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Ayia Solomoni Church
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 Originally this church was a Christian catacomb in the 9th century it was converted into a Christian chapel and by the 12th century was decorated with frescos. At the entrance of the catacomb stands a sacred tree and according to tradition it cures the disease of those who hang a personal offering on its branches.
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Panayia Chrysopolitissa Church
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 The church of Panayia Chrysopolitissa was built in the 13th century over the ruins of the largest Byzantine basilica on the island. From the compound you can see St Paul’s Pillar, where it’s said that Saint Paul was flogged at some time before Roman Governor Sergius Paulus converted to Christianity.
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Panayia Theoskepasti Church
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 Theoskepasti means “veiled by God” and according to tradition, God sent down a fog to protect the church so that it could not be seen during the Arab raids. The modern church of Panayia Theoskepasti was built in 1923.
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Panagia tou Sinti Monastery
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Pentalia, Paphos
It is an abandoned monastery on the banks of the Xeros River. The central nave of the monastery, dating to the 16th century is in good condition and is considered one of the most important buildings of the Venetian period. In 1977 it received the Europa Nostra award for the restoration and conservation work carried out on it.
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Ayios Neophytos Monastery
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 9km (5.5 miles) north of Paphos
It was founded at the end of the 12th century by the Cypriot hermit and writer Neophytos.
The Egkleistra, an enclosure carved out of the mountain by the hermit, contains some of the finest Byzantine frescoes dating from the 12th to 15th century. In the monastery church which contains some of the most beautiful icons of the Post-Byzantine period of the 16th century is a very interesting ecclesiastical museum.
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