Limassol
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About Limassol
Surrounded by vineyards and citrus plantations, Limassol is a thriving friendly port on the south coast of Cyprus and the second largest city on the island (after Nicosia). Hardly a month passes without a festival or celebration taking place. This fact and the swinging night life, which visitors from all over the world enjoy, has given Limassol the name "little Paris of Cyprus". Though due to a construction boom it looks more like "little Miami".
Limassol offers kilometres of sandy beaches, hotels and hotel apartments of all categories. Apartment buildings with tropical green surroundings, boulevards with little boutiques, snack bars and, at every corner, a bar. It is the centre of the Island's Spirit and Wine Industry celebrated enthusiastically in September; the parks are then filled with stands from the main wineries and one can drink and dance all day.
The town was not important until the Crusaders came in the 12th century. Limassol is situated between the two most important ancient City-Kingdoms: Amathus in the east, nowadays only a pile of stones, and Kurium to the west. The name, Limassol, is derived from the Greek word némésos "in between".
Limassol became truly established with the arrival of King Richard the Lionheart of England during the Third Crusade. The conduct of Isaakios Komninos, then King of Cyprus; the marriage of Richard to Berengaria at the chapel of St. George; the Battle of Tremetousia between the armies of Richard and Komninos; the defeat and capture of the latter; the total destruction of Amathus (1191 A.D.); the bolstering of the population of Limassol; were the basic factors that contributed to the city's independent and dynamic rise.
Limassol's luck though came and went with the Turks and Venetians. In the following centuries it was destroyed over and over again due to fighting between the two nations and in the 19th century there were only 150 houses left in the once proud city. Not until the British ruled the city did it flourish again due to the wine industry and later when it was discovered as a holiday resort.
Visits to places of interest would include Limassol Castle, which houses the Cyprus Mediaeval Museum, the District Archaeological Museum, the Folk Art Museum, the Limassol Municipal Art Gallery and the Municipal Gardens.
Scuba Diving and Diver Training Company in Cyprus, with five professionally-staffed and newly-equipped centres in Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos Cyprus.
With nearly two decades' of Scuba Diving experience on the island and our highest awards as PADI CDC, 5 * IDC and 5 * Gold Palm Resorts, you can be assured that there are no shortcuts to safe and proper scuba diver training in Cyprus. We can train and advance all levels of diver from novice, beginner, or inexperienced divers to professional divers. We also have a Centre of Excellence only a four kilometre drive from the popular resort of Limassol, Dive-In has created this Amazing Complex and dedicated it to all levels of GO-PRO PADI Professional Scuba Diver Training.
Access to this fantastic Centre is just so easy we are two minutes drive from the Islands main highway and only 40 minutes drive from the Paphos or Larnaca International Airports. This complex is ideally suited for all career minded Scuba divers who demand the very best from PADI Instructor Training. We can arrange competitive International flights to Paphos or Larnaca airport in Cyprus, and we can also arrange Airport transfers if necessary. The island of Cyprus can offer dives starting from a shallow depth right to true deep sea diving here at dive-in Cyprus we can organise diving vacations and holidays.