Veil Enigma - Bewitched (Candlemass cover)
Live @RedCross Concert 2015 Corfu Greece
OMEGA 5 LIVE CORFU
STEVE DELL & OMEGA BORN TO BE WILD
The Elysian Fields - A Serenade like Blood Caress [Greece] [HD] (+Lyrics)
Melodic death/Black metal song.
From album 12 Ablaze (2001)
LYRICS:
Ashes of a godly empire
Pantheon of ages...beloved ruins
My dreams are trapped in grief
Behold the fadeless nation
And I'll lead the powers
The powers of rage and storms
The choirs...
The inspiring fire
Majestic...imperious...
As one with the sun
Art of evocative cult
The echoes...
The inspiring paeans
Stifle the sobs
And all impulse
All supreme hearts can feel
Those no heathenish eyes can see
Art of evocative cult
A serenade like blood caress
Greek Metal band Thunderstorm - track - Dream about me tonight 1990 live in Alexandria Greece !
Hi guys this track is from the rock-metal band i was playing drums back in 90s :
This is from our band called Thunderstorm back in June of 1990 in a live concert in Alexandria X Gida , the song is a composotion from the quitarist - Kostas Kousinovalis :
The sound is recorded with a portable videocamera VHS by our friend Emilio Simoulis so the sound quality it's very good but i've just used graphic equalizer to make it a little bit better :-)
~~~~~~~~~THUNDERSTORM ARE ~~~~~~~~~~
Kostas Domenikiotis : Bass quitar
Kostas Kousinovalis : Lead Quitars
Giorgos Konstantelos : Keyboards - Synths
Tasos Laurediadis : Lead vocals
Nikos Zafeiriadis { me } : Drums
Event Horizon X - Along Came the Winter
Event Horizon X - Along Came the Winter - Greek Heavy Metal - Ελληνικο Μεταλ - Metal from Hellas
40 REVEALING PHOTOS OF FAMOUS CELEBRITIES
40 Revealing Photos Of Famous Celebrities. I Can’t Stop Thinking About What Michael Jackson Is Doing.
It seems as a society, whether we like to admit it or not, we love to look at celebrity photos, particularly ones when they were in their younger years without the publicists, hair stylists and make-up artists controlling their image. The best photos seem to be the ones where they are themselves, enjoying the same things as the rest of us.
The great thing about throwbacks is that we are able to catch a glimpse of the different stages each celebrity is when photo was taken: some were at the height of their careers, others were beginning to get their feet wet while some were just cute little kids.
1. Linda Carter without her Wonder Woman costume in the 1970s.
2. Debbie Harry overpowering Andy Kaufman in the ring, 1983.
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger posing on the beach in the 70s.
4. Larry King's 1971 mugshot.
5. Goldie Hawn enjoying a bite to eat in 1964.
6. A childhood pic of Jimi Hendrix with his dad in 1945.
7. Michael Jackson taking a break with a bottle of vodka on the set of Captain Eo; 1986.
8. Debbie Harry enjoying a drink in 1976.
9. Hollywood sci-fi star Sigourney Weaver enjoying a hot dog in 1983.
10. Johnny Cash devouring a cake.
11. A young Mary Tyler Moore while on the Dick Van Dyke Show.
12. When legends in the making meet: Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash in 1969.
13. A mugshot of Al Pacino in 1961; over a decade before the success of The Godfather.
14. Singer Rick James in 1981, surrounded by musical instruments.
15. British Blues' band Cream in 1968 singing on the train tracks.
16. Clint Eastwood making a call in 1956.
17. A sad looking Albert Einstein with his therapist.
18. Robin Givens and Mike Tyson during happier times.
19. The Beatles, in 1964, enjoy a dip in the pool.
20. Fellow party animals Eddie Murphy and Rick James.
21. Sid Vicious, lead singer of the Sex Pistols, not looking so punk in the 1960s.
22. Eddie Murphy chose to eat his meal a little bit differently in the 1980s.
23. Johnny Cash moose hunting in Newfoundland, Canada in 1961.
24. Lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, as a happy toddler.
25. Sir Cecil Beaton photographing Marilyn Monroe on February 22, 1956.
26. Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci on set for the sports drama, Raging Bull.
