Places of interest in and around Limassol
KOURIUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE: Collection of finds from the nearby archaelogical sites, exhibited in a beuatiful old house.
KOLOSSI MEDIAEVAL CASTL: A fine example of military architecture, originally constructed in the 13th century and subsequently rebuilt in its present form in the middle of the 15th century. After the fall of Acre in 1291, it served as the Grand Commandery of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. In the 14th century it came for a few years under the domain of the Knights Templar. Nearby are the ruins of a sugar mill dating to the 14th century.
SANCTUARY OF APOLLO YLATIS: Apollo Ylatis, God of the Woodland, was the protector of the city of Kourion. The cult of Apollo was celebrated here from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The southwest side of the temple has been restored and excavations have also revealed other structures of this important sanctuary such as the bath complex, the pilgrim halls, the palaistra and a holy precinct.
AGIOS GEORGIOS ALAMANOS CONVENT: Originally founded in the 12thcentury. The nuns, besides performing their religious rites, spend their time in icon-painting, the cultivation of flowers and herbs and the production of honey.
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