Château de Paphos, Pafos castle

Paphos Castle: the small fort which stands on the ancient mole at the western part of the port of Nea Pafos was included in the coastal defensive system of Cyprus. It is in fact a Frankish tower within a Venetian wall. After its destruction, it was restored by the Ottomans in 1592 A.D., according to the inscription above the only entrance. It seems that roughly on the same site, there were earlier Byzantine fortifications mentioned by Ayios Neofytos. Paphos, Cyprus.