According to Greek mythology, Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, rose naked from the sea at Paphos and floated to shore on a scallop shell. Try that sort of arrival these days and you’ll probably get ...

Paphos, in the far west of Cyprus where the mountains meet the sea, takes over as joint European Capital of Culture (along with Denmark's Aarhus) in January. The ancient port, set around one of the ...

Perched on the southwest coast of Cyprus, Paphos (or Pafos) is a city steeped in legend and bathed in Mediterranean light. Believed to be the birthplace of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, it’s a ...

Paphos in Cyprus – declared a European Capital of Culture in 2017 and a European Capital of Smart Tourism in 2023 – attracts archaeology enthusiasts, wine lovers, nature fans and shipwreck enthusiasts ...

The Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) this week introduced a new application that brings the myth of Aphrodite to life using audiovisual means, after it had previously identified a need to leverage ...

IF you swim around Aphrodite’s Rock three times, legend has it you will be blessed with eternal youth and beauty. Having just turned 40, I figured it was worth a try. The foaming waters around the sea ...

The outsized skinhead beside me at the luggage-carousel in Paphos Airport seemed like the kind of British holidaymaker you hope you never meet. Off the same charter flight from Gatwick were several ...

Where does Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love, come from? Is it from here in Paphos, on the island of Cyprus? Or perhaps simply from the imagination of ancient poets and Renaissance painters? Well, ...

If your idea of paradise is peace with a pulse, you’re not alone. Luckily, Paphos strikes the perfect balance. I’ve never been one for a fly and flop holiday, preferring a little more bustle with my ...