Paphos to Nicosia: things to see on the way
153 km · about 2 h without stops
Best stops
Google Maps will take you through them in order. The other places on the way are below.
- Palaepaphos: Sanctuary of Aphrodite — One of the most famous sanctuaries of Aphrodite in the ancient world. 22.4 km from the start, ~2 min detour
- Aphrodite’s Rock (Petra tou Romiou) — Aphrodite’s birthplace according to legend — a question from exam preparation. 29.2 km from the start, ~1 min detour
- Ancient Amathus — An ancient city-kingdom in Limassol district; it comes up in exam questions. 81.5 km from the start, ~1 min detour
- Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, Mari — Widely seen as the worst disaster in Cyprus since 1974. 95.5 km from the start, ~1 min detour
- Kalavasos-Tenta Neolithic Settlement — One of the oldest settlements in Cyprus; Neolithic, like Choirokoitia. 98.9 km from the start, ~1 min detour
- Choirokoitia Neolithic Settlement — One of the three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Cyprus. 105.9 km from the start, ~1 min detour
- Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces — The main church of the Maronites, one of the three religious groups of Cyprus. 153.4 km from the start, ~1 min detour
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All places on the way
Geroskipou
Home of loukoumi, the first Cypriot product with an EU geographical indication
4.7 km from the start · ~3 min detour
Palaepaphos: Sanctuary of Aphrodite
One of the most famous sanctuaries of Aphrodite in the ancient world
22.4 km from the start · ~2 min detour
Aphrodite’s Rock (Petra tou Romiou)
Aphrodite’s birthplace according to legend — a question from exam preparation
29.2 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Kourion (ancient theater)
An ancient city-kingdom that is not on the UNESCO list
56.9 km from the start · ~4 min detourCyprus Wine Museum (Erimi)
The museum of Cypriot wine in Limassol District; don’t confuse it with Omodos
59 km from the start · ~3 min detour
Kolossi Castle
Commandaria, the traditional wine of Cyprus, takes its name from here
61.3 km from the start · ~6 min detour
Limassol Castle (Cyprus Medieval Museum)
Home of the Cyprus Medieval Museum and the legend of Richard’s wedding
69 km from the start · ~7 min detour
Limassol Municipal Garden
The main venue of the Limassol Wine Festival, which the exam asks about.
73 km from the start · ~5 min detour
Ancient Amathus
An ancient city-kingdom in Limassol district; it comes up in exam questions
81.5 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, Mari
Widely seen as the worst disaster in Cyprus since 1974
95.5 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Kalavasos-Tenta Neolithic Settlement
One of the oldest settlements in Cyprus; Neolithic, like Choirokoitia
98.9 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Choirokoitia Neolithic Settlement
One of the three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Cyprus
105.9 km from the start · ~1 min detour
University of Cyprus (Aglantzia campus)
The state university of Cyprus; the exam asks which university is in which city
150 km from the start · ~7 min detour
Central Bank of Cyprus
The country’s main bank; Cyprus has been in the eurozone since 2008
151.2 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Presidential Palace
The president’s residence: Cyprus is a presidential, not a parliamentary, republic
152.3 km from the start · ~4 min detour
Venetian Walls and Eleftheria Square
The heart of the capital; the exam asks about Nicosia, Ledra and Chora
153 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Leventis Municipal Museum (Leventio)
A museum of the history of Nicosia, the only divided capital in Europe
153.2 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Cyprus Archaeological Museum
The main collection of Cypriot antiquities, from the Neolithic to Roman times.
153.2 km from the start · ~2 min detourHouse of Representatives
The country’s main lawmaking body and a frequent exam question
153.2 km from the start · ~2 min detour
Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces
The main church of the Maronites, one of the three religious groups of Cyprus
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Ledra Street Crossing
A symbol of divided Nicosia and a crossing point between the communities
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Ledra Palace Hotel and Crossing
A symbol of divided Nicosia and of the first crossings opened in 2003
153.4 km from the start · ~2 min detour
Supreme Court
The top of the judicial branch of the Republic of Cyprus
153.4 km from the start · ~3 min detour
Imprisoned Graves
A place of remembrance of the 1955–1959 EOKA struggle and the executions of those years
153.4 km from the start · ~4 min detour
Omeriye Mosque
A working Nicosia mosque in a former fourteenth-century church
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios
An 18th-century dragoman’s mansion, now the Ethnological Museum
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Archbishopric and Byzantine Museum
Seat of the head of the Church of Cyprus and the Byzantine Museum with the Kanakaria mosaic
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
National Struggle Museum
Remembering the 1955–1959 struggle that led to independence
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Liberty Monument
A monument to those who fought British rule in 1955–1959
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Famagusta Gate in Nicosia
The largest gate of Venetian Nicosia and a common exam trap
153.4 km from the start · ~1 min detour