Limassol

Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is the capital of the largest Cypriate Municipality to which it gives its name. The Island's second largest town was, and is, traditionally a major port, and has been since the British occupied Cyprus in 1878 - with the first hotels beginning to operate in the area not long after. Cyprus has had a long history of occupations and disputes over the Island's ownership. The most recent of which led to the division of Cyprus in 1974 and created the Greek Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - the second of which is only recognised by Turkey itself. Limassol does owe a great deal to its volatile history, ...  Read the complete review

Before I had been abroad I used to imagine what a foreign country would be like, I used to daydream about the palm trees and the white sand and the clear blue sea. It took a couple of times and then I finally managed to go to the place I’d been dreaming about, Cyprus. Our son was only six months old at the time and we went against everyone’s advice and took him with us for the week, our parents offered to have him, but it was also because our son was coming with us that made it special. Therefore, in October 2000 we went on our first ‘family’ holiday. The booking We unfortunately are not what you would call ...  Read the complete review

Although I'd been through Limassol the last couple of times I visited Cyprus I'd never stayed there for a holiday. I have to be honest and say that it doesn't really compare with the beauty of Paphos or Protaras but I liked it anyway. Limassol (called Lemessos by the Cypriots) is the second largest town in Cyprus so, although there are a lot of nice bars, clubs and restaurants for the tourist it is principally a big, busy town with a large fishing docks where you can board luxury liners for short breaks to Egypt, Israel, and the Lebanon at very reasonable prices. Colin and I had decided that we would spend most of our time diving during this holiday ...  Read the complete review