Pafos Museums and Galleries
Pafos District Archaeological Museum
The Pafos Archaeological Museum houses a collection of findings from the Pafos (Paphos) area from the Neolithic Age through to 1700.
Address: | Griva Digeni 43, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 08:00 - 15:00, Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00, Saturday: 09:00 - 15:00 Monday - Sunday: closed |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 1,71 Euro |
Byzantine Museum
The Byzantine Museum of Pafos (Paphos) exhibits artefacts from the 7th to the 18th centuries, mainly icons. Among them is the 8th or 9th century icon of Agia Marina, one of the oldest found in Cyprus.
Address: | Andrea Ioannou 5, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:00, Winter (09:00 - 15:00), Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00 |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 1,71 Euro |
Marion - Arsinoe Archaeological Museum
The Museum of Marion - Arsinoe is located in Polis Chysochous. Housing an interesting collection of antiquities excavated in the region, it helps put the history of the area into perspective. The exhibits are from the ancient city of Marion, renamed Arsinoe in the 3rd century BC, its cemeteries and the surrounding area.
Address: | Leoforos Makariou III 26, Polis, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 08:00 - 15:00, Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00, Saturday: 09:00 - 15:00, Monday, Sunday: closed |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 1,71 Euro |
Arsinoe Byzantine Museum
Situated at the Holy Bishopric in the picturesque village of Peristerona, the museum has one of the largest collections of icons dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
Address: | Peristerona, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | April - October: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 18:00, Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00, November - March: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 16:00, Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00 |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 1,71 Euro |
Agios Neofytos Ecclesiastical Museum
Agios Neofytos Ecclesiastical Museum lies within the Agios Neofytos Monastery and exhibits a variety of valuable relics such as important icons and other ecclesiastical objects.
Address: | Agios Neofytos, pafos |
Operating Hours: | April - October: Monday - Sunday: 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 18:00, November - March: Monday - Sunday: 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 16:00 |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 0,85 Euro (for the Museum and the Encleistra) |
Geroskipou Folk Art Museum
It exhibits a rich collection of folk art and crafts portraying village life in years gone by, including the rural crafts of pottery, scarf making, rug weaving and rope making, as well as the manufacture of silk for which Cyprus was famous.
Address: | Geroskipou, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | Daily: 08:00 - 16:00 (November - March), 09:00 - 17:00 (April - October) |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 1,71 Euro |
Ineia Folk Art Museum
The basket weaving museum has a remarkable collection.
Address: | Ineia, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | Monday - Saturday: 11:00 - 13:00, Monday - Friday: 16:00 - 19:00 (June - September), Monday - Friday: 14:00 - 17:00 (October - May) |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Maa - Palaeokastro Museum
The small museum is located within the Maa - Palaeokastro site. It is situated in the Coral Bay area, where the first Mycenaean Greeks settled in Cyprus at around 1200 BC after the fall of the Mycenaean kingdoms in mainland Greece. It houses a small collection of objects, mainly copies, as well as a selection of educational information on the site.
Address: | Coral Bay, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | Daily: 08:30 - 17:00 (November - March), Daily: 08:30 - 18:00 (April - October) |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | 1,71 Euro |
Fyti Weaving Museum
Fyti village is renowned for its own special style of weaving dating back to medieval times. The textiles made in the village are known as “Fythkiotika” and stand out for their variety of design and rich colours. Examples of such textiles are exhibited in the museum where one can also see how they are made.
Address: | Fyti, Pafos |
Operating Hours: | May - October: Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 17:00, November - April: Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 15:00 |
Operating Period: | All year round |
Entrance Fee: | Free entrance |