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TOW N S OF CYPRUS
The sights and sounds
of Limassol City
Limassol is truly a beauty to behold, with its stunning scenery and ever-growing
fun content, that makes social life a bliss. Here we present some of the magnificent
infrastructures and projects that mark the landscape of the beautiful metropolis, including an idea
of housing costs for those taken by its charm and wish to make it home, and some of the exclusive
restaurants of the city. The Limassol Marina and executive yachts for the moneybags is another
exciting feature with entertainment value and various beaches for you to visit.
L
imassol happens to be
the second biggest city in
Cyprus with a significant level of tourist
attractions, being one of the leading edu-
cational, cultural, and business centres of
the Island. The city is easily within reach
of other towns, due to its accessible geo-
graphical location. A fast developing city
with many impressive projects that spring
up sporadically, Limassol has a reputation
for its modern sky-high residential and
commercial buildings and serves as a busi-
ness hub for foreign companies. Hence,
many foreigners are attracted to the city
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for their business interests and leisure
activities and reside there as well. Some
of the buildings in the city have received
international awards for their unique ap-
peal, innovation and ambience.
During the last couple of years, Limassol
witnessed a surge in international tourism
and as such, gaining the trust and confi-
dence of foreigners as a multinational base.
You can quickly locate luxury four and five-
star hotels decked with suitable infrastruc-
tures and fittings for your convenience.
The city also has many classic restaurants,
exquisite SPAs, first Hard Rock casino set to
open in 2018, with bars and nightclubs to
offer you the social life you desire.
Social life and tourist
attractions in Limassol
There are new and exquisite restaurants
in the city that offer excellent delicacies
and food for local Cypriots and interna-
tional guests such as the Fish Market,
Kypriakon-Traditional Tavern Restaurant,
Pier One RestoBar, Restaurant Vivaldi
and classic bars like The Yacht Club.
The Limassol Marina is worthy of men-
tion here for lovers of exclusive yachts
that cruise through the port for sightsee-
ing, pleasure, and relaxation. The old
ports were refurbished entirely, and the
new development is appealing to wealthy
people who park their multi-million dol-
lars’ worth yacht.
Limassol plays host to the Port of Cy-
prus which serves the busy Mediterranean
transit trade in the city, and it’s also the
largest port on the Island. The city has
several cultural festivals and carnivals to
the delight of the locals and foreign guests.
The city also intends to host Casino
scheduled to open as the biggest in Europe
in 2020. However, the pop-up version
already opened close to My Mall in Li-
massol and fully operated from July 2018.
Extensive licenses have been received to
open three more Casino in Paphos, Nico-
sia, and the Famagusta area, in Ayia Napa
and Protaras. These are some of the en-
tertainment you would have full access to
while residing in Limassol. The nightlife is
beautiful with lots of fun activities at your
disposal especially with the advent of the
casino and other attractions. The city is
an exciting place to reside while recording
commendable business achievements due
to its central location in Cyprus. ■
So if you want to
enjoy a flourishing
business venture,
or go sightseeing
on tourism, with
an eventful social
life, then Limassol
is an ideal city with
all the spectacular
attractions.
The city has approximately 200,000
people residing there and is seen as the
focal point for trade, and offshore com-
panies for the budding oil and gas explo-
ration. Limassol is also an excellent tour-
ist attraction with an important port and
a wide range of accessible alternatives for
both locals and tourists.
The cost of houses in Limassol can be
exorbitant, with a duplex, and detached
house, going for an average price of up
to three million Euros (3,000,000), while
a flat for sale can be bought at an aver-
age cost of three hundred thousand Euros
(300,000). However, the cost of leasing
a three-bedroom villa is three thousand
five hundred Euros per month (3,500).
T H E R O YA L A P O L L O N I A M A G A Z IN E • 2018 edition
THERE ARE NEW AND
EXQUISITE RESTAURANTS
IN THE CITY THAT OFFER
EXCELLENT DELICACIES
AND FOOD FOR
LOCAL CYPRIOTS AND
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
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