Limassol is noted for its magnificent coastal promenade which stretches for 13 kilometres along the coast at Akrotiri Bay. The excellent website of the Limassol Municipality has comprehensive information about the history of the locality along with details of current events and development plans which include a world class 1000 berth yachting marina.

Principally a centre of commerce, with comprehensive banking and allied services, Limassol and the surrounding villages are firm favourites for upscale real estate investment from a discriminating international audience, particularly the UK and Russia.

Limassol is a thriving regional community of city and village life celebrating its ancient heritage as much as it embraces the challenges of the 21st century. It is home to the Cyprus University of Technology plus various museums and archaeological sites awaiting exploration by the enquiring visitor. Kolossi Castle is a 'must see' attraction. Kourion is one of the most important archaeological sites in Cyprus, with spectacular views of the Mediterranean and an open-air amphitheatre which looks down onto an unspoilt beach.

Limassol is infamous in Cyprus for its festivals - such as the Carnival in February, the Yermasogeia Flower Festival in May and the Festival of the Flood in June. The Wine Festival is held at the Municipal Garden on the seafront in September, where the visitor can taste some of the best wines that Cyprus has to offer - free of charge! At any time of the year the historic old town is ideal for dining out, with nightlife catering for all tastes.

The area boasts some of the finest international 5* hotels and spa resorts in Cyprus - with  conference facilities to match the best that other Mediterranean destinations have to offer.

In common with the rest of Cyprus, the wider Limassol region is one of stark contrasts. Leaving the northern outskirts of the city, an upward, winding journey leads towards Troodos, the largest and highest mountain range on the island that stretches across much of the western side of Cyprus. Mount Olympus peaks at an elevation of 1,952 metres. There are many mountain resorts, including Pano Platres which is renowned as a summer retreat. Byzantine monasteries and churches are scattered on mountain peaks and picturesque villages cling to terraced hill slopes. Nine churches and one monastery in Troodos are counted among UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

Among the sights and beautiful landscape are numerous hiking and nature trails including sections of the E4 ‘European Long Distance Path’ - some 10,450 kilometres in length - which starts in Gibraltar and ends in Cyprus for the final 640 kilometres. The area is also popular with cycling enthusiasts for the challenging routes that wind through refreshing pine forests.

The diverse opportunities for leisure pursuits extend to skiing, which can be enjoyed on the slopes of Mount Olympus - usually from the beginning of January until the end of March. This is only 3km from the Troodos hill resort, 12km from Platres hill resort, about an hour's drive from Limassol and similar drive times to Paphos and Nicosia.

Cyprus is one of the few places in the world where on the same morning you can ski and in less than an hour swim or sunbathe at the coast!  Limassol is the perfect location for mixing business with pleasure.