LIMASSOL AND AROUND. History of Limassol. Cyprus Explorer

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LIMASSOL AND AROUND

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	Limassol Castle - The Limassol Castle is one of the most well-known sites in Limassol.The current buildings were completed in the early 14th century on the site of an earlier Byzantine construction. Read more bout Limassol Castle See Slideshow The Castle of Limassol - Cyprus Medieval Museum (official web-site)
	Djami Kebir Mosque - It lies less than a hundrer yards north-east of the Limassol castle. It was probably built near the end of the XVI century.
	Church of Ayios Andronikos & Ayia Athanasias - Built between 1835-1850. Small and was very well built in Franco-Byzantine style.
	Amathus - (Αμαθούς) was one of the most ancient royal cities of Cyprus, on the southern coast in front of Agios Tychonas, about 24 miles west of Larnaca and 6 miles east of Limassol. See Slideshow
	The Monastery of Trooditisa SIR SAMUEL WHITE BAKER Cyprus as I saw it in 1879 Chapter XII. The Monastery of Trooditissa Chapter XV. Life at the Monastery of Trooditissa Position: Halfway between Platres and Prodromos on the old, twisting Troodos road.
	Lemesos Municipality's web site