The entire town of Paphos is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Paphos was the capital of Cyprus for a long period of time in antiquity. It is out of the seas of Paphos that Aphrodite, Greek Olympian goddess of Love and Beauty is said to have risen and it was in Paphos that the worship of the goddess flourishes.
This fortress of Paphos was according to an inscription above the main entrance, "built by Ahmed Fasha in 1592AD."
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