Attraction · Kouklia Community · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Petra tou Romiou is an attraction in Kouklia Community, Paphos District. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 120 m you'll find a bench.
Audio tour · Petra tou Romiou
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You're standing on the coast of Cyprus, at Aphrodite's Rock. Look at that big rock rising out of the sea, just off the shore. According to legend, this is where Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, was born from the waves. That's why Cypriots often call their home the island of Aphrodite.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
When you stand at Petra tou Romiou, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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