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Paphos Mosaics

Tourist attraction Archaeological site

One of the Top rated Tourist attractions in Paphos Municipality


Address

Pafias Afroditis 19, Paphos 8041, Cyprus

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4.70 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 8:30 am to 7 pm
  • Saturday: 8:30 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 8:30 am to 7 pm
  • Monday: 8:30 am to 7 pm
  • Tuesday: 8:30 am to 7 pm
  • Wednesday: 8:30 am to 7 pm
  • Thursday: 8:30 am to 7 pm

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  • 5/5 Kamila S. 2 years ago on Google
    Worth visiting if you're around Paphos. The mosaics are beautiful, some of them are in the shade but most of them are outside so be prepared for a serious heat during sunny days. Just make sure you don't use the map they give you by the entrance because it's not accurate. Bathrooms are there are parking is nearby.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 moritz k. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful restored and preserved mosaic aged really good. The location is impressive when walking across this huge mosaic and reading the explanation to each. The detailed artworks show a lot history and there is so much history you can see at one place. Definitely go in there, the entry cost is about 4,5€ for the whole area. Don't miss this beauty
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Paul C. 1 year ago on Google
    Based near Paphos harbour this was an interesting unesco site to visit, with mosaics and Roman ruins to see. Cost €4.5 each, the site was not too busy when we visited in July. Easy to follow maps and information boards which were in English helped guide us around the site. We stayed for approx 2 hours before exiting and having a cool drink in the nearby bar.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MG M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They are a fragment of an archaeological park set up on the site of Roman houses and the proconsul's palace. Beauty beats even after 2000 years and recognition for those who were able to bring out beauty from intricately arranged small stones. (Original) Stanowią fragment parku archeologicznego usadowionego na miejscu rzymskich domów i pałacu prokonsula. Piękno bije nawet po 2000 lat i uznanie dla tych, którzy potrafili wydobyć piękno z misternie ułożonych drobnych kamieni.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Eleftherios P. 5 months ago on Google
    Amazing place! 🏛️🇨🇾 📜 The House of Dionysus is a unique place where stepping inside feels like embarking on a journey to ancient times. Exquisite mosaics, nearly unchanged by time, adorn the interior courtyard, and the depictions from ancient Greek mythology yearn to narrate their stories to every new visitor. It's a beautiful place that every visitor to Cyprus should see up close and experience this special journey. ♿️✅ accessible place 🚯🚮save the environment 🚾✅ 🅿️✅ 🎟️❕ Essential ticket, you can purchase it upon entry. 🛒🧃🥤There are various points with vending machines for refreshments.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharon F. 4 months ago on Google
    Wow, this place is amazing. You must go and see all the beautiful mosaics and excavations. Absolutely stunning
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruth P. 6 months ago on Google
    These mosaics are really super. Some are in the archeological ruins as you walk around, the others are in a special building half way up the site. Very tastefully presented. Also giving shade which is necessary in the heat. Vending machines are at 2 locations to provide cold drinks. We didn't have to wait... We visited in September.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patrik �. 2 years ago on Google
    The moasics are very very nice i cant wait to look through all the pictures once again
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maria N. 2 years ago on Google
    Very interesting place, but very hot 😣 Make sure to bring water and sun screen. Take map with you on the entrance. Tickets are 4.5 eur per person, open every day.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kasia O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful mosaics. You can watch the movie as they discovered and moved them. (Original) Piękne mozaiki. Można obejrzeć film jak je odkrywali i przenosili.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ivan S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Perfectly... (Original) Прекрасно...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 wyn j. 4 years ago on Google
    Wonderful experience , can imagine what these fabulous buildings would have looked like . Fascinating .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 faith c. 6 years ago on Google
    Wow this is breathtaking and very inexpensive to see. It is so incredible that these mosaics have been buried here and uncovered and many are still pristine. You have to go see these before you leave Paphos it is absolutely incredible and so easy to get to and just wander around the site. But take some water and shade protection with you it is very hot and a big site to walk around.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Fuaad L. 2 years ago on Google
    Please note there is only one major mosaic at the site, I'm guessing the rest have been removed for protection and display in a museum. Historically very fascinating.

