Pafos harbour and castle
The charming west coast town of Pafos is built around an attractive harbor whose picturesque open air fish restaurants line a quayside of bright fishing boats and pleasure craft. The castle, originally built as a Byzantine fort to protect the harbor, was rebuilt by the Lusignans in the 13th century, then dismantled by the Venetians in 1570, who found themselves unable to defend it against the Ottomans, who in their turn restored and strengthened it after they captured the island.
