An assault of tourism in a Wild West wilderness.

In a country of crassly commercial, ill-planned resort monstrosities, Pafos seems to be hanging on to its identity while pulling in the tourist dollar. Kato Pafos, the lower town, has committed some nasty developmental sins, but Pafos itself, slightly inland, provides a taste of real Cypriot life.

Fast Facts

Population

40,000

Currency

Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €

Electrical Plugs

British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
240V 50Hz

Languages Spoken

Official: Greek, Turkish

Time Zones

GMT/UTC GMT +2 

Country Dialing Code

+357

Weights & Measures

Metric

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