Pafos Live 2 September 2025
The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces that the Medieval Castle of Kato Paphos will be closed to the public from Thursday 4 September to Monday 8 September 2025, due to the Opera event as part of the Pafos Aphrodite Festival 2025.
In addition, the Department of Antiquities apologizes for any inconvenience caused to visitors to the Monument.
Meanwhile, the organizers for this year's 23rd Pafos Aphrodite Festival are entering the final stretch. This year he presents one of the most beloved and timeless works of opera: Georges Bizet's explosive Carmen on 5 and 6 September at the Medieval Castle Square in Paphos.
150 years after her first performance at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, Carmen continues to shock and move audiences around the world and this year she will enchant the Cypriot audience. The Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre, with the participation of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, will offer a unique experience of lyrical drama under the starry sky of Paphos.
