Therms were very important places in the ancient world. It was something between discos and art galleries - places to meet with people and socialize and also enjoy beautiful mosaics and just keep yourself clean. Very useful. They had a heating system, as a proof these small columns on the bottom of a pool. And water pipes! And in overall it was very huge and complex building.
A reception area in the public therms - an image of an owner's wife.
A fish as an early Christian symbol - the owner was a Christian! So small pieces...
A mosaic in another building.
The sea is so close...
Lighthouse on the shore on the horizon.
A blueprint for another enormous building
And the building itself... well
Pictures were not only a piece of art but also an educational mean. For example biology.
A mosaic, representing the Minotaurus' labyrinth.
Another popular entertainment building was... theatre! In this case, it was semi-circular. It was used for gladiator fights (we saw a small back door, where gladiators could escape a fight if wild animals become too dangerous) and theatre performance. They have shown us a point right in the middle of a semi-circle, from where any sound could easily reach even the furthest seats. Physics in action!
There were a lot of grand buildings!
On the hill
These were parts of a theatre scene.
An ordinary Cypriot view... I wonder, was it this way in Ancient times too? It was mentioned in many texts as a very rich and fertile ground... Is it now?
Also, we saw a place where Aphrodite was born. Exciting, isn't it?
And on the other hand, we saw a mountain in the middle of the island
Then we went to the city centre of Paphos
Near the restaurant, where we had a lunch we saw this super cute submarine. As I understood it is an attempt to represent Jules Verne's Nautilus from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The lunch is coming...
And in the end, we visited the medieval castle, located on the same shore.
The view of the city and the sea from the castle
The triumphant end!
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