A1 motorway (Cyprus) A1 motorway (Cyprus) The A1 motorway, locally referred to as the NicosiaLimassol highway (Greek: "δρόμος ΛευκωσίαςΛεμεσού"; Turkish: "LefkoşaLimasol yolu"), is the first and longest motorway built in Cyprus. It marked the beginning of an ambitious government project to link all the main cities on the island with modern 4 lane highways. It is 73 km long and is free of any at-grade intersections. It links the capital Nicosia (which is the administrative and financial hub), with Limassol, the largest port (and second largest city) on the island. In the late 1970s, the Cypriot Government introduced a series of schemes to
Roman Cyprus Pafos was located on the western coast of Cyprus, where modern day Kato Paphos now stands. It was among the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest city in Roman Cyprus. The city had walled with towers disposed at regular intervals, and had a harbor (and although it was not of significant size, it was protected by two breakwaters and is still serviceable today). There was also an "odeon" and a theatre, and two large houses have been excavated. An agora has been found, but only the foundation exists today and excavations are still ongoing. What might have been an acropolis is