Limassol Luxury Hotels, the Marina and the Cyprus Riviera

With more than 320 days of sunshine a year, Limassol has become the Mediterranean's quiet success story. Its long seafront promenade links the marina and the old town to a coast of luxury resorts, and its streets mix tavernas and medieval stone with glass towers and international restaurants. Behind the city, the foothills of the Troodos Mountains hide wine villages that have produced the sweet Commandaria wine since the time of the Crusaders.

Limassol is also a natural base for exploring the island's history, from the ancient city of Kourion to the medieval castle where, by tradition, Richard the Lionheart married Berengaria of Navarre. Our Cyprus luxury vacations guide covers the whole island.

Stroll the Molos seafront park to the marina, browse the old town and the medieval castle, and visit the ancient city-kingdom of Kourion, with its theater on a cliff above the sea and its fine Roman mosaics. Drive into the hills to the wine villages of Omodos and Lofou, visit the monasteries of the Troodos, and taste Commandaria at its source.

The coast is ideal for sailing, diving and paddleboarding, and Limassol has fine golf within easy reach. See our pages on golf, superyacht charter and beach clubs.

Limassol is the island's leading luxury property market, with seafront towers, marina residences and villas in the hills drawing buyers from across Europe, the Middle East and beyond. Cyprus is an EU member and offers a well-established permanent residency route for non-EU buyers who purchase new property above a set threshold, currently from about €300,000 (around $340,000, approximate). Read more in our guides to Cyprus property investment, residency and golden visas and Cyprus 2035.