Advantages: Charming combination of the old and the new give this resort something for everyone. Disadvantages: Heat oppressive at height of summer. Some areas rather loud and built up
it really does sprawl out over a rather large area. All the guidebooks will tell you that Paphos is divided into two main areas Ktima Paphos (the town) and Kato Paphos (the harbour). However, I think that there are actually three distinct areas of Paphos, the town, the harbour and the sprawling array of shops and restaurants that line either side of the Tomb of the Kings Road.
Ktima Paphos is situated slightly inland and houses a multitude of shops and offices, as well as the old Turkish/Greek quarter. If you enjoy shopping whilst on holiday, you'll be delighted to find branches of Marks and Spencer, Next and Debenhams, as well as all sorts of other Cypriot stores.
Kato Paphos is much more appealing to my mind. Worth noting is the free car parking by the harbour, especially at night. It's almost impossible to find a space to ...
Bollinger28 15.09.2007
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Advantages: Friendly people, cheap food, great atmosphere, hot! Disadvantages: perhaps too touristy, and will become more so in time
so rough we decided not to. We spent most of the day lazing about the apartment, going for a swim in the pool and sitting out on the balcony. We had already decided that we wanted to try a traditional Cyprus Meze, so that evening we headed to Pentaras Restaurant in Paphos to try it out. A Meze is a traditional Cypriot feast in which about 20 dishes are brought to your table. All the guide books advised not eating anything for at least three days before, so I was a bit dubious about how much food there would be, but actually it was just the right amount of food. Saying that though, my boyfriend ate far more than I did! At first you are brought bread with a variety of dips such as houmous and mint yoghurt, and then you are brought things like potatoes, olives, meatballs, and then some chicken and pork kebabs, sausages and lamb. The majority ...
heatherrr13 14.06.2007
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Advantages: It is very friendly, drive on the Left hand side, and mostly speak English Disadvantages: You can't lay on the beaches in the winter, and the evenings are cold.
bargains, they are good, quick and eficient. with very modern frames.
Ther is a really nice Debenhams and Next up in the old town, newly built and very modern, with a restaurant for food, an insight into how up market Paphos is becoming. There is a realy super, supermarket for the DIY man in your life, right next door to Debenhams, now that is really good planning, don't you think?
Something else that you could do, if it is too cold for the beach, is to look around the estate agents, They will take you round the houses new, nearly new and very old. You get to know the area very well, are offered drinks, and get taken to some wonderful places. You never know you might decide to buy one, they are a lot cheaper than here in the U.K..
We did and ended up buying one two years ago.
We purchased a town house, just off the Tomb ...
elinor.z 07.03.2008 (20.05.2008)
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