The chapel of the Prophet Elias welcomes us as we ascend the road towards Lofou. It is built on the peak of a hill, south of the community, and it dominates the Kourris dam, and from there the visitor has the possibility of a panoramic view of the whole head land, the sea and the salt lakes.
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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.
Limassol’s Medieval Castle is situated opposite the old port of the town. It is a 1191 construction and according to tradition, this is the place where Richard the Lionheart got married to Berengaria.
The initial construction was greatly destroyed by continuous earthquakes that hit Cyprus... More
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You can go the Cypriot village of Lofou from Limassol, after you have travelled a distance of 25 kilometres. From the roundabout on the way to Troodos (A1 motorway), you go on Gianni Kranidioti road on the way to Troodos. After you pass the Polemidia dam, in a small distance you will find yoursel... More
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Five old settlements, Mesovounia, Chalasmata, Petromouthi, Kremmous and Kalifoudi, gave their way to a village, and its residents called it Pentakomo.
Before 1974 the village had residents from both communities of the island. After the Turkish invasion and the obligatory change of populat... More
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Agios Georgios Alamanou female monastery, is found on the left side of the Nicosia - Limassol motorway, on the exit for Pentakomo.
The history of this monastery is situated far back in time, during those years where Agios Georgios, one of the three hundred Alaman people that fled to our i... More
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The Limassol Marina, is a development project that will help in recovery of the place’s economy.
With a total expense of 350 million euros, 600 vessel mooring lines have been put in place, many of which are private. There is also a waste processing station and a vessel conserving and repa... More
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The Germasogeia water dam attracts thousands of fishermen and is a good income source for the government.
In 2013 the use of this water was extended and the inexplicable pause of desalination stations in the country has been noticed, resulting to today’s small stock of water left. This wa... More
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The Kolossi Medieval Castle, was built upon the ruins of an older castle about in the middle of the 13th century, by the knights of Saint John from Jerusalem. The fortress was passed on to many hands through time and there between were the Templars.
The surrounding area was and probably s... More
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