The town of Limassol is situated between the ancient towns of Amathus and Curium. Today is a thriving friendly harbor(biggest on the island, also there is a second "old harbor" for fishing-boats and yachts, many luxurious hotels may also have their own marine) at the south cost of Cyprus and the second largest city on the Island (after Nicosia), where hardly a month passes without any festival or celebration, and is also the island's largest seaside resort .It offers kilometers of sandy beaches, luxurious hotels and apartments of all categories. Apartment buildings with tropical green surrounds, boulevards with little boutiques, snack bars, restaurants and at every corner, disco bars , and also you may find a few big WaterParks.

A visitor may enjoy  the many water-sports on offer, including windsurfing, parasailing and boating, or just relax on the beach and bask in the warm Mediterranean sunshine. After Turkish invasion in 1974, Limassol became the distance center of all cities of Cyprus. Also when Famagusta City(Eastern Cyprus), one of the most important tourist areas of Cyprus was occupied by the Turkish troops, Limassol rapidly expanded. As I say, Luxury hotels, restaurants and numerous places of entertainment were built, so that the town soon became a center of commerce. But mainly it is Cyprus center for the spirit and wine industry, which is celebrated in September with plenty of free wine and the famous KEO beer.

Now a little about history, when the British took over in Cyprus in 1878 from Turks, the first British governor of Limassol was Colonel Warren, where he showed a big interest in Limassol, and even from the very first days the condition of the town showed an improvement. The roads were cleaned, the animals were removed from the center, roads were fixed, trees were planted, and docks were constructed for the loading and unloading of those ships that were embarked away from the shore. Lanterns for the lighting of the central areas, were also installed in the 1880. In 1912, electricity finally replaced the old lanterns. From the very first years of the British occupation, a post office, a telegraph office and a hospital began to operate. In 1880 the first printing press started working. At the end of the 19th century the very first hotels began to operate and schools, theaters, clubs, art galleries, music halls, sport societies, football clubs etc. were all set up, and meant a great deal to the cultural life of Limassol. The rise of the population birth rate during the late 19th and 20th c. (1878-1960) was 70%. The number of inhabitants was 6.131 in 1881, while in 1960 the number had risen to 43.593. The number of the Greek population was estimated at 37.478, while the Turkish population at 6.115. Now population consist of Greek-Cypriots only and reaches 152,900 . Job opportunities concerned with the wine and ceramic industries, as well as the commerce and tourism development, mainly due to Tourism and the nearby harbor .Visit to places of interest would include "Limassol's Castle", which houses The Medieval Museum, The District Archaeological Museum, The Folk Art Museum, the "Kolossi Castle", the Municipal Art Gallery, the zoo and the Municipal Gardens.

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