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Paphos - Coral Bay - Pegeia Capital of the West and positively teeming with history is Pafos, site of the island's second international airport. The resort town has as its focal point a charming fishing harbour by Pafos Fort, lined with open-air cafés and tavernas that serve a tempting menu of the day's catch. It was on Pafos shoreline that the mythological Goddess Aphrodite was born - a legend that spawned a massive wave of cult worship from neighbouring countries that lasted several centuries. The large rock that juts from the sea is known as `Petra Tou Romiou' - The Venus Rock - while the Baths of Aphrodite at Polis and the 'Fontana Amorosa' - Fountain of Love - also echo her apparent penchant for the island. At Kouklia lie the remains of the Goddess' earliest Sanctuary.  TOMBS OF THE KINGS Spread over a vast area, these impressive underground tombs date back to the 4th century BC and can be found on the "Tomb of the Kings" road out of Pafos. The caves are carved out of solid rock with some being decorated with Doric pillars. High officials rather than Kings were buried here, but the magnificence of the tombs gave the locality its name. THE MOSAICS OF PAFOS House of Dionysos, House of Theseus and House of Aion, found by Pafos harbour frontage. The mosaic floors of these noblemen's villas dating from the 3rd to the 5th century AD are considered among the finest in the Eastern Mediterranean. They mainly depict scenes from Greek mythology.