Old Paphos in 2021 Part 6
Beneath Your Feet
Like London, Paphos is built on top of itself. You can see old catacombs here. A couple of years ago I was here with my 360 camera on the end of a long selfie stick. I dangled it over the edge to get some nice pictures. This caught the attention of a policeman who was stationed in the Guard Room on the opposite side of the road. He waved me over and told me he had phoned for somebody to come and help. I was well chuffed, as I thought I was going to get a tour of the catacombs. However, a few minutes later a couple of people from the museum turned up and asked me what I was looking for. Unfortunately, the policeman thought I was using a stick to hook something out that I had dropped. I explained that I was taking photographs, and asked if they would let me have a look around down there. Unfortunately the answer was no.
You can see the images I took catacombs.
As ever, blue links take you to our sister site, OldPafos.com where you can see a virtual tour featuring the item in question.
Government Buildings
I'm not sure what these buildings are, but they run to the left of the municipal park. According to the map, there are schools behind them.
Behind The Town Hall
And this is the park itself. During the Pafos2017 celebrations, there was a nice sculpture exhibition here.
Mystery Bust
No idea who this is.
---UPDATE---
I have been informed (see comment at foot of blog) that this is a bust of Christodoulos Galatopoulos, who was best known as the mayor of Paphos and the founder of the Palamas celebrations in Cyprus, and less so as the creator of a voluminous and important poetic work, which he wrote while imprisoned by the British during the 30s.
War Memorial
If you look carefully there is an optical illusion in this picture. There is a tiny Russian flag on the middle pole, directly below the Greek flag.
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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.
