Paphos Museums

Owned and run by the Eliades family, this is the most enriched and the best private museum in Paphos. The museum is full of cherished objects of the late George Eliades, who was an avid collector of archaeological, historical and folk objects. The museum contains objects such as a Hellenistic rock-cut tomb, wood carvings, jewellery, tapestries, woven goods, historic architecture and also a Terebinth tree, etc. The museum is famous among tourists, especially among history and art lovers as an excellent place that introduces the lives of the people from the prehistoric era.

Address: Exo Vrisis 1, Paphos 8047, Cyprus
Tel.: +35 726 932 010 / +35 726 944 833

Situated at Steni in Paphos, the Steni Museum of Village Life embodies the rural life in Paphos from the period 1800 to 1945. It was also the period of struggle and hunger and lasted until the end of the Second World War. A highly recommended place for all, the memorabilia placed here is marked with related information, to make it easy for the visitors to acknowledge.

Address: Steni, Cyprus

A majestic house to the variety of archaeological objects in the Paphos District, the Archaeological Museum is located at the Griva Digenis Street. The museum was established in 1964 and consists of five display rooms in addition to a penthouse. This place harbours exhibits from the prehistoric, Archaic, Hellenistic, Roman, Classical and medieval periods. The museum remains open on weekdays and is closed on weekends.

Address: Β6 43, Paphos, Cyprus

Located in a mediaeval fort near Paphos harbour area, Paphos Byzantine Museum is one of the best museums to show off the city’s beauty and history. The museum holds an interesting collection of artefacts from the Byzantine era, including icons dating back from the 12th to the 18th century. The other museums such as the museum of St. Neophytos Monastery, the Byzantine Museum of Arsinoe, and the Omodos museum feature ecclesiastical treasures including icons, frescoes, manuscripts, woodcarvings, gold and silver covered gospels, and embroideries among which many artefacts trace back to the 7th and 8th century.

Address: Makariou III Ave, Yeroskipou, Cyprus

The museum is the place where the Mycenaean first settled in Cyprus after their kingdom fell in mainland Greece. This museum was created by an architect and Professor Mr Andrea Bruno from the University of Turin, Italy. It mainly depicts the immigration of the Mycenaean Greeks into Cyprus.

Address: Peyia, Cyprus

General George Grivas, the leader who fought for the Independence of Cyprus landed on the shore of Chloraka, near Kato Paphos. This place is now a memorial of the leader and a museum "Museum-Caique Agios Georgios" has also been constructed after Cyprus got their independence from the British rule in 1960. The museum consists of photographs and memorabilia including the boat ‘Saint George’, that he had arrived on.

Address: Chloraka, Cyprus

The museum of Geroskipou is established by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus and is organised inside a traditional 18th-century structure, which once belonged to Andreas Zimboulakis. It has been converted into an ethnographic Museum since the year 1978, and objects that depict the life, arts and activities of the Cypriot people is exhibited here.

Address: Aphrodites, Yeroskipou, Cyprus