Paphos Holidays

Holidays in Paphos

Nesting in the foothills of Trodos Mountains, Paphos is a charming coastal town located on the western coast of Cyprus. Culturally rich with history dating back to three thousand years and surrounded by miles of golden beaches running along the coast, holiday in Paphos offers a unique travel experience to its visitors. Paphos holidays are most popular amongst tourists from UK and Scandinavia.

If you choose to spend your holiday in Paphos, there will be no shortage of accommodation as more and more luxury hotels and first class apartments keep springing up around the resort area, with the recent addition of International Airport in Paphos and with budget airlines offering everyday cheap flights to Paphos, there is an ever increasing number of visitors coming to enjoy the lively seafront atmosphere.

Paphos town is in fact two towns in one, the old 'Pano Paphos' and the new 'Kato Paphos'. The old town and harbour occupy the lower laying area whilst the modern 'Kato Paphos' is higher up on the hill. Paphos Town 'Kato Paphos', with its tree-lined boulevards, is set up on a hill offering panoramic views of the sea, while the seafront is set around a small charming harbour. Most Paphos holiday packages are focused around the seafront where the majority of cafés, restaurants and traditional Cypriot tavernas can be found.

Holidays in Paphos offer a wide variety of activities for all age groups, from a round of golf at a premier resort, different water sports including diving and sailing, to thrilling rides at the water park or a lap round the professional go-karting ring.

For beach-goers, Paphos holidays offers an excellent selection of blue flag beaches spread across miles of pristine shoreline, guaranteeing that you won’t ever be short of a sun bed. Beach holidays in Paphos are favored equivalently by families and young couples alike. In short no matter when you visit Paphos, you will no doubt be intrigued by its history, architecture and its elegance.

Paphos holidays also offer some extraordinary places of cultural heritage. Paphos car hire website recommends the following places of ineterest to its visitors while on their holiday to Paphos.

Tomb of the Kings

The Tomb of the Kings, classified as a world heritage site with UNESCO, is the final resting place of a group of aristocrats that lived in Paphos in Biblical times. The site bears strong resemblance to Egyptian tombs, features Doric pillars, carved out of solid rock and remarkable frescoed walls.

• Tombs of the Kings

Coral Bay

Coral Bay is perfectly suited for families and offers a relaxed, easy-going atmosphere with charming surroundings. The bay is located 12 km from Paphos town. There are a number of local bars and restaurants in the area as well as a superb sandy beach ‘Coral Bay Beach’, which is surrounded by banana plantations. Another stretch of Coral Bay near Latsi is known as ‘Petra tou Romiou’ and boasts the magnificent Aphrodite's Rock.

• Coral Bay