Limassol - Lemesos​

​Places of Interest to visit! 

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Lemesos Mediaeval Fort 
Near the old Port -Tel: 25 33 04 19
Build in the 14th Century on the site of an earlier Byzantine castle it houses the Cyprus Mediaeval Museum.  It was here that, according to tradition Richard the Lionheart married Princess Berengaria of Navarre and crowned her Queen of England in 1191.
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Municipal Folk Art Museum Lemesos  
Agiou Andreou 253, - Tel: 25 36 23 03
A beautiful collection of Cyprus Folk Art of the 19th and early 20th century is exhibited in a restored old house.
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Lemesos Municipal Art Gallery
28 Octovriou Street, 103 - Tel: 25 58 62 12
The art gallery houses a representative collection of paintings of well known contemporary Cyprus artist.
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Kourion Amphetheatre
19 km west of Lemesos on the road to Paphos Tel: 25 99 50 48
An important ancient city-kingdom, and one of the most spectacular archaeological sites on the island where excavations still bring new treasures to light.  The magnificent Greco-Roman Theatre was originally built in the 2nd century BC and is now fully restored and used for musical  and theatrical performances.  The House of Eustolios, originally a private Roman villa, became a public recreation centre during the Early Christian period.  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 face.  The House of Achilles and the House of the Gladiators have beautiful mosaic floors.  The Nymphaeum, dedicated to water nymphs, is an elegant Roman structure.  The stadium lies 1 km to the west on the right side of the road to  Paphos and is dated to the 2nd century AD.
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Carob Museum Lemesos
Vasilissis Street, (behind Lemesos Medieval Castle) Tel: 25 342 123
The Carob Mill in Limassol was originally built in the early 1900s when carobs were one of the main exports of Cyprus. They were used in the manufacture of such products as film, medicine, sweets and chocolates. Most of the machinery used in processing the carobs is intact and exhibited in a building that has been renovated so as to combine the authentic atmosphere of the past with the sophisticated high tech look of the present.

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Lemesos District Archeological Museum
Vyronos 5, near the Public Gardens 
Tel: 25 33 01 57 
interesting collection of antiquities found in the Lemesos area from 
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Kolossi Castle
14 km west of Lemesos on the road to Paphos. - 
​Tel: 25 93 47 07
A fine example of military architecture, originally constructed in the 13th century and subsequently rebuilt in its present form form in the middle of the 15th century.  After the fall of Arcre in 1291, it served as the Grand Commandery of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.  In the 14th century it came for a few years under the domain of the Knights Templar.  Nearby are the ruins of a sugar mill dating to the 14th century.
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Kourion Museum
14 km west of Lemesos, 4 km before Kourion site, at Episkopi village, - Tel: 25 23 24 53
Collection of finds from nearby archaeological stes, exhibited in a beautiful old house.

Amathus Ancient Agora 

One of the most important city - kingdoms of ancient Cyprus

Amathus Site of Ancient Agora
One of the most important city - kingdoms of ancient Cyprus, Amathous is situated about 10 kilometres east of Lemesos (Limassol). According to mythology it was founded by King Kinyras and was also where Theseus left the pregnant Ariadne to be cared for after his battle with the Minotaur. It is difficult to establish exactly when the city was founded, but human presence dating back to around 1100 B.C has been traced in the Acropolis area. Over the centuries, Amathous fell victim to many conquerors (Persians, Ptolemies, Romans and Byzantines) until it was finally destroyed and abandoned in the 7th century A.D. as a result of the Arab invasions.
By the Archaic period, the city was fortified with strong walls that were further reinforced in the Hellenistic period. The southeast walls suffered serious damage from earthquakes in the 4th century. The sections defending the Acropolis were rebuilt under Justinian (527 - 565 A.D.). Later, the southeast walls were rebuilt while the north and east sections were restored in the face of the Arab threat in the 7th century.
The city of Amathous developed on two levels – the lower and the upper city (Acropolis). Excavations have brought to light the Agora complex with the stoae (covered walks), baths and other adjacent buildings, four basilicas, the sanctuary of Aphrodite, an aqueduct and the harbour, which nowadays lies under the sea level. Outside the walls lie the east and west necropolis.
Note: Wheelchair accessible: only the lower town.