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The island’s second largest city is the island’s
main port, the centre of the wine industry and a
bustling holiday resort.
LIMASSOL HOTELS It spreads out between two ancient city-
kingdoms, Amathous to the east and
Kourion with its Greco-Roman theatre to
the west, two of the most spectacular
archaeological sites in Cyprus.
The Medieval Castle in the old
part of town was, according to
tradition, the site of the royal
wedding in the Middle Ages
between Richard the Lionheart
and Berengaria of Navarre, and
now houses the Cyprus Medieval
Museum.
The surrounding countryside into
the foothills of the Troodos mountains
consists of vineyards and wine producing
villages. The castle of Kolossiis where
the sweet dessert wine “Commandaria”, the
world’s oldest named wine, was produced by the
Knights of St John of Jerusalem who had their
headquarters here in the Middle Ages.
Germasogeia dam and Akrotirisalt lake are unique
wetlands ideal for observing nature and wildlife.
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