Troudos

The Troudos mountain are a complete contrast to the coastal areas and the lovely forests are a cool welcome on warm summer days and in winter you can even Ski (subject, naturally to snowfall) in the mountains in the morning and then return to the coast for a swim in the afternoon.

Limassol area

Amathus -One of the ancient city Kingdoms of Cyprus where according to legend, Theseus left the pregnant Ariadne to be taken care of, after his battle with the Minotaur. Excavations are still continuing at the Acropolis and Agora area of the ancient site. Numerous tombs have been found, one of them can be visited in front of the Amathus Beach Hotel.

Kourion An important ancient city kingdom, and one of the more interesting and spectacular archaeological sites on the island with excavations still bringing new treasures to light. The magnificent Graeco-Roman Theatre was originally built in the 2nd century BC and enlarged in the 2nd century AD. It is now fully restored and used for musical and theatrical performances. The Early Christian Basilica dated to the 5th century was probably the Cathedral of Kourion with a baptistery attached to the north side. The House of Achilles and the House of the Gladiators have beautiful mosaic floors.

There are several interesting Museums in Limassol including Castle Cuprus Medieval Museum, the Folk Art Museum and the Municipal Art Gallery, The District Archaelogical Museum and more.

Wines

Wine is a major industry in Cyprus and visits to local wineries are often included on the Limassol Walks which operate once a week.  Alternatively visitors are welcome at many of the wineries in Limassol and in other areas.  There are also some wine tours that take you to wine producing villages with the opportunity to taste the wines produced. The Wine Festival is held for 10 days in September and there are many free tasting sessions during the festival.

Recreation and Sports

The variety of water sports is plentiful and includes Diving, Snorkelling, Wind and Kite surfing, water-skiing, sailing, canoeing, pedaloes, parasceding, yatching and much, much more!
Water parks for family fun, Sea Fishing and boat trips are other water related pastimes here.
Hangliding and Paragliding, horse riding, hiking and mountain biking and climbing even skiing on snow in winter (subject to weather naturally) up in the Troodos Mountains which could be followed by a swim when you return to the coast.  Most of our hotels cater for those who like a game of Tennis and other sports are catered for by local sports clubs which our representative could assist with.

Other interesting things to see or do

Bird Watching - There are 347 different species on the island, 46 of these are native many of the other are winter migrating birds.
Turtle Watching - our local representative can find out if this is appropriate at the time of your visit, it may mean a trip to the North of the island.
Paintballing and Go Karting  – there are Paintball and Go Kart parks in Cyprus
Just some of the many things you can do on this diverse island.

Shopping in Cyprus

There are a good range of smaller shops in the resorts but for the serious shopper it has to be Limassol (try Makarios Avenue) or a trip to Nicosia the Capital where one can find some good designer wear. Many of the large hotels also have some nice boutiques.Local best buys though include ceramics, basketry, weaving, wood carving, silver and copper products.  Of course there is always the wine too!