Saripolou Square & Limassol Old Market

Written by chooseyourcyprus on 16/04/2024. Posted in qr code limassol.

Saripolou Square & Limassol Old Market

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Saripolou Square the busiest neighborhood of the center, and the best location for a coffee, drink, cocktail and delicious food. The regeneration of Limassol center has become the new lifeline of the city. The once indifferent center, has acquired innovative benchmarks. The four edges of Saripolou square lead to the Castle, the University, the Municipal Market, and the Old Catholic church. The city center is truly full of character. The Limassol Municipal Market, also known as the «Pantopoulio», is energizing. The preserved original building was made of stone and was constructed in 1917, at a time when Limassol was just beginning its development and gradually extending, to reach its present form. The area of the market is unique and a significant landmark of the city. The market is being repositioned into the daily life of Limassol to create a long-lasting legacy. Combining its traditional origins of the past with becoming a contemporary area for economic and cultural activity, it has seen the overall regeneration of the urban center.

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Ayia Napa Cathedral

Written by chooseyourcyprus on 16/04/2024. Posted in qr code limassol.

Ayia Napa Cathedral

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Located on Agiou Andreou Street, Agia Napa Church was built towards the end of the 19th century – early 20th century, on the ruins of an older, smaller Byzantine church. According to tradition, the church takes its name from an icon of the Virgin Mary, which was found in a glen (‘napa’ in Latin), and thus is dedicated to her. Other sources believe that the church owes its name to a temple built in the Frankish period, dedicated to the Holy Nappe of St. Berenice, known by the name of ‘Saint Nape’. The present church – which was completed in 1906 – is three-aisled, with a marble iconostasis and frescoes mainly on the dome, and contains a silver-covered icon of Agia Napa.

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Limassol Castle

Written by chooseyourcyprus on 16/04/2024. Posted in qr code limassol.

Limassol Castle

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Limassol castle lies in the centre of the old city and above the old harbour. Based on local Cypriot tradition, Richard the Lion heart married Berengaria of Navarre and crowned her Queen of England right here in 1191. The fort has suffered damage throughout the years from the hands of many different invaders to the island, and from various destructive earthquakes. In 1590 the Ottomans rebuilt the castle as it stands today. The original fort was larger. The subsequent rebuild includes parts of the original fort, such as the two oblong halls of the ground floor. The basement contains cells which were used as a prison until 1950.