside, but if you are caught during an illegal entry, there may be problems with the police. So here are some of the places for a free pass:
- Walk along the fence along the shore and check if there are any new open holes in it.
- From Lighthouse Beach, go downtown along the fence, and at the point where the apartment buildings begin and the park fence abuts the stone fence of the house, it's easy to climb up and jump down.
- In the residential area opposite Catacombs Of Saint Solomonia there is a gate for the entry of official vehicles, and when there are no people, you can safely pass through them.
- In the free parking area near the official entrance, there is an exit through which thin people can easily squeeze in. In general, exits equipped in the form of a turntable rotating in one direction, there are several around the perimeter, and almost everything can be "leaked".