When in Limassol > museums to visit
When you are in Limassol [Lemesos] in Cyprus you may opt to visit some of the following and indeed interesting Museums.
The Pasteli Museum, Anogira village, Limassol district.
Anogira village, tel 25222357 [to arrange a visit].
A small Museum depicting the manufacture of pastelli, a traditional Cypriot sweet made from carobs.
Cyprus Medieval Museum, Lemesos Medieval Castle
Richard and Berengaria Street, Near [...]
It’s a tough life for a sea-turtle
It takes 30 years for a female turtle to mature and be ready to return to the beach from which it hatched to lay its own eggs. Times change, that idyllic empty stretch of sand is now full of sunbeds, cars and dogs.
Chris has run the Blue Beach Bar on Curium Beach, Limassol, Cyprus, since 1975. [...]
Relax or get wet in Limassol, Cyprus
Cyprus’ bays are water-sport hotspots > Cyprus is perfect for the active or passive holidaymaker, providing opportunities to lounge or get stuck in by the sandy bucket-load.
The thrill-seeking among you will be pleased to hear that the water-sports season is now officially open at the newly refurbished Columbia Beachotel in Cyprus’ Pissouri Bay.
Pissouri Bay is pleasingly [...]
Limassol > beach bar culture
If you want somewhere to pass the evening in Limassol, Cyprus, head to the beach where a whole host of new bars have sprung up.
Beach bar culture has finally arrived in Limassol, with cafes and bars sprining up on the beach itself. There are beach bars for the A-crowd, the in-crowd, the posers, those who [...]
Cyprus > Episkopi resort
Episkopi > A quiet and picturesque village resort.
Superb beaches
Archaeological sites
Picturesque
Episkopi is rich in agriculture and stock raising, whose roots go back to ancient times. Archaeological remains reveal that Episkopi was closely associated with the ancient City-Kingdom of Curium [Kourion], while later in the early Christian years, it was the centre of the area and the seat [...]
Cyprus > Limassol a cosmopolitan city
Limassol > A cosmopolitan and bustling seaside resort.
Lively Nightlife
Historical Interest
Excellent Base for Exploring
The south coastal town of Limassol is Cyprus’ largest seaside resort. Limassol offers a multitude of year round activities. Its convenient location makes it an ideal base for travellers wishing to discover the island. The town is also the island’s leading port and [...]
Cyprus > Lazy days of windsurfing with turtles
A return to the shimmering shores of Pissouri, an overlooked gem.
Yiannos is preparing for the summer in the sheltered bay at Pissouri on the southern shores of Cyprus as he has done for 15 seasons. He drives his powerful paragliding boat in a lazy arc across the bay from its mooring in the lee [...]
A Travel Guide to Cyprus > Limassol
During the Crusades Richard the Lionheart visited the Cypriot city of Limassol, to free his betrothed from the Byzantine sovereign. The subsequent wedding at the Kolossi Castle became a party that is legendary still today, which is probably why modern Limassol is still a centre of nightlife and joie de vivre.
This lively ambience is also [...]
Do you like bargains? Visit Limassol’s fleamarket
If you love to browse bargains then a fleamarket in Limassol could be just the right place!
I love having a good old rummage round the shops and enjoy the bunfight that the sales can turn into as much as the next person, so I was eager to have a good ferret around at the new indoor [...]
Limassol > out and about
Limassol, Cyprus > on the beaten track > take a day or two to tour around some of the villages above Limassol.
Vouni is one of the few villages in Cyprus that has been solidly, and correctly conserved, with many listed buildings on show, along with protected examples of indigenous architecture. It is also home to [...]
