Limassol
[Snapshot lead for Limassol is brief. The city's defining salience (Cyprus's second-largest city, port city, wine industry, Carnival, the British-base legacy) is carried in the wikivoyage and Culture sections.]
Typical weather
1981–presentCity Rhythm
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by rhythmWhat to do each season
2winter
mild, occasionally rainy; mean 13.7-20.9 °C across the range; December wettest at 2.8 mm/day; frost unknown
- Limassol Carnival (10 days before Lent) — the city's defining ritual and the largest in Cyprus; the Potamos Yermasoyia tourist strip activates
- the Limassol Castle (where Richard I of England married Berengaria of Navarre in 1191) and the Medieval Museum carry indoor visitor life
- Limassol's role as the winter-party capital activates — Ayia Napa is dormant, Limassol keeps drawing
summer
hot, almost rainless; mean 24.8-27.8 °C, July mean max 29.4 °C, August 29.9 °C; precipitation 0.0-0.1 mm/day in Jul-Sep; sea reaches 27-28 °C
- the Lady's Mile beach, the Curium ancient theatre and the Dasoudi beach activate
- the wine-harvest festival (Commandaria region); the Limassol Wine Festival (September) is one of Cyprus's largest
- the Potamos Yermasoyia bar-and-restaurant strip at full strength
- cruise traffic at Limassol Port peaks (a regular Mediterranean-cruise stop)
What it is known for
Important moments in a year
Limassol Carnival
- the largest carnival in Cyprus
- parade along the seafront
- fancy-dress across the city
Wine Festival
- the Limassol Wine Festival — Cypriot wine industry's annual public ritual
Ancient Kourion Festival
- open-air classical music and theatre at the ancient Kourion Theatre
On the record
source-trackedLimassol has the reputation among 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 Potamos Yermasoyia tourist area is littered with countless bars and pubs to cater for everyone's tastes and budget.
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 supermarkets (Carrefour, Debenhams, LIDL, Orphanidies etc.) are spread across the city and warehouse-style shopping centres have mushroomed on the outskirts of the city.
The bus service has been upgraded, with more routes and better schedules, however waiting times may still be long.
[Sea] sponges is popular product of Cyprus, used as a bath/face scrub. Loofa is used as a bath scrub.
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