Geroskipou

Two miles east of Ktima, Geroskipou was on the path of the ancient pilgrims’ road which led to the Temple of Aphrodite. Here was the goddess’s Holy Garden (Ieros Kypos) tended by countless maidens. This was, of course, in the ancient days of the cult of Aphrodite. Nowadays, Geroskipou is a large modern village which has merged with Paphos. It is the centre of the Turkish Delight industry. The village possesses one of the only 2 five-domed Byzantine churches of Cyprus, Ayia Paraskevi, built in the early 9th century and decorated during the 10th and 11th centuries with frescos and wall paintings. There are numerous tavernas, coffee shops, banks, supermarkets and other shops in Geroskipou. On the lower slopes of the village, nearer the sea, is Phytos Inn.