Paphos shopping splits three ways: the covered municipal market and side streets of Ktima up the hill, the mall-and-boutique strip along Griva Digeni, and the craft villages inland. Expect commandaria, silver filigree, olive-wood and basketry priced in euros.
The 1900s covered market on Agora Street in upper Paphos. Stalls sell lace, leather sandals, worry beads and basketry; the produce end has carob syrup, dried figs and village halloumi. Open roughly 08:00–17:00 Mon–Sat, quietest before 10:00.
Saturday-morning growers' market beside Kennedy Square in Ktima. Producers bring loquats, avocados from Polis, cold-pressed olive oil, wild capers in brine and Cypriot honey. Cash only, most stalls pack down by 13:30.
Family potteries in Geroskipou village, 3 km east, still throw the local red-clay water jars and pitharia storage jars. Several workshops let you watch the wheel and sell seconds at a discount. Geroskipou is also the home of Cyprus delight.
Geroskipou's loukoumi makers boil rosewater, bergamot and pistachio Cyprus delight in copper pans and cut it by hand. Boxes are sold by weight; tasting is standard practice. The village's loukoumi carries EU protected geographical status.
Paphos's main indoor mall on Democratias Avenue with around 100 units over two levels — Zara, Mango, Marks & Spencer, Public and a Cypriot cosmetics floor. Open 10:00–21:00 daily, free parking, air-conditioned refuge in summer.
The stretch of Archbishop Makariou III Avenue in Ktima concentrates goldsmiths working 14k and 18k, plus Cypriot silver filigree and reproductions of the Bronze Age spiral motifs found in local tombs. Gold sold by daily gram rate.
The boulevard linking Ktima to Kato Paphos is the independent-retail spine: linen and resort-wear boutiques, optical and shoe shops, homeware and lighting showrooms. Most close 13:00–16:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays in winter.
The seafront strip stocks Cypriot wine at cellar prices: commandaria dessert wine, zivania grape spirit and Xynisteri and Maratheftiko bottles from Paphos-district hill wineries. Many shops vacuum-pack for flights and stay open past 22:00.
Hand-stitched lefkaritika linen — the cutwork embroidery on UNESCO's intangible heritage list — is sold from small shops in the lanes behind the municipal market. Genuine pieces are stitched on both faces and carry a maker's tag.
Carvers around the Ktima backstreets turn olive-wood boards, bowls and spoons from local trees, alongside painted Byzantine-style icons on wood in the tradition of the Paphos-district monasteries. Grain and weight vary piece by piece.
Cyprus's 'black gold' — carob — turns up as pasteli bars, syrup and flour, sold alongside dried oregano, mountain tea and rose water from Agros. Light, packable and permitted in checked baggage back to the EU.
The pedestrian run down to the harbour sells the volume stuff: evil-eye charms, Aphrodite figurines, komboloi beads and leather goods. Quality climbs sharply one street inland where rents are lower and stock rotates less.