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Kolossi Castle
Compact three-storey Crusader keep west of Limassol, once a Hospitaller headquarters, with an adjacent sugar mill and car park.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Limassol, Cyprus · Europe
Limassol works well as a base: 10 minutes from Káto Polemídia, 30km from Troodos Mountains.
Limassol is a city located in Limassol, Cyprus. With a population of 154,000, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Limassol sits in Cyprus, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Nicosia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Limassol to your route.
Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus. Limassol is the most populated municipality in Cyprus, with a population of 108,105 and is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus, after Nicosia, with an urban population of 198,558. It is the capital of the Limassol District with aRead more
population of 262,238.
Limassol was built between two ancient Greek cities, Amathus and Kourion. Its historical centre is located around the medieval Limassol Castle and the Old Port. The city spreads along the Mediterranean coast and has extended much farther than the castle and port, with its suburbs stretching along the coast to Amathus. To the west of the city is Akrotiri, part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
In 2014, Limassol was ranked by TripAdvisor as the third most up-and-coming destination in the world, in its Top 10 Travelers' Choice Destinations on the Rise list. In Mercer's Quality of Living Ranking, the city was ranked 90th in 2023, and 89th in 2017. In the 2022 GaWC ranking, Limassol was classified as a "high sufficiency" city, dropping one category from "gamma −" (lit. 'global city') in 2020.
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Limassol is located in Limassol, Cyprus, Europe. The coordinates are 34.6841 latitude, 33.0379 longitude.
Limassol has a population of approximately 154,000 people, making it a city in Cyprus.
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castle
Compact three-storey Crusader keep west of Limassol, once a Hospitaller headquarters, with an adjacent sugar mill and car park.
10 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Greco-Roman city on a bluff west of Limassol with a restored theatre and mosaic villas overlooking the Mediterranean, with parking.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Cobbled wine village in the Troodos foothills built around Timiou Stavrou monastery, a common stop on the Commandaria wine route.
28 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
30 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Twelve-metre waterfall on the Kryos river near Platres in the Troodos mountains, reached by a marked trail from a roadside car park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
UNESCO-listed Neolithic settlement of circular stone dwellings on a hillside beside the A1 motorway, with reconstructed houses and parking.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A stone village on Troodos's southern slopes famed for lefkaritika lace: embroidery Leonardo da Vinci reputedly bought for Milan Cathedral in 1481, and filigree silverwork, still made in doorway workshops along its cobbled lanes.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A protected medieval village in the Troodos foothills, its 18th-century timber-and-mudbrick houses preserved intact after near-total abandonment: a handful of residents, a rural-life museum and a taverna remain.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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