  • 5/5 Benjamin G. 1 year ago on Google
    Surprisingly good and on-par with Greek mosiacs seen in Athens and across mainland Greence. The site has tours and a map but it's no Acropolis in terms of how "tourist ready" it is - may be a plus for some and a minus for others. (For example it was mostly stroller accessible with some parts inaccessible to strollers)

  • 5/5 Claire W. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic place, just next to Paphos Harbour. You are able to see mosaics from thousands of years ago, ruins and more. We had a meander round (weather was hot) water in vending machines available to buy for 50cents a bottle at entrance but no other catering facilities and very few places to get any shade. There was historical interpretation signage next to some of the exhibits which made it easier to understand and provided useful context, this was aimed at adults though and wasn’t really engaging for children. All in all I would still get 5 stars as the entrance price is very cheap and the artefacts are genuinely incredible.

  • 4/5 Manaswini J. 1 year ago on Google
    The entrance shown in the google maps was not correct, the entrance was already much before with a big board "Nea Pafos Archeaological Site". The entrance tickets are €4.50. Beautifully preserved mosaics. Definitely recommend taking a hat, lots of water and a sun screen lotion (was very hot in end June). Water can also be bought from vending machines (small bottles for 50 cents).

  • 4/5 Rash 2 years ago on Google
    Entry was little confusing when you directly start directions on goggle map to this location. All archeological sites entrance is Pafos Archeological Park, Visitor Center. If possible skip the stroller. Not that you can’t carry it inside. But if you take the stroller, need to use same entrance for exiting (closes at 17.00, other exits can be used even later) and some stones path little uncomfortable.

  • 4/5 Graham Harris (Battersea G. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent exhibition. Well laid out paths with easy access to sites and exhibition centres. Choose good weather to visit as the majority of the area is outdoors. Highly recommended

  • 5/5 Competent C. 2 years ago on Google
    Week preserved mosaics of great variety of themes and amazing colors. Download of the audioguide is highly recommended - if offers interesting details and important facts for better understanding of depicted characters and events. The pictures posted are from house of Theseus and house of Dionysus.

  • 5/5 Piotr J. 2 years ago on Google
    Very interesting place with rich collection of ancient mosaics.

  • 4/5 Niv Ben a. 1 year ago on Google
    It is very impressive site, the mosaics are very beautiful and the preservation is wow! The site is under the sun so be ready

  • 5/5 Debbie T. 4 years ago on Google
    Really beautiful. Long walk in the heat

  • 5/5 David S. 2 years ago on Google
    The mosaics, chiefly in the House of Dionysus, are stunning.

  • 5/5 Catherine F. 4 years ago on Google
    Well worth a visit. €4.5 to get in. The Mosaics are beautifully preserved, but go early morning or later in the afternoon as too hot. No good for people was walking disabilities and wear plenty of sun screen.

  • 5/5 LindoroRossini 2 years ago on Google
    As the key feature of the archeological park, House of Dionysus is a must-visit. The mosaics are presented in full with great accompanying materials and a logical arrangement of the exhibits under wooden bridges and walkways.

  • 4/5 Maia S. 4 years ago on Google
    A really big place to walk around there are so many mosaics and various ruins. It was really educational and not very expensive. There are signs to explain things to you and so many photo opportunities

  • 5/5 Дмитрий �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Well this is really beautiful! And so well preserved ... (Original) Ну это реально красиво! И так хорошо сохранилось...

  • 5/5 izhak k. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting (Original) מענין מאד

  • 5/5 Elias 10 months ago on Google
    Absolut beeindruckend

  • 5/5 Matthew C. 4 years ago on Google
    To see the site where Achillies was born, and so much great Greek history is nice. Take some time to spend more than 2-3 hours and enjoy the space. The buildings, park and shore is surely something to embrace. Parking is just outside and is inexpensive. NOTE: eat before you go inside and bring water with you. It can get dusty so dont bring your nice shoes.

  • 5/5 Deborah J. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing selection of mosaics! Great site

  • 5/5 simon m. 4 months ago on Google
    Wonderful place very interesting and a great adventure cheap to enter

  • 5/5 סער �. 2 months ago on Google New
    Beautiful mosaics and archeological area. Recommended.

