{"id":1303531,"date":"2026-09-30T09:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303531"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:32:26","slug":"paphos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/cyprus\/paphos\/","title":{"rendered":"Paphos"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302390,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"","h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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Paphos","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Roman mosaic floors under a harbour castle, a rock Aphrodite reportedly came out of, and tombs cut into the ground for kings who were never buried in them.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303999","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1980 | Nea Paphos and the Tombs of the Kings join UNESCO\r\n4th c. | The mosaic floors at Nea Paphos\r\n\u20ac2.50 | Entry to the Tombs of the Kings","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The archaeological end of the island","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Paphos is the western corner of Cyprus and the part with the ruins. The entire town is UNESCO-listed, which is unusual, and the reason is the mosaic floors at Nea Paphos \u2014 fourth-century Roman villa floors showing scenes from myth, in remarkable condition and mostly still where they were laid.\r\n\r\nThe Tombs of the Kings, a kilometre north, are underground chambers cut into solid rock with Doric columns, built for officials rather than kings and impressive regardless.\r\n\r\nThe town has two halves: Kato Paphos by the harbour, which is the tourist strip, and Ktima up the hill, which is the working town with the market and the local prices.\r\n\r\nAphrodite is said to have emerged from the sea at Petra tou Romiou, half an hour east, which the island has monetised thoroughly.\r\n\r\nTwo days, more with the Akamas peninsula.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Paphos airport 20 minutes. Buses from Limassol 1 hour\r\nGetting around | Buses between Kato Paphos and Ktima, about \u20ac1.50\r\nCurrency | Euro\r\nLanguage | Greek. English extremely widely spoken\r\nArchaeological park | About \u20ac4.50, and worth two hours\r\nDriving | On the left","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Harbour below, town above, and the quieter coast either side.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Kato Paphos | First-timers | The harbour and the archaeological park: mosaics, the castle, restaurants and most of the visitor beds. | 34.7560 | 32.4070 |  | \nKtima | Local prices | The upper town: the market, the old quarter, cheaper food and the bus station. Twenty minutes uphill. | 34.7720 | 32.4230 |  | \nCoral Bay | Beaches | Fifteen minutes north, with the best sandy beach in the area and a quieter resort strip. | 34.8540 | 32.3760 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Paphos","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The archaeological park at Nea Paphos is the reason to come. Fourth-century Roman villa floors \u2014 the houses of Dionysus, Theseus and Aion \u2014 with mosaics showing mythological scenes in extraordinary detail, mostly in situ under shelters. Entry is about \u20ac4.50 and it takes two hours. There is no shade between the shelters, so go early.\r\n\r\nThe Tombs of the Kings, a kilometre north, are rock-cut underground chambers with Doric columns around sunken courtyards, built for senior officials in the Hellenistic period. About \u20ac2.50.\r\n\r\nThe harbour castle is small, a few euros, and the view from the roof takes in the whole bay.\r\n\r\nUp the hill in Ktima, the market and the old quarter are where the town actually lives, and the Byzantine museum is quietly good.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Nea Paphos mosaics | About \u20ac4.50, two hours, and go early. No shade\r\nTombs of the Kings | About \u20ac2.50, rock-cut chambers with Doric columns\r\nHarbour castle | A few euros, and the view from the roof\r\nKtima | The upper town, where the market and local prices are","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Paphos","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Paphos","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The harbour and the coastal path east towards the lighthouse are free, and the path runs for kilometres along the sea.\r\n\r\nThe beaches \u2014 Coral Bay, Lighthouse Beach and the coves along the Akamas road \u2014 cost nothing.\r\n\r\nPetra tou Romiou, the Aphrodite rock, is free to visit and the pebble beach below it is open to everyone.\r\n\r\nKtima's market and old quarter cost nothing to wander, and the Agia Solomoni catacomb with its wish-tree of tied handkerchiefs is free.\r\n\r\nThe Akamas peninsula has free walking trails, including the Aphrodite and Adonis routes from the Baths of Aphrodite.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The coastal path | Kilometres along the sea from the harbour\r\nPetra tou Romiou | The Aphrodite rock, free, on the Limassol road\r\nAkamas trails | Free walking routes from the Baths of Aphrodite\r\nKtima market | The upper town, free and local","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Paphos","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Paphos","hw_hub_city_food_body":"The harbour restaurants have picture menus and people outside, and they are priced for package visitors \u2014 \u20ac20 to \u20ac35 a main.