Hours Ashore

Sights in Limassol

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Sights

Old Port

The restored old harbour with fishing boats, waterside restaurants and sculptures, where the shuttle buses usually drop off.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 19 min by taxi or public transport from the Limassol Cruise Terminal

Sights

Limassol Castle (Cyprus Medieval Museum)

A stout medieval castle in the old town, now a museum of medieval Cyprus with armour, pottery and tombstones. Climb to the roof for views over the rooftops.

⏱ 45 min visit🚶 20 min by taxi or public transport from the Limassol Cruise Terminal

Sights

Kolossi Castle

A square crusader keep among vineyards west of the city, linked to the Knights of St John and the sweet Commandaria wine. Easy to combine with Kourion.

⏱ 40 min visit🚶 20 min by taxi from the Limassol Cruise Terminal

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Grand Mosque (Kebir Mosque)

The old town's main mosque, a few steps from the castle in the former Turkish Cypriot quarter. Visitors are welcome outside prayer times; dress modestly.

⏱ 15 min visit🚶 21 min by taxi or public transport from the Limassol Cruise Terminal

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Agia Napa Cathedral

Limassol's Orthodox cathedral, with a richly painted interior and a gilded iconostasis, at the heart of the old shopping streets.

⏱ 20 min visit🚶 21 min by taxi or public transport from the Limassol Cruise Terminal

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Amathus Archaeological Site

The ruins of one of Cyprus's ancient royal cities, on a hillside by the sea east of Limassol, with an agora and a temple of Aphrodite on the acropolis.

⏱ 45 min visit🚶 25 min by taxi from the Limassol Cruise Terminal