-- DAY 5 --

The Very Recent - Archaeology of the south coast.

Location:  South coast sites between Limassol and Paphos.

Details of Day 5

Locality 1) Kurion archaeological site, west of Limassol; ancient city­kingdom, extensive restoration, very popular.

Locality 2) Petra tou Romiou viewpoint; photography stop.

Locality 3) Petra tou Romiou; beach, and roadside exposure; Aphrodite's birthplace, Moni Formation olistoliths, Mamonia lithologies.

Locality 4) Paphos; lunch and shopping. Archaeological site; extensive ancient city, famous Roman mosaics.

Locality 5) Axylou-Amargeti road, 5 km east of Paphos: Messinian age gypsiferous evaporitic Kalavassos Formation sediments, with massive selenite gypsum crystals.