\r\n\r\nTwenty minutes uphill in Ktima the same food is \u20ac10 to \u20ac18, and the tavernas there feed locals.\r\n\r\nMeze is the format, fish or meat, at \u20ac20 to \u20ac30 a head. Kleftiko \u2014 lamb slow-cooked in a sealed clay oven for hours \u2014 is the Cypriot dish to order, and Paphos does it well.\r\n\r\nVillage tavernas in the hills behind the town, at Tsada and Letymbou, are the best eating in the region.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3 to \u20ac4.50 and local wine \u20ac4 to \u20ac6 a glass.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Go uphill | Ktima is \u20ac10\u201318 against the harbour's \u20ac20\u201335\r\nKleftiko | Lamb sealed in a clay oven for hours. The dish to order\r\nMeze | \u20ac20\u201330 a head, fish or meat\r\nVillage tavernas | In the hills behind town, and the best food here","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Paphos","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Paphos","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Kato Paphos has the tourist strip \u2014 bars along the harbour and Bar Street, aimed at British package visitors, with karaoke and happy hours.\r\n\r\nKtima up the hill has the Cypriot version: quieter bars around the old market area with a local crowd and lower prices.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3 to \u20ac4.50 on the strip and less uphill.\r\n\r\nPaphos is a much calmer proposition than Ayia Napa or Limassol, and the crowd skews older and family-heavy in summer.\r\n\r\nThe Aphrodite Festival in September stages opera in front of the medieval castle, which is the best night of the year here.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bar Street | The Kato Paphos strip, aimed at package visitors\r\nKtima | The local version, quieter and cheaper\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac3\u20134.50 on the strip\r\nAphrodite Festival | Opera in front of the castle in September","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Paphos","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Paphos","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Buses connect Kato Paphos and Ktima constantly for about \u20ac1.50, with a day pass around \u20ac5, and routes run north to Coral Bay and the Akamas road.\r\n\r\nPaphos airport is twenty minutes away with a shuttle bus at about \u20ac2.50, which is remarkably cheap by European airport standards.\r\n\r\nIntercity buses reach Limassol in an hour and Nicosia in two.\r\n\r\nThe Akamas peninsula, the Avakas gorge and the Baths of Aphrodite need a car or a tour \u2014 buses stop short and the last stretch to Lara Bay is unsurfaced and requires a 4x4 or a long walk.\r\n\r\nDriving is on the left.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport bus | Twenty minutes for about \u20ac2.50\r\nKato to Ktima | Constant buses, about \u20ac1.50\r\nAkamas | Car or tour. The Lara Bay track needs a 4x4\r\nDriving on the left | As across Cyprus","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Paphos","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Paphos costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Reasonable, with a clear split between the harbour and the upper town. Dorms are \u20ac15 to \u20ac30, a main \u20ac20 to \u20ac35 at the harbour or \u20ac10 to \u20ac18 in Ktima, and a beer \u20ac3 to \u20ac4.50.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac40 to \u20ac70.\r\n\r\nThe archaeological park is about \u20ac4.50 and the Tombs of the Kings \u20ac2.50, which is among the best value archaeology in the Mediterranean.\r\n\r\nThe beaches, the coastal path and the Akamas trails are free.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac15\u201330\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac40\u201370\r\nMosaics and tombs | \u20ac4.50 and \u20ac2.50. Exceptional value\r\nEat in Ktima | Half the harbour price","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Paphos","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Paphos","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Paphos is very safe with low crime, and the main risks are sun and water.\r\n\r\nThe archaeological park has almost no shade between the mosaic shelters and people get heatstroke there in July and August \u2014 go at opening, take water and a hat.\r\n\r\nThe sea on this coast can be rough with strong currents, particularly on the west-facing beaches, and lifeguards work only the main stretches in season.\r\n\r\nThe Akamas tracks are rough and the route to Lara Bay is unsurfaced \u2014 hire car insurance is usually void on unsealed roads, which catches people out.\r\n\r\nDriving is on the left. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"No shade in the park | Go at opening. Heatstroke is common in summer\r\nWest coast currents | Strong, with lifeguards only on main beaches in season\r\nAkamas tracks | Unsurfaced. Hire car insurance is usually void on them\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Paphos","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Paphos","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A wild peninsula, a gorge, and the mountains behind.