Paphos Castle Paphos Cyprus – Years of History.

Paphos Castle Paphos Cyprus – Years of History.

[Applause] Oh Well hi guys it’s George from Cyprus insight and as promised we’re going to go in this beautiful old bazentin castle so it was originally built here guys to protect the port and there’s the port or the harbor so we’re going to go in Castle in

A bit down on the left you can see some old ruins that’s the original castle built before the bantine era oh and look at this beautiful Bridge oh it’s beautiful isn’t it ain’t it lovely I like the bridge now in the summer guys I have a fantastic light show and you sit over

There in that Amphitheater so look out for that so we’ve got built by the Frankish period in 14 Century then 1373 increased in height and then during the otoman period it was restored in 1592 and there’s the last restoration project right let’s go down here should

We I think we should turn left first oh wow look at these beautiful arches is that a prison do you think or the gate guard I think it’s a gate guard yeah we can see where the original floor was up the top yeah same again on this side there’s another

Room now the British did use this Castle to store Salt and the locals were taxed on the salt guys so salt was very heavily taxed and it was stored in here there’s a well that’s coming from The Malt I should think fresh water coming through the malt let’s go up the stairs we

Go yeah you can see the next story now theyve put wooden steps in between and then we’ve got the original steps that have been restored right let’s have a look around see if we can spot where it was extended by the Ottomans I think it’s this piece looks like it this is the

Original floor original height and then we’ve got the extension let me go around here and show you yeah definitely there this piece here let’s have a look at the views should we now it’s €250 only to get in this place and it’s worth €250 just to come and have a look at the

View it’s amazing I we’ll go over there near the harbor and show you the view from there anyone recognize a coastline or if you’re in an airplane coming into paos airport you might recognize this Coastline let’s go over here go climb up be careful oh there we

Are there’s the lovely bridge and the Mt there’s the harbor the art gallery ice cream shop next to it and then the restaurants swooping around are the main shops and restaurants down on that Boardwalk and then we’re going round and round and find all the hotels on the

Coastline and then on the background we can see the foot of trudos mountains thank you Henrik for the Super Chat much appreciated there ah you can’t get get up to on the extension bit look there’s the narrow staircase going up to the top oh it’s a bit Jacky what’s in

Here accommodation by looks of it probably can’t see that very well on the camera oh we right at the far end this is where they watch out for Invaders coming across I think Egypt’s in that direction look at this lovely new Coastal path we just go over here and

Show you stops here you see those convenient located unusual benches and then all the way around here look there we are around the MOs archaeological site oh we can see the new amp theater where the light show is fantastic views oh we’ve got a new viewing Point

As well can you see that guys a viewing platform coming out to the Sea we’ve seen few of them around the BR area oh look steps down there there some more rooms oh you can’t go down there look it’s C and off probably know we’re coming in the coron’s a few

Off right let’s go around this chamber here see what there is again these beautiful stone walls oh we can see a hole up there can you see it’s been covered up by some old Stones what was that originally guys perhaps that was there and then they built the extension at the

Top in the 14th century another room room oh look at that it beautiful here we are opens at 830 in the morning to 5: in the evening I think that’s well worth a visit guys if you’re in the area just two50 to get in beautiful castle amazing

Views I was quite impressed I hope you were don’t forget to like And subscribe and if there’s somewhere you’d like me to go put it in the comments [Applause] Below oh

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Explore the rich history of Paphos Castle in Cyprus, dating back to the Byzantine era. This iconic landmark is a must-visit for anyone traveling to Paphos. Learn about its fascinating past and take in the stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea.

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