Limassol is considered the most fun and cosmopolitan city of Cyprus and is especially suitable for those who want to visit different parts of the island, because it is located approximately in the middle between all the main attractions - between the ancient Kurion and the ancient Amathus, between Paphos and Ayia Napa. Actually, the very name Limassol means "Mid-town."
Life at the resort does not freeze even in winter: Limassol breaks away into nightclubs, drinks the best Cypriot wine and rejoices day and night throughout the year .But do not think that you can only find "tusovka" youth here. Families with children like to relax in Limassol (there are three water parks, a lunar park and the only zoo in the city amusement park in Cyprus), and a respectable public parting with laptops even on the beach or in the bar .Note that this is also the most "Russian-speaking" resort of the island, but the plus or minus - decide for yourself .
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How to get
In Limassol there is no own airport, and the two nearest are in Paphos and Larnaka - both about 70 kilometers from the city. You can overcome this distance by taxi or bus company Intercity Buses, Alepa and Nea Amoroza. The journey takes 45 minutes. Another option is to jump into the workers 'and peasants' bus in Paphos or Larnaka. In addition, it is quite convenient to reach Limassol by water, several ferries from Beirut, Haifa, Ashdod, Rhodes and Crete are arriving there.
Well, if you intend to go to Limassol from any other city of Cyprus, the easiest way is to take the bus.
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Transport
By the very same city you can move both by taxi (quickly, but surprisingly expensive), and by bus (where it's more economical, but you'll probably have to stand for a while at the bus stop, and there's quite a few routes here). In addition, you can always rent a car or a motorcycle.
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Climate
Clearly +17 ° С in the afternoon +11 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +17 ° С in the afternoon +9 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +17 ° С in the afternoon +11 ° С at night ° С water |
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Limassol Beaches
Beaches in Limassol are good in Cypriot, with a gentle descent into the water and decent infrastructure in walking distance. The beaches are mostly sandy, sometimes there are sand and pebbles. But the sand here is not simple, but volcanic, containing flint, which has a very beneficial effect on metabolic processes in the epidermis. The central municipal beach and the remote "Ladies Mile" are considered one of the best, and equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay. It should be noted that the coastline is very narrow here.
An extensive range of beach activities is offered - from aqua aerobics to motorized water sports. At the same time, the coastline can be "zasizhena" - the resort is very popular, and there are always a lot of vacationers here.
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| Four Seasons Hotel from 10 407 rubles Limassol 67-69 Amathountos Avenue | St Raphael Resort from 6 617 rubles Limassol Amathus Avenue, 3594 | The Royal Apollonia from 6 410 rub. Limassol Georgios A Street |
| Alasia Boutique Hotel from 6 341 rubles Limassol 6 Haidariou street | Elias Beach Hotel from 9 649 rubles Limassol P.O Box 53029 | Crowne Plaza Limassol from 10 545 rubles Limassol Promachon Eleftherias 2 Agios Athanasios |
| Kapetanios Limassol Hotel from 3 791 rubles Limassol 4-6 Panayioti Symeou | Kapetanios Odyssia from 3,860 rubles Limassol Enaerios Complex, 28 ^ th October & Makarios III Ave | Park Beach Hotel from 2 275 rubles Limassol 12, Georgiou A 'Street |
| Sylva Hotel from 2 413 rubles Limassol 124, Griva Digeni Avenue |
Entertainment, Excursions and Landmarks in Limassol
Limassol is an ideal place for a family holiday as well as for noisy companies..For more active tourists, there are all kinds of water attractions and beach sports, numerous clubs, bars and modern entertainment centers..Perhaps the most popular places for entertainment are water parks - Wet`n Wild with a huge selection of different slides and Fasouri Watermania, located right in the middle of the citrus grove .Those who are accustomed to a quiet rest will be pleased with pools with heated sea water, SPA centers, tennis courts, and horseback riding .Here will be something to see and lovers of antiquity - in the city is concentrated a huge number of ancient temples and an ancient knight's castle .
Especially Limassol attracts interesting cultural events .For example, the annual theater festival takes place in summer, troupes from all over the world come here to arrange a real festival of dramatic art .In February, one of the largest and most colorful festivals on the island is taking place - $ .But the greatest number of tourists seeks to get here in September at the Wine Festival .And this is no accident, because this region since ancient times is considered the center of Cypriot viticulture .Masters from nearby villages for centuries carefully keep their exclusive recipes, and once a year they offer everyone to taste their natural wines, which there is nowhere else anywhere in the world..
Besides this, Limassol is famous for its architectural sights .All those who are fond of archaeological excavations, you should visit the ruins of ancient polices - Amathus and Kourion .It is in Amathus, according to the myth, that the courageous Theseus, who defeated the Minotaur, left his beautiful Ariadne .This city has long been a major port and the center of international trade .Here you can find the remains of the Acropolis, with the renewed sanctuary of Aphrodite, as well as the ancient Christian basilicas .It is hard to imagine, but the stones from which the defensive walls of the ancient city were built were later used for the construction of the Suez Canal .
KURION was built after the end of the Trojan War .The city was located on a hill and was unassailable for enemies, the only thing that could destroy it, so this is the strongest earthquake that turned it literally into ruins .People gradually left these places, more and more often Arabs here invaded, and in the XIX century foreign conquerors took with them almost all valuable antiquities .Nevertheless, there are remnants of the Roman paired with unique canvases from the mosaic, as well as mosaic remains in the house of the Gladiators, the Nymphaeus and the house of Achilles .
Not far from Kourion is the Sanctuary of Apollo, where the remains of the Curium and Paphos gates are preserved. To the north of the resort are the picturesque Troodos Mountains with ancient monasteries hidden in pine forests.
But in Limassol there are monuments of later architecture, the most outstanding of which is the knight's castle-fortress Kolossi, erected in the XII century .Then the knights were engaged in the production of sugar and wine, it is they who owe their origin to the famous Kommandaria wine .Later, the castle moved to the Templars, and in the XV century it acquired the appearance in which now appears to us .Especially Colossi is notable for the fact that within its walls there was a ceremony of the wedding of King Richard the Lionheart and his beloved Berengaria, duchess of Navarish .
Also in Limassol there is a famous citadel, erected in the beginning of the 14th century on the ruins of a Byzantine castle, in the chapel of which a marriage was concluded between Richard the Lionheart and Berengaria, who later became the Queen of England. Now in the citadel, the Cyprus Museum of the Middle Ages was opened. The church of Ayia Napa is also well-known, the relic of which is the veil of St. Veronica, which she extended to Christ on the way to the crucifixion.
In general, Limassol is a place where everyone is comfortable, a busy city, in which there is no fuss. Here you can simply indulge in bliss under the tender sun of the Mediterranean, visit various excursions, shop in modern shopping malls and light up the night at fashionable discotheques.
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