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| Cyprus Guide > Cyprus Towns and Villages > Limassol |
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Limassol
The city of Limassol (Lemesos) is located in a scenic locality on the shores of the Bay of Akrotiri in the narrow coastal plain, between the two ancient city kingdoms of Kourion to the west and Amathus to the east. It is within one hour's drive from the capital city of Nicosia (Lefkosia) to the north, the port cities of Pafos (Paphos) to the west and Larnaka to the east and the main mountain resort of the Troodos range.
Limassol is the island's second largest city, the most important tourist and commercial centre and the principal port.
The city offers a grand number of luxury hotels, most of which are on the shore along a 15km coastline, some even with their own marinas. Restaurants and taverns are also plentiful, serving the whole range of local, regional and international dishes. It is renowned for the variety of its night entertainment, taverns with Greek bouzouki, modern discos and steamy nightclubs. Limassol is possib;ly the most cosmopolitan of the towns of Cyprus, and certainly the most streetwise. One can take a tour around one of the many wine factories and if you come in September you can take part in the wine festival.
| LIMASSOL CASTLE-CYPRUS MEDIAEVAL MUSEUM |
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| Built in the 14th century on the site of an earlier Byzantine castle. According to tradition Richard the Lionheart married Berengaria of Navarre and crowned her Queen of England, here in 1191. The castle houses the Cyprus Mediaeval Museum. |
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| LIMASSOL DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM |
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Kaningos-Vyronos Corner, near the Public Gardens Tel: (05) 330132.
Interesting collection of antiquities found in the Limassol area from the Neolithic Age to the Roman Period |
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| FOLK ART MUSEUM |
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| This very beautiful collection of Cypriot Folk Art of the 19th and early 20th century is housed in a restored old house. The collection includes national costumes, tapestry, embroidery e.t.c., displayed in a very interesting way. |
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| KOLOSSI CASTLE |
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| 14 km west of Limassol on the road to Paphos. A fine example of military architecture originally constructed in the 13th century, and subsequently rebuilt in the form it is now, in the middle of the 15th century. It served first as the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar, and after the fall of Acre in 1291 for some years, as the headquarters of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. |
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| KOURION MUSEUM |
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| 14 km west of Limassol, 4 km before Kourion site, at Episkopi village. Collection of finds, from nearby archaeological sites, housed in a beautiful old house. |
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| KOURION |
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| 19 km west of Limassol on the road to Paphos. An important ancient city kingdom, and one of the most interesting and spectacular archaeological sites on the island with excavations still bringing new treasures to light. The magnificent Graeco-Roman Theatre was originally built in the 2nd century BC and enlarged in the 2nd century AD. It is now fully restored and used for musical and theatrical performances. The House of Eustolios was originally a private villa, and in the early Christian period became a public recreation centre. It consists of a complex of Baths and a number of rooms with beautiful 5th century AD mosaic floors. |
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| SANCTUARY OF APOLLO HYLATES |
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| 3 km west of Kourion, on the road to Paphos. Apollo Hylates, God of the Woodland, was the protector of the city of Kourion. Archaeological evidence shows that the cult of Apollo was celebrated here from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Part of the temple has been restored, with the cella, the colonnade and the pediment. |
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| AMATHUS |
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| 11 km east of Limassol (town centre), close to Amathus Hotel. One of the ancient city Kingdoms of Cyprus where according to legend, Theseus left the pregnant Ariadne to be taken care of, after his battle with the Minotaur. There was a very important cult of Aphrodite-Astarte here. Excavations are still continuing at the Acropolis and Agora area of the ancient site. Numerous tombs have been found, one of them can be visited in front of the Amathus Beach Hotel. |
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| AYIOS GEORGIOS ALAMANOU CONVENT |
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| Off the Nicosia-Limassol road, 19 km from Limassol. Originally founded in the 12th century. The nuns, besides performing their religious rites, spend their time in icon painting, and the cultivation of flowers and herbs. |
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| LIMASSOL MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY |
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| 28th October Street, Tel (05)343212. The recently-opened Art Gallery has on permanent display a representative collection of paintings of wellknown Cypriot artists. |
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