Filenews 16 February 2026 - by Dora Christodoulou
The involvement of ecclesiastical, tourist and academic institutions of Paphos with religious tourism in recent years, as well as the participation of the province in European programs for this subject, creates the well-founded expectations that the year that has entered these days will be able to establish Paphos as a destination for religious tourism at an international level.
This assessment was made by tourism operators of the province speaking to "F", emphasizing the importance of Paphos' activity in the corresponding European programs. These European programs, they said, aim to develop and promote policies and products related to religious, spiritual and pilgrimage tourism in various destinations in Europe, with a view to sustainability, digitalization, innovation and resilience.
These are actions and areas in which Paphos has already made significant progress in recent years, they pointed out, a fact that we believe puts the destination in an advantageous position for the implementation of its targeting. Some of these actions, they concluded, are related to the effort made by Paphos so that the route in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul is registered with the Council of Europe.