27. Larry King with his third wife, Playboy bunny, Alene Akins.
28. Paul McCartney in 1969 in Corfu, a Greek island.
29. French beauty Brigitte Bardot hanging out in a London pub in 1968.
30. A young Bill Gates riding his bike.
31. Andre the Giant preparing to get in the wrestling ring.
32. A fresh-faced Willie Nelson in high school in the late 1940s.
33. Mary Ann Mobley and Elvis Presley in full costume for the film Harum Scarum in 1965.
34. Heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr speaking to reporters.
35. Singer Frank Sinatra in his 1938 mugshot.
36. Elton John showing his soccer skills in 1976.
37. Arnold Palmer at the Masters, 1973.
38. Marlon Brando's posing for the 1950 film, Streetcar Named Desire.
39. Steve Buscemi, during his four-year stint as a firefighter in New York City.
40. French actress Michèle Mercier and star of the favorite cult film, Angelique.
Rotting Christ - Enuma Elish
The latest video from Greek legends, Rotting Christ. (Theogonia 2007)
Tool - Forty Six & 2 (Drum Cover)
Video shooted and recorded in Modern Music School of Kallithea, Athens. Many thanks to Iraklis for his fine work in mixing the audio. I do not own any copyrights of the song. If you enjoyed the video check out my band, Hedvika.
club ice foam party
Nathans 1st gig in the main room club ice, foam machine was also good fun
Greece | Wikipedia audio article
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Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda Greek pronunciation: [eˈlaða]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellinikí Dimokratía Greek pronunciation: [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]), historically also known as Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellás Greek pronunciation: [heˈlas]), is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.
Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft). The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands.
Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilisation, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama, as well as the Olympic Games. From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states, known as poleis (singular polis), which spanned the entire Mediterranean region and the Black Sea. Philip of Macedon united most of the Greek mainland in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern Mediterranean to India. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine Empire, wherein Greek language and culture were dominant. Rooted in the first century A.D., the Greek Orthodox Church helped shape modern Greek identity and transmitted Greek traditions to the wider Orthodox World. Falling under Ottoman dominion in the mid-15th century, the modern nation state of Greece emerged in 1830 following a war of independence. Greece's rich historical legacy is reflected by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The sovereign state of Greece is a unitary parliamentary republic and developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a high quality of life, and a very high standard of living. A founding member of the United Nations, Greece was the tenth member to join the European Communities (precursor to the European Union) and has been part of the Eurozone since 2001. It is also a member of numerous other international institutions, including the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Greece's unique cultural heritage, large tourism industry, prominent shipping sector and geostrategic importance classify it as a middle power. It is the largest economy in the Balkans, where it is an important regional investor.
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Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda Greek pronunciation: [eˈlaða]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellinikí Dimokratía Greek pronunciation: [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]), historically also known as Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellás Greek pronunciation: [heˈlas]), is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.
Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft). The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands.
Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilisation, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama, as well as the Olympic Games. From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states, known as poleis (singular polis), which spanned the entire Mediterranean region and the Black Sea. Philip of Macedon united most of the Greek mainland in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern Mediterranean to India. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine Empire, wherein Greek language and culture were dominant. Rooted in the first century A.D., the Greek Orthodox Church helped shape modern Greek identity and transmitted Greek traditions to the wider Orthodox World. Falling under Ottoman dominion in the mid-15th century, the modern nation state of Greece emerged in 1830 following a war of independence. Greece's rich historical legacy is reflected by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The sovereign state of Greece is a unitary parliamentary republic and developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a high quality of life, and a very high standard of living. A founding member of the United Nations, Greece was the tenth member to join the European Communities (precursor to the European Union) and has been part of the Eurozone since 2001. It is also a member of numerous other international institutions, including the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Greece's unique cultural heritage, large tourism industry, prominent shipping sector and geostrategic importance classify it as a middle power. It is the largest economy in the Balkans, where it is an important regional investor.
