Car Rental Paphos Airport

Paphos is a major port city in the southwest of the Republic of Cyprus with approximately 27,500 inhabitants. It is the fourth largest town in the Greek-speaking part of Eilandes in the Eastern Mediterranean and is situated about 15 kilometres from the ancient Paphos. At the same time is also the international airport of the island.

The ancient Paphos already finds first mentions in the Bible when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul meet here and were able to convert the former Governors to Christianity. But the residents of Paphos were particularly engaged in the worship of the goddess Aphrodite, which here will be gone after her birth on land, and inaugurated the Aphrodite Urania, a manifestation of the classical goddess, an important temple.

However, the symbol of Paphos is the medieval castle, the Turks set up again in 1592 in the town were and was destroyed by the Venetians. From here, you have a fantastic view of the town of Paphos and the azure Mediterranean. Not far away are the ancient ruins of Roman houses from the second and third centuries with some valuable floor mosaics. Worth seeing are also the Royal Tombs of Paphos, with the oldest even from the third century BC.

Most of the hotels of the city is located east of port of Poseidonos Avenue, where a large part of the nightlife takes place. The beaches of the town are partly sandy or covered with pebbles. With a car, but has the opportunity to reach even more remote bays or the falls of about 40 km away.

Since 2008 can be paid in the Greek part of the island with the euro.