• Limassol Castle
• The ancient city of Kourion
• The ancient city of Amathus

By plane

Paphos International Airport

Larnaca International Airport

Each Airport is about 70 kms from Limassol Town Center.

By boat

• Louis Cruise Lines from Agios Nikolaos (Kriti), Beirut, Haifa, Port Said and Rodos

• www.marina-limassol.com has some interesting information about the Marinas in Limassol where you can get berthing for your boat.

Taxi is the most popular means of transportation for tourists, but are expensive. There is an effort to improve the bus system, however, waiting times may still be long and routes are few. Cars, scooters and bicycles can be hired easily, however (especially if on a bike) do take in mind the long hot summer.

• There are special Green Buses which operate intercity. Buses are available for Troodos, Larnaka, Pafos and Nicosia mainly. It is best to confirm timings from the Tourist Information Center near Dasoudi Tourist Beach.

• Of late, share taxis too are popular, and works out to a reasonable fare.

• A simple thumb rule when driving in Limassol:

When you are lost for directions, always ask for the Beach. Its one of the simplest ways to "get your senses back" There are mainly three parallel roads

1. The Beach Road
2. A Main Road
3. The Motorway

• The traditional shopping streets are Ayios Andreas and Anexartisias street. These streets provide an ambiance of the old cobbled path lanes, away from the modern city.

• Several western style malls ( Debenhams, Carrefour, Orphanidies etc )are spread across the city and warehouse-style shopping centres have mushroomed on the outskirts of the city.

• A visit to the several Saturday Markets (one near Carrefour close to the tourist area) offers interesting buys at a good bargain.

• Sea Sponges is popular product of Cyprus, used as a bath/face scrub. Loofa is used as a bath scrub. Available at most tourist/souvenir shops. Also there is a Sea Sponges Exhibition at the roundabout at the Old Port. However, sea sponges may be pricey!

• The Lefkara Lace and other lace products may be brought from Limassol or any other city than Lefkara itself, as they may be often over priced in Lefkara, due to a large number of tourists flocking there, especially during the tourist season.

• Souvenir shopping in Limassol is good, but for real shopaholics, a trip to the centre of Nicosia on Ledra Street is well advised, more so for the great ambiance there.

• Opening hours for most shops are Mondays - Fridays 9:00-13:00 / 15:00-19:00 (siesta time in between) and Saturdays 9:00-13:00. Only some convenience stores (Periptero in Greek) would be open 24 Hours on all days .

Kebab can be optimum for a relatively cheap and filling meal. Do avoid colourful "tourist" cafes since those are oftenly over-priced and offer low quality conventional sandwiches or English Breakfasts. Mousaka or Kleftiko are popular, however your best bet (especially if you are hungry), is a traditional Cyprus Meze (either of the meat or fish variety), which usually includes a myriad of small hot and cold dishes for a reasonable price. Try targeting restaurants that cater for the locals. You should not encounter a client/waiter language barrier as virtually everyone speaks English.

For the rest, there is always McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut et al!

Drinking Water: It is generally safe to drink water directly from the tap. Most apartments/hotels would have a separate tap provided along with the sink, for drinking water.

Limassol has the reputation amongst locals of being the party capital of Cyprus. When Ayia Napa hibernates in the winter, Limassol powers on drawing much of the local clientele especially during the carnival season.

The Yermasoyia tourist strip is littered with countless bars and pubs to cater for everyone's tastes and budget. The old medival town centre is more popular with the locals and offers classier but pricier establishments. Most hotels will also have a variety of in house bars (either with a local or international twist), which are open to non residents too.

Sport is religion here and sports bars abound. Football is in your face everywhere, especially the British and Greek leagues. Being here during a European or World cup competition finals stage is only next best to attending the real thing.

Try visiting a beach cafebar at least once, however dont be surprised if you are refused entrance at the door especially if arriving late.

Zivania is the equivalent local version of Grappa or Eau de Vie. Drink frozen zivania shots at your peril.

Commandaria is a sweet dessert wine and a speciality of Limassol is worth tasting especially after a meze.