Sculpture | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:12 1 Types
00:05:42 2 Purposes and subjects
00:12:38 3 Materials and techniques
00:15:09 3.1 Stone
00:17:11 3.2 Metal
00:20:50 3.3 Glass
00:21:54 3.4 Pottery
00:22:47 3.5 Wood carving
00:24:10 4 Social status of sculptors
00:26:40 5 Anti-sculpture movements
00:27:50 6 History
00:27:59 6.1 Prehistoric periods
00:28:08 6.1.1 Europe
00:30:19 6.1.2 Ancient Near East
00:31:11 6.2 Ancient Near East
00:34:46 6.3 Ancient Egypt
00:37:52 6.4 Europe
00:38:01 6.4.1 Ancient Greece
00:40:30 6.4.1.1 Classical
00:43:55 6.4.1.2 Hellenistic
00:48:21 6.4.2 Europe after the Greeks
00:48:30 6.4.2.1 Roman sculpture
00:54:48 6.4.2.2 Early Medieval and Byzantine
00:57:17 6.4.2.3 Romanesque
01:01:10 6.4.2.4 Gothic
01:04:38 6.4.3 Renaissance
01:07:55 6.4.4 Mannerist
01:10:15 6.4.5 Baroque and Rococo
01:12:49 6.4.6 Neo-Classical
01:13:51 6.5 Asia
01:13:59 6.5.1 Greco-Buddhist sculpture and Asia
01:16:34 6.5.2 China
01:19:41 6.5.3 Japan
01:22:14 6.5.4 India
01:25:14 6.5.5 South-East Asia
01:26:38 6.6 Islam
01:28:16 6.7 Africa
01:32:08 6.7.1 Ethiopia and Eritrea
01:33:20 6.7.2 Sudan
01:34:21 6.8 The Americas
01:35:13 6.8.1 Pre-Columbian
01:35:21 6.9 Moving toward modern art
01:35:30 6.9.1 North America
01:39:12 6.10 19th–early 20th century, early Modernism and continuing realism
01:42:56 7 Modernism
01:48:23 7.1 Gallery of modernist sculpture
01:48:33 7.2 Contemporary movements
01:50:25 7.3 Minimalism
01:50:34 7.3.1 Postminimalism
01:50:42 7.3.2 Contemporary genres
01:52:28 8 Conservation
01:53:40 9 See also
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Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded or cast.
Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost.Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures, and until recent centuries large sculptures, too expensive for private individuals to create, were usually an expression of religion or politics. Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa.
The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. During the Middle Ages, Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith. The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's David. Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body, with the making of constructed sculpture, and the presentation of found objects as finished art works.
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Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded or cast.
Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost.Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures, and until recent centuries large sculptures, too expensive for private individuals to create, were usually an expression of religion or politics. Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa.
The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. During the Middle Ages, Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith. The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's David. Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body, with the making of constructed sculpture, and the presentation of found objects as finished art works.
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Benito Mussolini
00:05:30 1 Early life
00:07:28 1.1 Emigration to Switzerland and military service
00:09:41 1.2 Political journalist, intellectual and socialist
00:13:32 1.3 Expulsion from the Italian Socialist Party
00:19:51 1.4 Beginning of Fascism and service in World War I
00:25:43 2 Rise to power
00:25:52 2.1 Formation of the National Fascist Party
00:33:42 2.2 March on Rome
00:34:48 2.3 Appointment as Prime Minister
00:37:25 2.4 Acerbo Law
00:38:03 2.5 Squadristi violence
00:39:36 3 Fascist Italy
00:39:45 3.1 Organizational innovations
00:41:17 3.2 Police state
00:44:51 3.3 The Pacification of Libya
00:46:45 3.4 Economic policy
00:49:55 3.5 Propaganda and cult of personality
00:52:53 3.6 Culture
00:56:40 3.7 Foreign policy
01:12:30 4 World War II
01:12:39 4.1 The gathering storm
01:19:49 4.2 War declared
01:22:04 4.3 Path to defeat
01:26:19 4.4 Dismissed and arrested
01:31:05 4.5 Italian Social Republic (Salò Republic)
01:35:10 5 Death
01:36:43 5.1 Mussolini's corpse
01:39:13 6 Personal life
01:40:40 7 Religious views
01:40:49 7.1 Atheism and anti-clericalism
01:43:09 7.2 Lateran Treaty
01:46:27 8 Mussolini's views on antisemitism and race
01:54:55 9 Legacy
01:55:04 9.1 Family
01:56:10 9.2 Neo-fascism
01:57:06 10 In popular culture
02:01:11 11 See also
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- Socrates
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; Italian: [beˈniːto mussoˈliːni]; 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF). He ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943; he constitutionally led the country until 1925, when he dropped the pretense of democracy and established a dictatorship.
Known as Il Duce (The Leader), Mussolini was the founder of Italian Fascism. In 1912, Mussolini had been a leading member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), but was expelled from the PSI for advocating military intervention in World War I, in opposition to the party's stance on neutrality. Mussolini served in the Royal Italian Army during the war until he was wounded and discharged in 1917. Mussolini denounced the PSI, his views now centering on nationalism instead of socialism and later founded the fascist movement which came to oppose egalitarianism and class conflict, instead advocating revolutionary nationalism transcending class lines. Following the March on Rome in October 1922, Mussolini became the youngest Prime Minister in Italian history until the appointment of Matteo Renzi in February 2014. After removing all political opposition through his secret police and outlawing labor strikes, Mussolini and his followers consolidated their power through a series of laws that transformed the nation into a one-party dictatorship. Within five years, Mussolini had established dictatorial authority by both legal and extraordinary means and aspired to create a totalitarian state. In 1929, Mussolini signed the Lateran Treaty with the Vatican, ending decades of struggle between the Italian state and the Papacy, and recognized the independence of Vatican City.
