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Sanctuary of Aphrodite

Sanctuary of Aphrodite is well worth a visit as the views are great and there is lots to discover about the Godess Aphrodite.

sanctuary of aphrodite visitors centre The Visitor centre is the entrance to both the sanctuary of Aphrodite and the Palaepaphos site. The car park at the site is small and can only accommodate a few cars.

 

aprodites sanctuary Aphrodite was seen as having universal power and she was the Godess of love and fertility.

 

doorway The entrance to the medieval manor house. Through this gate you can access the sanctuary of Aphrodite museum and the Palaepaphos museum.

 

pb011053 Orgies, prostitution and sacred marriage were believed to be part of her cult.

 

aphrodites sanctuary Some of the ruins are now protected from the weather. 

 

columns Broken columns now remain on a site that would of looked much different a few thousand years ago.

 

sanctuary of aphrodite sign Aphrodite had sacred gardens in her sanctuarys.

 

aphrodite's sanctuary You will be certain to get some good pictures for your album on a visit here.

 

aphrodite's sanctuary picture Some of the remains are thought to be part of a Roman temple, which was built on earlier foundations.

 

 

 

 

picture from sanctuary of aphrodite

 

 

 

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Other places of interest-

Agia Solomoni Catacombs

Agios Georgios

Aphrodite's Rock

Ayia Kyriaki Church

Baths of Aphrodite

Byzantine Castle

Early Christian Basilica

The Gothic Church

House of Aion

Kourio Stadium

Kourion

Lara

Limassol Sculpture Park

Odeon

palaepaphos

Paphos Archaeological Park

Paphos Bird & Animal Park

Paphos Fort

Paphos Lighthouse

Sanctuary of Aphrodite

Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

St Paul's Pillar

The Villa of Theseus

Tombs of the Kings

Troodos Mountains

 

 

 

 

 

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