When you get to the Odeon, pay attention to this building. It's one of three public conveniences they have at the park, and comes in very handy if you are doing the grand tour.

And there's the Odeon in all its glory.

During 2017, when Paphos was the Official Cultural Capital of the EU, there were a number of concerts held here. So they must have got something right with the accoustics back in the day.

There is an official sign here with information about the Odeon and the buildings around:

Odeon, Asclepieion, Agora (2nd - 4th cent A.D.)

These buildings are situated in the centre of ancient Pafos. To the north stands the Odeon, where musical performances were given. It is semi-circular in plan and was built against a support wall. The Odeon consists of an auditorium, an orchestra, two parallel passages ( parodoi) and the stage (scene), of which part of the facade (proskenion) and the paved floor are preserved.

Turning now, to the Paphos Archaeological Guide (available from the Archaeological Park Information / Gift Shop), we read the following:

The Odeion

The Odeion of Nea Paphos is located in the eastern side of the hillock, on top of which Paphos' lighthouse is situated about, 250m away from the northern side of the House of Dionysos. This is a small theatre building, dated to the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. It was used exclusively for musical events. This exceptional, unique building with its large crude stones and dressing of limestone blocks, consists of the auditorium, preserved till the first section with an external diameter of 47.3m. The semicircular orchestra with a diameter of 11.3m, of the scena (stage), wherefrom the audience entered. The lower part of the auditorium is separated into seven rows of bleachers and six flights of stairs. From all the rows of bleachers, 13 are still preserved. Their dressing with limestone slabs had been removed in the past. The Odeion had been destroyed by the middle of the 4th century A.D. earthquakes; by that time till the Arabic raids it was used as a metallurgical workshop. After its discovery it had been partially restored by the Department of Antiquities, under the direction of Greek architect I. Travlos.

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If, like me, you didn't know what a bleacher was, it is an American term for an outdoor bench.

The Odeon is quite popular with the punters, and easy to get to from the mosaics. There have been a lot of excavations recently in the area nearby. But before we go there let's clambour over the seats here.

While I was out and about taking pictures for the tour, I would occasionally get asked questions by tourists who had managed to get lost or were curious what was down a certain path. Now, I come from a family with a fairly high incidence of Asperger's. Consequently, if I get asked a question out of the blue, it can throw me until I've given the grey matter enough time to think. So when somebody asked me what was down the path which runs between here and the House of Dionysus, I blurted out that it led to the Odeon, which was an ancient cinema. Of course, my head was then screaming at me "It's not a cinema you idiot", but I didn't want to correct myself as it was quite likely that the person I was talking to was only half paying attention anyway, and hadn't noticed what I said.