Located on the south coast of Cyprus, Limassol Marina is destined to become the most exclusive marina resort in the Mediterranean – and one of the finest in the world.

Just a stroll away from the heart of Limassol, the marina is designed to blend seamlessly with the city’s historic centre, old town and medieval castle.

It combines elegant residences and a state-of-the-art marina with exclusive restaurants and shops, to create a lifestyle uniquely shaped by 'living on the sea'.

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Getting Here

Easy access to Cyprus by air

Cyprus has two airports with direct connections to most major European cities: Larnaca, and Pafos airports, each only 30 minutes away.

The following airlines run scheduled flights to Cyprus:

• Aeroflot
• Air Malta
• Air Slovakia
• Alitalia
• Austrian Airlines
• British Airways
• Cyprus Airways
• Czech Airlines
• Egyptair
• Emirates
• First Choice Airways
• Gulf Air
• LTU Int´l
• Lufthansa
• MEA
• Olympic
• Royal Jordanian
• Syrian Arab
• ...and more

Access by sea

Limassol is easily navigable; please check the pilotage notes and your charts. There are regular ferry services between mainland Greece (Athens and Rhodes) and Cyprus (Limassol) as well as ferries to and from Italy, and other European locations.

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Cruising

The island of Cyprus offers numerous beautiful bays and popular coastal resorts to visit - all within a day or two's sail of Limassol Marina, including Larnaca, Pafos, Latchi, Protaras and Ayia Napa.

With so many beautiful places to visit, Limassol provides the perfect base to experience the beauty of the island and the secluded peace and tranquillity offered in the bays.

With one of the mildest winters in the Mediterranean the yachting season in Cyprus is almost year-round, offering safe anchorage in:

• Larnaca Marina
• St Raphael Marina
• Latchi Marina
• Pafos Limanaki Harbour
• Konnos Bay
• Pissouri Bay
• Coral Bay
• Fontana Amoroza
• Akrotiri Bay

And further afield, there are the cruising destinations of Greece and the Greek Islands, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Turkey as well as the Suez Gateway to the Red Sea.

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Activities

The region around Limassol offers a wide variety of activities; the constant sunshine and variety of terrain make it possible to swim in the sea and ski in the mountains on the same day.

Spend the day sun-bathing on the beach or choose from every watersport under the sun - from water-skiing and wind-surfing to scuba-diving, sailing and fishing. Numerous sporting facilities, including golf courses, are available in close proximity to the marina.

The 17-kilometre promenade running along the coastline is ever-popular with cyclists, while nature lovers can take to the wild trails of the Troodos mountains, enjoy the hospitality of traditional Cypriot villages, or discover areas of outstanding beauty. And after all that activity, there's every excuse to escape to one of many luxury spa resorts for some therapeutic treatments and tranquillity.

A short journey to the west brings you to a mile of golden beach and a drive to the east leads to a bustling boulevard with beachfront bars and nightclubs, five star hotels and chic boutiques. The coastline is linked by a promenade popular with walkers, joggers and cyclists.

The warm, clear waters and lack of strong tides and currents around Cyprus make the island an ideal place to dive. The most famous Cypriot dive site is the Zenobia wreck off the coast of Larnaca, which is considered the finest dive site in the Mediterranean. The sunken Swedish ferry has remained remarkably intact since it sank with a cargo of over 100 articulated lorries in 1980. Divers can snoop around the ship in the company of creatures such as conger eels, barracudas and groupers that have made the wreck their home.

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Eating Out

Traditional Cypriot cuisine is one of the finest in the Mediterranean - and there's no better place to enjoy its fresh, enticing flavours than in the tavernas of Limassol. But in keeping with the city's cosmopolitan nature, there's also a mouth-watering choice of international restaurants for you to discover - Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese. Whichever you choose, a warm welcome and memorable atmosphere are guaranteed.

For wine lovers, a tour of the local wineries surrounding Limassol is a must - and should definitely include a visit to the Castle of Kolossi, birthplace of the sweet dessert wine 'Commandaria', the oldest named wine in the world still in production.

With a joyous and spontaneous nightlife that attracts visitors from all over the world, it's no surprise that Limassol is known as 'the town that never sleeps'. Charming cafés, buzzing restaurants and welcoming tavernas; trendy bars and glamorous clubs, featuring world-renowned DJs, with an array of wine and lounge bars available for a more relaxing experience. Each night brings something new and different in a city that's always alive.

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Shopping

Limassol has three main shopping areas:

Anexartisias Street is a short distance from the seafront promenade, has the highest concentration of shops, where you can buy almost anything. It is lines by quaint buildings and overhanging terraces, under which a cornucopia of small shops vie for attention on the narrow, jostling street.

Ay. Andreou Street caters mostly for the needs of tourists, while Makarios Avenue offers many prestigious boutiques and designer showrooms.

Limassol Marina will also be home to a fantastic retail hub within the site itself by Spring 2013.

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Places of Interest

Cyprus abounds with reminders of the island's history. Relics from every era - Greek temples, Roman mosaics and 15th-century frescoes - influence the artists of today.  Many Cyprus villages specialise in a particular art form, and travelling around Cyprus, you will see pottery, silver and copperware, basket weaving, tapestry and Lefkara's famous lacework.

Built around 1000 AD, the medieval Byzantine castle in Limassol is one of the nine castles of Cyprus. Around the same period, a chapel was also built there. Richard the Lionheart is reputed to have married his fiancée Princess Berengaria of Navarre on this site after her ship was grounded nearby in 1191 as she accompanied him to the Third Crusade, on his way to Holy Land. The Castle was used as a prison between 1790–1940 and it now serves as a medieval museum.

The Archaeological Museum provides a very interesting collection of antiquities found in the district of Limassol, dating from the Neolithic Age to the Roman period.

The Folk Art Museum is beautifully preserved old house that provides a very interesting collection of Cypriot Folk Art of the last two centuries.

Further afield on the island are to be found Cyprus's three most significant ancient sites. Ancient Kourion is a Greco-Roman amphitheatre perched a cliff-top. Constructed in the second century BC, it has undergone extensive renovation in recent years – mostly to protect the spectacular floor mosaics. The Pafos Mosaics, discovered in 1962, have been acclaimed as some of the best examples of Roman floor mosaics discovered to date. At the remarkable site of Ancient Salamis, you can easily spend half a day exploring the surrounding city walls, gymnasium, theatre, Roman baths and villa, forum and agora, as well as the Basilica of St Epiphanius and the temple of Zeus Salaminios.

Visit Cyprus.com for more information on what's available in Cyprus.

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