5th-century BC Persian royal palace perched dramatically on a 250m sheer cliff overlooking Petra tou Limniti.
Vouni Palace is among the most dramatically sited archaeological complexes in the Mediterranean. Erected around 500 BC by the pro-Persian king of Marion to monitor rebellious Greek Soli, it crowns a 250-meter-high cliff dropping sheer into the sea.
The sprawling royal compound numbered 137 rooms across three terraced levels, complete with royal baths, cisterns, and a Temple of Athena at its summit. Below lies Petra tou Limniti, one of Cyprus's earliest Neolithic offshore sites.
Follow the paved winding mountain road climbing 5 km west of Ancient Soli to the top of Vouni headland.
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