Limassol Cyprus Where It's All Happening

Limassol in Cyprus was one of the first purpose builtShould you feel the need for any kind of retail therapy
beach holiday resorts in the Mediterranean. Up until thatwhilst on holiday in Cyprus Limassol is the perfect
time there was no such thing as a beach resortperscription. With lots of the major chain stores up in
holiday. In fact the rich and famous of the day spentthe old town and even a branch of Woolworths on
their holidays in luxury hotels up in the Troodasthe strip shoppers will be well able to satisfy their retail
mountains to escape the summer heat. The first thingcravings. Just below the old town close to Limassol
that strikes visitors to Limassol is the sheer size of theport is the Medieval castle built by the Byzantines
place. The sea front area with its bars, restaurants andaround 1000AD. There is a legend that King Richard
shops stretches for miles. There is a modern marina atthe lion heart popped in on his way to his third holy
one end and the Limassol port and old town area atcrusade in 181 and married Queen Berengavia of
the other. With more top notch hotels and apartmentNavarre. He allegedly then crowned her Queen of
complexes than you can shake a stick at there is noEngland before dashing of to slay a few more
shortage of quality accommodation either. Howeverheathens in the middle East. Which just goes to prove
there is a whole lot more to the town of Limassol thanthat weddings in Cyprus are nothing new.
its role as a great Cyprus holiday resort.If for some bizarre reason you do actually manage to
When Turkey invaded Northern Cyprus in 1974 theyrun out of things to do in Limassol the good news is
pushed all the way down into Famagusta town and itsthat the town is well connected to the rest of the
fabulous holiday resort. The residents were driven outIsland. A modern coastal motorway network links the
and fled with only what they were able to carry. Apartresort to everywhere and anywhere you may feel a
from being arguably the best resort in theneed to explore. The capital of Cyprus Nicosia is less
Mediterranean Famagusta was also the main port. Forthan an hour away with it's many historic sites and
this reason the port at Limassol was hurriedly createdmuseums making the town a great place for a day
and the town has been a booming metropolitan areaout. On a more somber note, Nicosia is the last dived
ever since. Apart from the port being the maincity in the world since the Turkish occupation of the
thoroughfare for most of the Islands imported goodsNorth. There are several places where streets have
its also the debarkation point for luxury cruises tobeen literally cut off by the 3 kilometer buffer zone
Egypt and the Holy land. These 2 and 4 day miniand visitors can look over the border into the Turkish
cruises are a great idea if you want to add someside. This area is policed by troops of the U.N.
extra sightseeing into your Cyprus holiday. Limassolpeacekeeping force and everything in the buffer zone
port also plays host to many of the Cyprus navy'sremains just has it was left in 1974 when the residents
ships and is a popular destination for navy sailors onfled to the south.
shore leave.Limassol is also perfectly placed for trips to the
There is no doubt that Limassol has something to offerbeautiful Troodas mountains an area of outstanding
Cyprus holidaymakers whatever they are looking for. Ifnatural beauty. Up in the mountains the air is fresh and
you want night life there is more than enough to goclean whilst its also a great escape from the hot
round on the resort with plenty of late night clubs andsummers too. Much of this area is now a conservation
lively bars. This doesn't mean that Limassol isn't a greatarea and there are several beautiful monasteries to
resort for families too. There are miles of sandyvisit too. The former president of Cyprus Archbishop
beach, water sports and lots of pretty sea front cafeMakarios is enshrined in a tomb near the Kykkos
bars where you can relax and take in the beautifulmonastery and is still guarded around the clock by
Mediterranean view. With several water parks in theCypriot soldiers. Limassol continues to be a resort that
area as well the kids are never going to get bored.attracts holiday makers back year after year so they
Talking about the youngsters, Limassol has it's share ofmust be finding something they like there. There is little
fast food outlets too like Macdonalds and K.F.C. sodoubt that this large modern resort and busy city will
they are going to be real easy to please in thecontinue to develop so maybe its time you took a look
stomach department at least.at Limassol Cyprus.