Sunday 11th March
Today we revisited the Archaeological Site of Kato Pafos to see the areas we had missed on our previous visit.
This is Saranta Kolones Castle which was built in 1220 but destroyed by an earthquake only 3 years later

The forum area had many well-preserved pieces of Roman architecture like this column pedestal.

 

The Odeon, which was built in the 2nd to 4th century AD, was one place we certainly wanted to see. It is where musical performances were given. If you stand at one certain place and talk in a normal voice, you can feel the vibrations come back at you .

 

The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa was built at the end of the 4th century AD and contains many floor mosaics of the same period.

 

The collonades are part of the building dating from the 6th century AD and are made from granite and marble. 





 

Local tradition says that this pillar (St. Paul's Pillar) is the place where the people of Paphos tied St. Paul and whipped him 39 times for evangelising on the island.

The Church of Agia Kyriaki is on this site and, although quite plain outside, is beautifully ornate inside.