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Paphos is located on the southwestern coast of Cyprus.
Paphos, legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, is one of the big tourist draws in the Republic, with endless historical sites, beach resorts, and tourists to occupy them.
This is where the Republic’s second airport is, but the city has only recently come back to prominence. Once an important city due to the pilgrims who came to worship Aphrodite at her temple here, when Nicosia was founded in the 10th century, traffic dried up.
During the British Colonial period, the region became even less of value, and residents moved elsewhere. It was the most underdeveloped part of the island until 1974. In 1980, Paphos was granted UNESCO World Heritage Status for its ancient architecture, mosaics, and ancient religious importance.
It was a European Capital of Culture in 2017. Since the 80s, the city has garnered much attention from developers, and the coast here is now highly developed, home to a string of large-scale resorts.
Paphos has become a popular destination for expats throughout the years due to its climate, cost of living, lifestyle and quality of life, a well-established expat community, natural beauty in its landscape, English being widely spoken, and its cultural heritage.
