Rural Destinations
: Pafos
Culture and Heritage
The is a large selection of museums to be visited
in the Pafos Region. In addition to the list below, please consult the
following sites:
Local Museum of Palaipafos
The museum is housed in the eastern wing of the Lusignian Medieval
Manor House in the archaeological site of Kouklia village. The
museum's two rooms present finds from the archaeological site of
ancient Palaipafos as well as from the area's cemeteries.
Local Museum of Marion-Arsinoe
The local Museum of Marion-Arsinoe is located in Polis tis
Chysochous, about 35km. north of the town of Pafos. This was the
last of Cyprus’s district archaeological museums to open its doors
to the public (November 1998). It was founded by the Government of
Cyprus with the financial support of Nicos Shakolas for storing and
exhibiting finds from the ancient city of Marion (renamed Arsinoe in
the 3rd century BC), its cemeteries and the surrounding area.
The Museum consists of two rooms and an
atrium where architectural members are displayed.
Byzantine Museum of Arsinoe
An attractive collection of objects from the Byzantine period,
including Byzantine icons from the 13th to 19th centuries, as well
as wood carved ecclesiastic items, local and imported silver and
metal artefacts as well as textile. Rare books and manuscripts are
also on display Fiti Village:
Weaving museum
Fiti is well known for its own special style of weaving since
medieval times. Textiles known as “Fythkiotika”. Such textiles are
exhibited at the museum but visitors can also observe how they are
made Inia Village: Folk Art
Museum
Inia has spectacular views over the Akamas peninsula. The local
museum houses a collection of basketry.
Kato Akourdalia Village: Folk Art Museum
The local museum has examples of local folk art and crafts.
Archeological
Sites/Museums Museum
of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus - Maa Palaiokastro
This is an area which accommodated the first ancient (Mycenaean)
Greeks, who emigrated to Cyprus at around 1200 BC after the fall of
the Mycenaean Kingdoms in mainland Greece. This is where Hellenism
originated on the island. The little museum with its unusual
architecture is the work of Andrea Bruno, Professor at the
University of Turin and one of Europe's greatest architects. The
Museum depicts the colonisation of Cyprus by the Mycenaean Greeks.
Sanctuary of Aphrodite and Palaipafos
Museum
Palaipafos (Old Pafos) was one of the most celebrated pilgrimage
centres of the ancient Greek world. This was the famous sanctuary of
Aphrodite, the most ancient remains of which date back to the 12th
Century BC. The glorious days of the sanctuary lasted until the
3rd-4th Centuries. The museum, housed in the Lusignan Manor,
contains many interesting finds from the area, and excavations
continue on the site of the sanctuary, the city and the necropolis.
Pano Panagia-House of Archbishop
Makarios III
The birthplace of Archbishop Makarios, the first president of the
Republic of Cyprus, has been converted into a museum
Agios Georgios Basilica and the fountains
of Pegeia
Near a fishing refuge some 4,5 km from the village of Pegeia are the
ruins of two Early Christian basilicas with some very interesting
mosaic floors. This site must have been an important establishment
in Early Christian times. There are also rock- hewn tombs of the
Roman period above the sea |
