CYPRUS
LIMASSOL

MONAGRI FOUNDATION. Centre for Contemporary Art.

LIMASSOL DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Housing an interesting collection of artefacts found in the area from the Neolithic to the roman period.

LEMESOS MEDIEVAL FORT and MEDIEVAL MUSEUM. Located near the old port. Originally the site of a Byzantine castle. The present castle was built in the 14th century and is wear King Richard the Lion heart married Berengaria of Navarre in 1191.

LIMASSOL MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY. Collection of contemporary paintings by Cypriot artists.

AGIOS GEORGIOS ALAMANOS. Convent founded in the 12th century noted for the cultivation by the nuns of herb's, flowers, and honey.

AMATHOUS. Location 11 km east of Lemesos town centre. One of the ancient city-kingdoms of Cyprus where, according to mythology, Theseus left the pregnant Ariadne after his battle with the Minotaur. The remains date from the Archaic, Roman and Christian periods.

AGIOS ANDREOU. A beautiful collection of Cyprus Folk Art of the 19th and the early 20th century the collection is exhibited in a restored old house.

KOURION. Located 19 km from Lemesos on the road to Pafos. The ancient city-kingdom of Kourin or Curium was once wealthy and bustling to day it is one of the most sensational archaeological sites. The splendid Greco-Roman Theatre originally built in the 2nd century BC is still used to day for musical and theatrical performances. The high point of the year is the annual performance of a Shakespearean play. The excavation of The House of Eustolios, originally a private Roman villa, became a public recreation centre during the Early Christian period. The Early Christian basilica dates to the 5th century. The House of Achilles and the House of the Gladiators have beautiful mosaic floors, and the Nymphaeum is an elegant Roman structure. The Stadium is dated to the 2nd century AD. This is one of the worlds most important ongoing archaeological sites where they are unearthing new treasures from the past. The site stands high on the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean and is a truly magnificent location. The Curium Treasure containing items of gold and silver jewellery is on display in the New York Metropolitan Museum and is said to have been found by the American Consul, Luigi Palma di Cesnola near to the site of the amphitheatre in 1876 completed between 1949-50. Open daily 07:30-17:00. There is a steep climb to reach the site.

THE KOURION MUSEUM. Location 14 km west of Lemesos, 4 km before Kourion site, at Episkopi village. Contains a collection of finds from nearby archaeological sites, exhibited in a beautiful old house.

THE SANCTUARY OF APOLLO HYLATES. Location 3 km west of Kourion, on the road to Pafos. As the God of the Woodland Apollo was the protector of the city-kingdom of Kourion. The ancient cult of Apollo was followed here from 8 BC to the 4th century AD. The temple has been undergoing excavations that have revealed other interesting finds, such as a complex of baths, pilgrim halls the polestar and a holy precinct.

KOLOSSI CASTLE. Location 14 km west of Lemesos on the road to Pafos. A good example of military style architecture, originally constructed in the 13th century and rebuilt as it is to day during the 15th century. It served as the Grand Commandery of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. In the 14th century it came under the domain of the Knights Templar.

PANAGIA TIS AMASGOU CONVENT. Located off the Lemesos Road 1.5 km south-west of Monagri village. In the small restored 11th century church there are some rare murals dating from the 12th, 14th and the 18th century.

Mon - Fri :