Churches & an old vehicle

 They're not short of churches in Paphos!

The church of Church of Agion Anargyron from the front...

...and the back. Its domes make it very recognisable on the skyline.

Nearer to our hotel we discovered the Agia Solomoni Catacomb

Steps leading down...

...to a very spooky space.

Avoiding the flooded area we came upon this shrine...

...and looking up, what's on the railings?

It's a tradition to tie cloth rags to railings, walls & trees.

Not far away, the Church of Panagia Theoskepasti 

It's impressively built on a rocky outcrop.

The original church dates back to the 10th century...

...but this version was built in 1923.

To finish, a fabulous old minibus parked opposite our hotel.

Kato Paphos Walkway Bridge

 ...or as we called it, the Rusty Bridge.

Only opened in 2022 it's a great way to look around without fear of traffic!

As you can see we had it more-or-less to ourselves most of the time.

The views were amazing, particularly in the evening.

You can see our stay was just before Easter.

Paphos Castle is down by the harbour 

Although very impressive from the outside...

...the visit was somewhat disappointing.

Down on the waterfront

We eventually made it to the waterfront.

Considering we live by the sea it's surprising that most of our holidays are on the coast!

'The Little Fisherman', a sculpture celebrating the fishing tradition in Paphos.

 

 

Tine looking out to sea... 

 

...and back to the harbour. 

 

 

 

Another day and the weather's a little more threatening. It was great to see a double rainbow though.

Yet another day and a walk along the coast to the west of Paphos.

And a couple of videos to finish. 

Saint Paul's Church

We hadn't even got to the seafront when we came across this beautiful church in the midst of ancient ruins.

The site is really well-planned with walkways to protect the archaeology. 

We couldn't visit the church itself as there was a service at the time (and later it was locked)...

...but your faithful blogger was on hand to record the moment.

Saint Paul's Pillar, allegedly where he was flogged 39 times before the Roman ruler was converted to Christianity.

It's an extremely rich archaeological site...

...with fantastic tile mosaics.

Fabrica Hill

Off we go again, this time a cheeky sandwich break from Leeds-Bradford Airport to Paphos in Cyprus.

Once settled into our hotel we set off for the seafront...

...discovering this amazing quarry on our way.

We later found out that the quarry dates from before Roman times...

...as these steps show!

Above the quarry is Fabrica Hill with views over the Church of Agion Anargyron...

...and the Mediterranean Sea.

There's also the largest pebble mosaic in Cyprus...

...and a Hellenistic-Roman theatre dating from around 300BC.

St Malo & curry time

After a lunchtime stop chez She Who Shall Not Be Named we continued our journey to St Malo, especially beautiful under a blue sky.

We gave ourselves time to have a stroll round the old town, one of the older ferries ready for the overnight crossing.

Who couldn't be impressed by this beautiful town?

That's a diving board left of centre. There were no takers on 17th March, the sea a little too cool, methinks.

We saw lots of work taking place. Here they were replacing the setts in one of the many cobbled roads.

On board now and a guinness, remembering our trip to Ireland.

Arrival in West Yorkshire, what better than a curry at our favourite Peacocks? Tine here with lovely Maddie.