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Aphrodite’s Rock

The iconic coast associated with the myth of Aphrodite’s birth.

Aphrodite’s Rock

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Petra tou Romiou is one of Pafos’s best-known coastal landscapes. The tradition of Aphrodite emerging from sea foam gives this setting its special place in the region’s mythology.

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