After the Abyssinia Crisis of 1935–1936, Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in the Second Italo–Ethiopian War. The invasion was condemned by the Western powers and was answered with economic sanctions against Italy. Relations between Germany and Italy improved due to Hitler's support of the invasion. In 1936, Mussolini surrendered Austria to the German sphere of influence, signed the treaty of cooperation with Germany and proclaimed the creation of a Rome–Berlin Axis. From 1936 through 1939, Mussolini provided huge amounts of military support to Franco's forces in the Spanish Civil War. This active intervention further distanced Italy from France and Britain. Mussolini had sought to delay a major war in Europe, but Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, resulting in declarations of war by France and the UK and the start of World Wa ...
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Augustus (Latin: Imperator Caesar Divi filius Augustus; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, controlling Imperial Rome from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate has consolidated an enduring legacy as one of the most effective and controversial leaders in human history.He was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian gens Octavia. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir. Along with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus, he formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar. Following their victory at the Battle of Philippi, the Triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as military dictators. The Triumvirate was eventually torn apart by the competing ambitions of its members. Lepidus was driven into exile and stripped of his position, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by Octavian in 31 BC.
After the demise of the Second Triumvirate, Augustus restored the outward façade of the free Republic, with governmental power vested in the Roman Senate, the executive magistrates, and the legislative assemblies. In reality, however, he retained his autocratic power over the Republic as a military dictator. By law, Augustus held a collection of powers granted to him for life by the Senate, including supreme military command, and those of tribune and censor. It took several years for Augustus to develop the framework within which a formally republican state could be led under his sole rule. He rejected monarchical titles, and instead called himself Princeps Civitatis (First Citizen of the State). The resulting constitutional framework became known as the Principate, the first phase of the Roman Empire.
The reign of Augustus initiated an era of relative peace known as the Pax Romana. The Roman world was largely free from large-scale conflict for more than two centuries, despite continuous wars of imperial expansion on the Empire's frontiers and the year-long civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors over the imperial succession. Augustus dramatically enlarged the Empire, annexing Egypt, Dalmatia, Pannonia, Noricum, and Raetia, expanding possessions in Africa, and completing the conquest of Hispania, but suffered a major setback in Germania. Beyond the frontiers, he secured the Empire with a buffer region of client states and made peace with the Parthian Empire through diplomacy. He reformed the Roman system of taxation, developed networks of roads with an official courier system, established a standing army, established the Praetorian Guard, created official police and fire-fighting services for Rome, and rebuilt much of the city during his reign. Augustus died in AD 14 at the age of 75, probably from natural causes. However, there were unconfirmed rumors that his wife Livia poisoned him. He was succeeded as emperor by his adopted son (also stepson and former son-in-law) Tiberius.
Paphos | Wikipedia audio article
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Paphos
00:00:50 1 History
00:00:58 1.1 Founding myth
00:02:03 1.2 Old Paphos
00:03:05 1.2.1 Aphrodite and Paphos
00:05:13 1.3 New Paphos
00:08:05 1.4 Archaeology
00:08:47 1.5 Post-Classical history
00:09:29 1.6 Modern Paphos
00:10:46 2 Economy
00:11:40 3 Landmarks
00:16:30 4 Climate
00:17:50 5 Transport
00:18:31 5.1 Public transport
00:18:51 5.2 Motorways
00:19:22 5.3 Airport
00:19:50 5.4 Port
00:20:32 6 Hospitals and medical centres
00:21:26 7 Education
00:21:48 7.1 Higher education
00:22:11 8 Arts
00:24:23 9 Sports
00:26:07 10 Notable people
00:26:57 11 Twinnings
00:27:32 12 See also
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Paphos (Greek: Πάφος [ˈpafos]; Turkish: Baf) is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today at Kouklia, and New Paphos.The current city of Paphos lies on the Mediterranean coast, about 50 km (30 mi) west of Limassol (the biggest port on the island), which has an A6 highway connection. Paphos International Airport is the country's second-largest airport. The city has a subtropical-Mediterranean climate, with the mildest temperatures on the island.
Paphos is included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world's heritage for its spectacular ancient remains, and was selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2017, along with Aarhus.