Limassol is situated between the ancient towns of Amathus and Curium. The English King Richard the Lionheart destroyed Amathus in 1191. Lemesos (Limassol) was probably built after Amathus had been ruined. However, the town of Lemesos (Limassol) was inhabited since the very old times. Graves that were found there date back to 2.000 B.C. and others date back to the 8th and 4th century B.C. These few remains that were left behind show that a small colonization must have existed which did ... Read More

Above: Cyprus Satellite Map Cyprus is the third biggest island in the Mediterranean, it is approx 9,250 kilometers squared or 3571 miles squaredSince 1974, 3367 square kilometers / 2272 square miles have been under the control of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 2/3 (5,884 sq kilometers/2,272 sq miles) are controlled by the Internationally recognized by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. Located around 71 kilometers or 44 miles south of Turkey and 105 kilometers/ 65 miles west of Syria, Cyprus ... Read More

Above: Nicosia (Lefkosia in Greek) Street Map, Republic of Cyprus Map above includes locations of famous artifects, monuments, historical sites of the city of Nicosia (Lefkosia), From the map you can see that Nicosia (Lefkosia) is a divided city, the Northern part of the city is controlled by Turkey. Read More