75 03 Legend has it that Aphrodite was born close to Cape Aspro, near Paphos, the most important and ancient city on the west coast of Cyprus which was the island's capital during the Roman Empire. Its important political- administrative role can be traced in the numerous archaeological finds scattered across the entire area and this is why Paphos has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. Paphos, however, thrives on more than just its past: in 2017, it was European Culture Capital. To mark this important recognition, the city's old centre underwent redevelopment work that started with the restoration, consolidation and revival of buildings and monumental works. Cypriots particularly love this part of the city as it is representative of resistance to British occupation from the end of the nineteenth century, when the island fell under British rule with the Berlin Treaty (1878). However, over the years the area had gradually fallen into disrepair. In 2017, the local council committed to acquiring European funding to launch a vast redevelopment project. Once the school buildings, town hall and street layouts had been restored to their former glory, the council turned its attention to the lighting, this too financed with European funding. This had required launching a competition with the creation of a Temporary Consortium that was to be in charge of developing the lighting concept, creating the lighting system and installing and supplying the luminaires. In order to establish the Temporary Consortium, iGuzzini enlisted the help of LDPi design studio and other companies and took on the job of supplying the luminaires. The project they put forward won the competition thanks to its highly innovative planning. LDPi drew up a project based on highlighting architectural and historical features of the area, not with a uniform, diffused lighting but with a lighting scenario that works by abstraction, reconstruction with light lines and by alternating the shadow and light of the volumes and architectural details. The aim was to see the monuments and buildings in the old city centre in a completely different light during the day and then again at night. iGuzzini supplied the luminaires that best met with LDPi's