  • 5/5 Vakhtang J. 4 months ago on Google
    Paphos Archaeological Park (also Kato Pafos Archaeological Park) contains the major part of the important ancient Greek and Roman city and is located in Paphos, southwest Cyprus. The park, still under excavation, is within the Nea Pafos ("New Paphos") section of the coastal city. Its sites and monuments date from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Among the most significant remains discovered thus far are four large and elaborate Roman villas: the House of Dionysos, the House of Aion, the House of Theseus and the House of Orpheus, all with superb preserved mosaic floors, especially an Orpheus mosaic. In addition, excavations have uncovered an agora, asklipieion, basilica, odeion, and Hellenistic-Roman theatre, and a necropolis known as the "Tombs of the Kings". Nea Paphos is one of the three components forming the Paphos archaeological complex inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980 for its outstanding mosaics and ancient remains, as well as its historical religious importance.

  • 5/5 Erika C. 3 years ago on Google
    This is one place one has to visit when in Cyprus. Amazing

  • 5/5 Artis G. 4 months ago on Google
    The large building housing countless rooms of well preserved mosaics is probably the main highlight of entire site. If you have limited time I suggest to skip anything else and go straight there. You can walk around on a bridge like structures and enjoy nice mosaic pictures showing various scenes from ancient works.

  • 5/5 v. 1 year ago on Google
    If you go off tourist season some of the mosaics will be covered so you won't be able to see all of them.the ones that have been protected by a building around them are amazing and there's also the UNESCO app which tells you the story that is represented in each mosaic.Great place to visit and cheap tickets.

  • 5/5 戴禎慧 1 year ago on Google
    Magnificent place. A lot to see. Better come around 4-5pm so it’s not that hot (June) Breath taking !

  • 5/5 Maya Z. 11 months ago on Google
    מקום מאוד מעניין מוזאיקות מעניינות שמורות טוב לצערינו חלק מהם היו מכוסים במקום יש ויפי חינם.אפשר לסרוק קוד ולשמוע ולקרוא כל המדע על מקום

  • 5/5 Aneta Werner W. 9 months ago on Google
    Bardzo ciekawe i piękne miejsce. Naprawdę warto

  • 5/5 Emanuel T. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice place!

  • 5/5 Ivan M. 9 months ago on Google
    Not too busy, very beautiful but the information boards only offer minimal information about the depictions. Also STUDENTS ENTER FOR FREE, just ask.

  • 5/5 Philip S. 9 months ago on Google
    Very interesting and amazing how they could dig out these holes in the rock

  • 5/5 Andreas M. 11 months ago on Google
    Beautifully preserved mosaics depicting different scenes. Its the perfect half way break between hiking around the site

  • 5/5 Michael M. 4 years ago on Google
    The amount of work it must have taken to create these floors is still evident today .for these floors to have survived so many centuries us amazing

  • 4/5 Csaba E. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The mosaics are wonderful. Only the places are half apart - they are one km away and you have to walk in the hot sun. (Original) Csodásak a mozaikok. Csak a helyek egymástól fél - egy km-re vannak és a tűző napon kell közben sétálni.

  • 5/5 B H. 4 years ago on Google
    Well worth a visit

  • 5/5 Robert P. 4 years ago on Google
    We worth a visit.

  • 5/5 David D. 4 years ago on Google
    😉

  • 5/5 james R. 3 years ago on Google
    Great day out, red hot though take plenty of water, it cost £5 for 4 of us where can you go for a fiver nowadays. Takes a good half day to see it all

  • 5/5 VIO C. 3 years ago on Google
    Open and cool :)

  • 5/5 Patricia Claudia Verhaar-van R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic place to take a long counterclockwise walk. From the amphitheater via the lighthouse and some tombs to the castle and finally the patrician houses with the world famous mosaics. I visited in winter, on February 4, 2020. You can spend a day there if you have the time. (Original) Fantastische plek om een lange wandeling te maken tegen de klok in. Van het amfitheater via de vuurtoren en wat grafkelders naar het kasteel en als laatste de patriciërshuizen met de wereldberoemde mozaïeken. Ik bezocht het in de winter, op 4 februari 2020. Je kunt er een dag doorbrengen als je de tijd hebt.

