Andreas Christou is believed to be Limassol’s uplifter. He received a town flooding in rubbish and crime, and in a few years he transformed it into a co-Capital, making the residents of its one hundred and thirty five villages and settlements proud.
The Holy Church of Agios Georgios Tropaioforos in the village of Kellaki, belonging to the District of Limassol, is a construction of the 18th century. Due to its architecture it is one of the historical monuments of Cyprus. Its belfry is very impressive with its carvings.
It is built wit... More
It was in the 3rd century when a Christian monk decided to go to a remote area, northeast of Limassol to build his monastery. Upon getting there, he chose the highest hill that dominated the whole south area, that was many kilometres away from the shores of Limassol and north he had a smooth view... More
On the west part of Limassol, the most famous beach of Cyprus is found, Aplostra. By habit, old citizens of Limassol called it, and a great number of them still continues today, to call it “Lady’s Mile”. They called it as such because during the years when Cyprus was a British colony, the English... More
One of the oldest dams of Cyprus is that of the Municipality of Polemidia in Limassol. It is built on the direction of the Garillis river and has the storage capacity of 3440000 cubic metres of water. It is a dirt dam with a spillway reaching the height of 45 metres.
A few years ago the d... More
The dam of Trimiklini is found 1500 metres north of the Trimiklini village, on the right hand side of the road of Limassol - Troodos. It is a small dam, above the Kouris river, with a storage capacity of 340 thousand cubic metres of water.
It is the only dam in Cyprus that is overflooded,... More
In the village of Trimiklini, that belongs to the district of Limassol, you will find the only “diplogefiro” (double bridge) in Cyprus. What makes it unique is that one bridge is built on top of the other.
The first one was built in 1901 to join the shores of the Kouris river, so as to se... More
Agios Theodoros Pitsilias or Agios Theodoros Agrou (in the old days it used to be also called Agioi Theodoroi) is found a few kilometres away from the main village of Agros in Pitsilia.
It is built on the south slope of the “Papoutsa” peak, and it is a good example of human will for survi... More
The village of Agios Ioannis Pitsilias (or Agios Ioannis Agrou) is found built at a distance of 40 kilometres from the town of Limassol. The houses are literally found in the shade of the “Papoutsa” mountain peak, a mountain peak whose slopes are almost vertical.
Even though there are no ... More
