Paphos - Harbor

Near the harbor of Paphos are the excellently preserved mosaic pavements of the Villa of Dionysos, among the finest in the Mediterranean area.

Above the harbor stands a Turkish fort (1592) built on the site of an earlier medieval castle.

This is a Byzantine fort built to protect the harbor. Rebuilt by the Lusignans, it was dismantled by the Venetians and rebuilt by the Ottomans.

There are also ruins of another fort on the breakwater, but these consist only of two lumps of rock.

The early Christian Basilica was built in the fifth century. It lies in ruins now but its ground plan can be made out. It had three aisles divided by rows of columns and the floor was covered in mosaics. The site is locked up and visitors will have to peer through the fence.