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Limassol was built between two ancient cities, Amathus and Kourion so during Byzantine rule it was known as Neapolis (new town). The ruins of Kourion are extensive and include well-preserved mosaics. Limassol's tourist strip now runs east along the coast as far as Amathus, whose ruins are less well-preserved than Kourion. To the west of the city is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area of the United Kingdom.

The medieval castle of Limassol now contains a museum. It is one of the nine castles of Cyprus (the others are at Kolossi, Larnaca and Paphos now in the Republic of Cyprus, and Famagusta, Kantara, Buffavento, St Hilarion and Kyrenia now in the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). Richard the Lionheartbronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I ( September 8, 1157 April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart Coeur de Lion and Oc et No by the French, and Melek-Ric by is supposed to have married his fiance Princess Berengaria of NavarreBerengaria (Spanish: Berenguela French: Berengere (c. 1165- 70 December 23, 1230), daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre married Richard I of England on May 12, 1191. Like so many of England's medieval queen consorts, relatively little is known of her life. on this site after her ship was grounded nearby in 1191Events May 12 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. September 7 Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and hi as she accompanied him to the Third CrusadeThe Third Crusade began in 1189 as an attempt to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. Egypt after 1169 was ruled by Saladin, who made it the object of his life to drive the Christian power from Palestine. Control of both Egypt and Syria allowed Saladin t.

Limassol is the major sea portFor articles about other uses of port, please see Port (disambiguation). A Port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. A seaport is a major facility for the loading, unloading, of the Republic of Cyprus, now that Famagusta is in the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It is the base for many of the island's wineThis article is about the beverage. See WINE for an article about the software of the same name. Wine is an alcoholic beverage typically made by fermentation of grapes. The word comes from Greek omicron;ινο&sigmaf through Latin vinum, (bot companies, serving the wine-growing regions on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains (of which the most famous is Commandaria).

Limassol traditionally had a mixed population of greek and turkish cypriots. The majority of turkish Cypriots moved to the north in 1974. During the 1990's several cypriot Roma (people) (considered turkish cypriots according to the constitution) relocated from North Cyprus to the turkish quarter of Limassol.