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Sightseeing
Limassol Castle is a medieval Ottoman fort erected by the Lusignans at the beginning of the 14th century on the site of a ruined Byzantine fortress and rebuilt by the Turks in 1590 to protect the harbor of Limassol. The castle is located near the old port in the western part of the historic city center on Richard and Berengaria Street. It is believed that it was in the chapel of Limassol Castle that the wedding of King of England Richard the Lionheart and Princess Berengaria of Navarre took place on May 12, 1191. Currently, the castle houses a museum of the Middle Ages.
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Schloss Limassol
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Limassol Castle is a medieval Ottoman fort erected by the Lusignans at the beginning of the 14th century on the site of a ruined Byzantine fortress and rebuilt by the Turks in 1590 to protect the harbor of Limassol. The castle is located near the old port in the western part of the historic city center on Richard and Berengaria Street. It is believed that it was in the chapel of Limassol Castle that the wedding of King of England Richard the Lionheart and Princess Berengaria of Navarre took place on May 12, 1191. Currently, the castle houses a museum of the Middle Ages.
The Limassol Municipal Park and Zoo covers an area of 60,000 m2 and offers a pleasant and attractive environment with a wide variety of eucalyptus, pine and cypress vegetation. It is so shaped that guests feel an immediacy with the animals that live there.
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Limassol Zoo
Vyronos AvenueThe Limassol Municipal Park and Zoo covers an area of 60,000 m2 and offers a pleasant and attractive environment with a wide variety of eucalyptus, pine and cypress vegetation. It is so shaped that guests feel an immediacy with the animals that live there.
Probably the dinkiest castle you're ever going to see; Kolossi Castle was built in AD 1210 by the Knights of St. John. It is a fine example of military architecture and served as the Grand Command center of Jerusalem's Order of St. John until being taken over by the Order of the Knights Templar in the 14th century. You enter the castle across a tiny drawbridge, which brings you into a large chamber with a decently-preserved fresco depicting Jesus' crucifixion on the main entrance wall. A narrow spiral staircase leads you up to the second level with two stone-cut chambers, and then onto the battlemented roof with excellent views across Kolossi village below. Beside the main castle building is the ruins of a medieval factory where the knights processed sugar cane.
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Kolossi
Probably the dinkiest castle you're ever going to see; Kolossi Castle was built in AD 1210 by the Knights of St. John. It is a fine example of military architecture and served as the Grand Command center of Jerusalem's Order of St. John until being taken over by the Order of the Knights Templar in the 14th century. You enter the castle across a tiny drawbridge, which brings you into a large chamber with a decently-preserved fresco depicting Jesus' crucifixion on the main entrance wall. A narrow spiral staircase leads you up to the second level with two stone-cut chambers, and then onto the battlemented roof with excellent views across Kolossi village below. Beside the main castle building is the ruins of a medieval factory where the knights processed sugar cane.
Just behind Limassol Municipal Gardens, is the city's archaeological museum, which houses an interesting collection of antiquities found in the Limassol area that date from the Neolithic Age up to the Roman period. Room One contains Neolithic tools and pottery that were excavated at Kourion and Amathus as well as the city itself. It's a mind-boggling display of Cyprus' vast history covering a huge time span from 3000 BC to AD 1300.
Room Two holds artifacts from the Graeco-Roman era including a stunning bronze bull and some delicate figurines, while Room Three contains some of the most important finds from the local area, including statues of the Egyptian god Bes and the goddess Artemis unearthed at Amathus. Outside, within the pleasant garden, is a sundial, which was once owned by Lord Kitchener.
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Limassol Archaeological Museum
Lord ByronJust behind Limassol Municipal Gardens, is the city's archaeological museum, which houses an interesting collection of antiquities found in the Limassol area that date from the Neolithic Age up to the Roman period. Room One contains Neolithic tools and pottery that were excavated at Kourion and Amathus as well as the city itself. It's a mind-boggling display of Cyprus' vast history covering a huge time span from 3000 BC to AD 1300.
Room Two holds artifacts from the Graeco-Roman era including a stunning bronze bull and some delicate figurines, while Room Three contains some of the most important finds from the local area, including statues of the Egyptian god Bes and the goddess Artemis unearthed at Amathus. Outside, within the pleasant garden, is a sundial, which was once owned by Lord Kitchener.
The Akrotiri Peninsula slithers south from Limassol covered with citrus plantations and large stands of cypress trees and with a salt lake at its core. Much of the peninsula is part of the Akrotiri British Sovereign Base, although driving along its length there's not much sign that you've passed from Cypriot to British territory. Right at the tip of the peninsula is the Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats, founded in AD 325, although the current buildings date from the 13th century. Above the north entrance is a marble section dating from the medieval period and depicting four coats of arms.
Holy Monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats
The Akrotiri Peninsula slithers south from Limassol covered with citrus plantations and large stands of cypress trees and with a salt lake at its core. Much of the peninsula is part of the Akrotiri British Sovereign Base, although driving along its length there's not much sign that you've passed from Cypriot to British territory. Right at the tip of the peninsula is the Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats, founded in AD 325, although the current buildings date from the 13th century. Above the north entrance is a marble section dating from the medieval period and depicting four coats of arms.
Food scene
Limassol Marina is an exclusive waterfront development designed by a world-renowned team of architects and engineers. It combines elegant residences and a full service marina with exclusive restaurants and shops, to create a lifestyle uniquely shaped by 'living on the sea'.
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Limassol Marina
3601 Limassol Marina StLimassol Marina is an exclusive waterfront development designed by a world-renowned team of architects and engineers. It combines elegant residences and a full service marina with exclusive restaurants and shops, to create a lifestyle uniquely shaped by 'living on the sea'.