Category:Culture / Sightseeing
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Successor of two city-Kingdoms and host to a Royal Wedding in the Middle Ages, contemporary Lemessos stretches along the South coast. Proud of the spontaneous hospitality of its people, its archaeological sites, its medieval castles and its merry Carnival and wine Festivals, Lemessos is the island’s most important wine industry centre
KOURION
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 its now fully restored and used for musical ant theatrical performances.
SANCTUARY OF APOLLO YLATIS
Apollo Ylatis, God of the Woodland, was the protector of the city of Kourion. The cult of Apollo was celebrated here from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The southwest side of the temple has been restored and excavations have also revealed other structures of this important sanctuary such as the bath complex and the pilgrim halls.
LIMASSOL MEDIEVAL FORT
Built 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 Berengaria of Navarre and crowned her Queen of England in 1191.
AMATHUS ANCIENT SITE
One of the ancient city-kingdoms of Cyprus where according to Mythology, Theseus left the pregnant Ariadne to be taken care of after his battle with the Minotaur. Excavations have revealed parts of the Acropolis and Agora areas as well as part of the upper and lower city. The remains including five early Christian Basilicas date from the Archaic, Roman and Christian periods.
KOLOSSI CASTLE
A fine example of military architecture originally constructed in the 13th century and subsequently rebuilt in its present from in the middle of the 15th century. After the fall of Acre in 1291, it served as the Grand Commandery of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.