House of Eustolios — Attraction in undefined

I went to the Kourion Stadium (free) Sanctuary of Apollo (€2.50 entrance), Kourion Archaeological Site (€4.50 entrance). All within a couple minutes of drive each other.

I went on a Saturday in summer at around 4.30pm. It was really hot and only got slightly windier around 6pm. The grounds are big so it doesn’t feel crowded except when you want to take pictures at key places like the theater and the Agora.

There are two main sites divided by the road to drive in. One site has the Theater and the house of Eustolius, the other site has all the others. Walkable between the sites. Mostly rocky paths at the sites, but relatively smooth pavements between the sites.

Parking is free. Next to the parking area, there are toilets, the rangers office, vending machine for cold drinks (€0.50 for water and €1 for soft drinks). You can also get a map here.

I spent about 1.5 hours here.

Downsides: not much information provided of the sites so you might not know what you’re looking at. Involves quite a bit of walking. Few shaded areas, so bring a hat or even an umbrella!

Tip: if you’re time-pressed, skip Kourion Stadium and the Sanctuary of Apollo. Kourion Archaeological site has the best bang for the buck and the sites to see.If you MUST go to all three, then save Kourion Archaeological site for the last so you won’t be disappointed. Bring hat/umbrella, sunscreen and good walking shoes (preferably hard soles because of rocky paths) There’s a drinkable water cooler (free) on the pathway in between the Bascilia and Agora. If you get lost, look for this hut on top of the hill. It has direction arrows of the site...

The house (and baths) of Eustolios erected near the end of the 4th century, on the location of a structure that stood there previously until the mid 4th century, which was destroyed by an earthquake. Initially constructed as a luxurious private villa, it was ostensibly gifted to the people of Kourion and made a public bath for all to use. The labour done by archeologists seems to have been rather impeccable, as the entire site is covered by a large tent to protect it from the Sun, and walking through the site (preferably with a guide), you can witness stupefying mosaics and marvels of engineering for their time that can, in certain aspects, be comparable to contemporary technology we take for granted. In case you don't have a guide, watch our for informative plaques along the catwalk, they come in Greek, English and Braille (the writing system for...

House of Eustolios was a residency of a very rich Kourion's citizen. Eustolios was a Christian. His residence had many rooms and a large private bath. This house had rich in equipment and furnishings. Today, you can see there very well preserved floor mosaics. House of Eustolios as a separate archaeological site is located under a large roof. The roof protects and preserves artefacts against sun, wind and rain. This is very important there.

I highly recommend a visit to the house of Eustolios. I was there in...