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Avakas Gorge | Half day | Car, then a 2-hour walk | A limestone gorge narrowing to a few metres wide, walked along the streambed. Check conditions after rain. |  | 1303973\nPetra tou Romiou | 30 minutes | Bus or car | The sea stack where Aphrodite is said to have emerged, with a pebble beach below. |  | 1303969\nPolis and Latchi | 45 minutes | Bus, about \u20ac4 | A quieter stretch of coast north, with a small town, a fishing harbour and boat trips to the Akamas. |  | 1303974","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Paphos","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April, May, October and November. The archaeology is punishing in high summer.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Cyprus has the longest swimming season in the Mediterranean, from April into November, and the winter here is mild enough that the Akamas is at its best in February and March.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 17 | 3 | Mild and green. The best walking weather\r\nFebruary | 17 | 3 | Almond blossom and empty ruins\r\nMarch | 19 | 4 | Excellent. Wildflowers on the Akamas\r\nApril | 23 | 5 | The best month. Warm, green and swimming starts\r\nMay | 27 | 5 | Warm sea, comfortable ruins, everything open\r\nJune | 30 | 4 | Hot. Start early at the archaeological park\r\nJuly | 33 | 3 | Very hot with no shade at the sites\r\nAugust | 33 | 3 | Peak heat and peak prices. Turtles nesting at Lara\r\nSeptember | 31 | 5 | Superb. Warmest sea and the Aphrodite Festival\r\nOctober | 28 | 5 | Excellent. Still swimming, prices falling\r\nNovember | 23 | 4 | Warm, quiet and very good value\r\nDecember | 18 | 3 | Mild and green, with almost no visitors","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Opera in front of a medieval castle, and turtles on the beach.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Paphos","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/cyprus\/paphos\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Aphrodite Festival | September | Paphos harbour castle | Opera staged in front of the medieval castle by the sea, and the best night of the Paphos year. |  | \nTurtle nesting | June to September | Lara Bay | Green and loggerhead turtles nest on the protected beach in the Akamas, with hatching from August. |  | \nKataklysmos | June | Harbour | The festival of the flood, with water throwing, boat races and stalls along the seafront. |  | \nWildflower season | February to April | Akamas peninsula | When the peninsula is green and covered in orchids and anemones. |  | \nAnthestiria flower festival | May | Citywide | A spring flower parade along the seafront. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"A jeep tour of the Akamas at \u20ac40\u201370 is the main extra. The archaeological sites are unusually cheap at \u20ac2.50\u20134.50.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 30 | 25 | 5 | 18\r\nComfortable | 55 | 48 | 9 | 38","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Paphos","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A modest scene split between the harbour area and the upper town, with better value uphill. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Paphos","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/cyprus\/paphos\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Paphos travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"What are the Paphos mosaics? | Fourth-century Roman villa floors at Nea Paphos, showing mythological scenes in remarkable detail and mostly still where they were laid. Entry to the archaeological park is about \u20ac4.50 and it takes two hours \u2014 go at opening, because there is almost no shade.\r\nAre the Tombs of the Kings really royal? | No. They are rock-cut underground chambers with Doric columns built for senior officials in the Hellenistic period, and the name came later. About \u20ac2.50 and worth an hour.\r\nKato Paphos or Ktima? | Kato is the harbour and the archaeology, with tourist prices. Ktima is the working town twenty minutes uphill with the market, local tavernas and food at half the price. Stay in one and eat in the other.\r\nHow do I get to the Akamas? | Car or an organised jeep tour at \u20ac40 to \u20ac70. Buses stop short, and the track to Lara Bay is unsurfaced \u2014 most hire car insurance is void on unsealed roads, which catches people out.\r\nIs Paphos expensive? | Reasonable. Dorms \u20ac15 to \u20ac30, a day around \u20ac40 to \u20ac70, and the archaeological sites are among the best value in the Mediterranean at \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4.50.\r\nWhen should I visit? | April, May, October or November. The archaeology has no shade and July and August regularly pass 33 degrees. February and March are the best months for the Akamas, when it is green and full of wildflowers.\r\nCan I see the turtles? | Green and loggerhead turtles nest at Lara Bay in the Akamas from June, with hatchings from August. The beach is protected and access is restricted during the season, so go with a guide who knows the rules.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Paphos hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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