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Tombs of the Kings of Paphos

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Tombs of the Kings of Paphos

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Tombs of the Kings of Paphos

Name: Tombs of the Kings of Paphos
Rating: 2

Recommended by 15 hikers

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Τάφοι των Βασιλέων

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Location: Paphos, Cyprus

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1. Tombs of the Kings – Paphos Harbour and Castle loop from Kato Paphos

11.8km

03:02

60m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tombs of the Kings – Paphos Waterfront Promenade loop from Δημοτικό Στάδιο Γεροσκήπου

13.7km

03:32

60m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Tombs of the Kings – Paphos Harbour and Castle loop from Tala

22.5km

05:49

120m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Kermit

April 10, 2025

The tombs of the necropolis are made of sandy limestone. They are constructed as shaft, chamber, and atrium tombs. Architecturally, they exhibit Greek forms. Stepped dromoi lead into a rectangular chamber in the chamber tombs, from which tunnel-like openings (loculi) extend; in the atrium tombs, they lead into an inner courtyard with a peristyle. From the peristyle, entrances lead into antechambers, from which a system of individual or interconnecting burial chambers extends. The tombs were intended for multiple burials. The rectangular pillars or Doric columns, carved from natural rock, continue at the top into a horizontal, unarticulated entablature or architrave. Metope and triglyph friezes cut into the rock form the upper section. The recess in the rock above the entablature must be considered the support of the former covering (Wikipedia).

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K🌍nny

November 19, 2025

The enormous underground tombs were hewn from solid rock.

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Elevation 20 m

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Tombs of the Kings of Paphos

1. Tombs of the Kings – Paphos Harbour and Castle loop from Kato Paphos

2. Tombs of the Kings – Paphos Waterfront Promenade loop from Δημοτικό Στάδιο Γεροσκήπου

3. Tombs of the Kings – Paphos Harbour and Castle loop from Tala

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