Geroskipou Shrine Caves Revisited
The Map Showing You Where It Is
From the annoying traffic lights take the turning to Geroskipou and drive up the hill until you get to a big junction with a right turn. Drive down there past the church, and turn right. Turn right again then immediately left. Follow the road around and you will come to these stairs. There are plenty of places to park here too.
That Building Again
Once you descend the steps you can see that interesting building more clearly. We will take a look at that in due course. First though, I want to see the Shrine Caves.
Building Border
Following the path around you come to the main building site. Don't worry though, there is a protective fence keeping you out, and a path hooks left to the chapel.
Chapel View
Ok, it is not that picturesque at the moment, but you can at least still access the area.
Caves Everywhere
If you haven't checked out the film I linked to yet, or seen our previous articles, you won't know what the Shrine Caves are, so a brief recap is in order. The cliffs here have a lot of caves in them. Historically, they were used by the Cult of Aphrodite for all sorts of schenanigans. More recently some of them have become shrines, full of votive offerings to assist in the faithful's prayers.
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Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
The route is suitable for all types of vehicle, and requires no off-roading. The guide contains about 130 photographs including shots of all the road signs you need to pay attention to, as well as some of the highlights you may experience along the way.
There are also several maps which will help you keep your bearings.
You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
