LIMASSOL CASTLE-CYPRUS MEDIAEVAL MUSEUM

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 .

LIMASSOL DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

Kaningos-Vyronos Corner, near the Public Gardens . Interesting collection of antiquities found in the Limassol area from the Neolithic Age to the Roman Period.

FOLK ART MUSEUM

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.

KOLOSSI CASTLE

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.

KOURION MUSEUM

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.

KOURION

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 Greco-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.

The Early Christian Basilica dated to the 5th century was probably the Cathedral of Kourion with a baptistery attached to the north side. The House of Achilles and the

House of the Gladiators have beautiful mosaic floors. The Nymphaeum dedicated to water nymphs is still under excavation by the Cyprus Department of Antiquities. The Stadium lies a km to the west on the right side of the road to Paphos, and is dated to the 2nd century AD.

SANCTUARY OF APOLLO HYLATES

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.

AMATHUS

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.

AYIOS GEORGIOS ALAMANOU CONVENT

Off the Nicosia-Limassoi 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.

LIMASSOL MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY

28th October Street. The recently-opened Art Gallery has on permanent display a representative collection of paintings of well known Cypriot artists