  • 4/5 Nasser A. 3 years ago on Google
    The most interesting distention to explore in Paphos .. Wear your sport shoes !!

  • 5/5 Nikolina K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Preserved, well preserved, rich, detailed and detailed. Life scenes, gods, myths, parables and legends come to life before your eyes. If one wants to look at mosaics in detail, this is a place where hours can be wasted. Must see, the feeling of the place is amazing. (Original) Запазени, добре съхранени, богати, детайлни и подробни. Житейски сцени, богове, митове, притчи и легенди оживяват пред очите ви. Ако човек иска да разгледа мозайките детайлно, това е място, където може да се изгубят часове. Трябва да се видят, усещането на място е невероятно.

  • 5/5 Renata L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A must visit in Paphos (Original) Koniecznie trzeba zwiedzić w Pafos

  • 5/5 John C. 3 years ago on Google
    Cyprus is a special country keep the Greece history and tales very well. Old castle, Aphrodi Birth Place, and this Mosaics in Pafos let tourists believe maybe Greece tales are happened long long time before.

  • 4/5 Oksana N. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice, but I can't believe it. That she can stay so bright. (Original) Красиво,,но не вериться. Что она может остаться такой яркой.

  • 5/5 Heather Y. 3 years ago on Google
    Very cool and interesting mosaic find. Worth the entrance fee to explore this and enjoy the art.

  • 5/5 T C T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Mosaics preserved in very good condition. In August you have to take a lot of water with you !!!!! the heat knocks you down. (Original) Mozaiki zachowane w b.dobrym stanie. W sierpniu trzeba zabrać ze sobą duuuużo wody !!!!! upał powala .

  • 2/5 lexx 3 years ago on Google
    Nothing special..

  • 5/5 Tomáš L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful place (Original) Krásné místo

  • 5/5 Solar S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It's worth seeing! (Original) Warto zobaczyć !

  • 4/5 Andrew B. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful

  • 5/5 Ton S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Before (Original) Prima

  • 5/5 Алена �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful! (Original) Очень красиво!

  • 4/5 Chantal U. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Our story is beautiful and treasured (Original) Notre histoire est magnifique et précieusement conservée

  • 5/5 Jan V. 4 years ago on Google
    Fabulous place..well worth a visit. The mosaics are stunning.

  • 5/5 David H. 4 years ago on Google
    Similar site as tomb of the kings,huge site of ruined homes and buildings some preserved mosaic floors amazing workmanship for time period in covered purpose built buildings over original floors observation platforms over some section of outside ruins,note this site not suitable for child buggys or wheelchairs because of loose stone,sandy surface walkways

  • 5/5 Vladimir d. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Splendor through thousands of years (Original) Великолепие сквозь тысячи лет

  • 4/5 Blake C. 4 years ago on Google
    Cool place to visit

  • 3/5 kotek p. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) So so As for me, other places in Paphos prettier (Original) Takie sobie. Jak dla mnie inne miejsca w pafos ladniejsze

  • 5/5 Яков �. 3 years ago on Google
    I liked very much mosaics. They are really perfect

  • 5/5 Володимир �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Option for facing the house (Original) Вариант для облицовки дома

  • 5/5 Arthur P. 4 years ago on Google
    There are so many mosaics A lot of them are in good condition. The site is large and well worth a visit. It was cheaper to visit than a cup of coffe at the harbour.

  • 5/5 Zoltán I. 4 years ago on Google
    Simply beautiful and fascinating to see these things what are made thousands of years ago.

  • 5/5 Th. S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was 20 years ago, now I could admire these places with full awareness and could revive the children's memories, were really nice and recommendable. (Original) 20 Jahre war es her, nun konnte ich diese Orte bewundern bei vollem Bewusstsein und konnte die Kindlichen Erinnerungen wieder aufleben lassen, echt schön gewesen und zu empfehlen.

  • 5/5 Alan A. 4 years ago on Google
    Very big site. Make sure you leave plenty of time to visit and take water with you.

  • 5/5 Peri L. 4 years ago on Google
    Stunning breathtaking masterpieces!!!

  • 5/5 Paul G. 4 years ago on Google
    How beautiful and amazing


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    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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