During my travels in Cyprus, i was fortunate enough to visit the historic castle of Kolossi. It is located outside the city of Limassol, in the far south. This Crusader castle of Kolossi towers over a landscape of vineyards famed to be used by the knights of St John during the crusades, i believe. ... Read review
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Advantages: A good place to visit. Disadvantages: None
...south. This Crusader castle of Kolossi towers over a landscape of vineyards famed to be used by the knights of St John during the crusades, i believe. The castle was built in 1210. The British restored the castle in 1933. It is an isolated building overseeing a flat plain as most castles do in those day for strategic reasons. Walking into the castle, you wonder what used to go on, in those days within these walls. The castle is made out of large ... more
During my travels in Cyprus, i was fortunate enough to visit the historic castle of Kolossi. It is located outside the city of Limassol, in the far south. This Crusader castle of Kolossi towers over a landscape of vineyards famed to be used by the knights of St John during the crusades, i believe. The castle was built in 1210. The British restored the castle in 1933. It is an isolated building overseeing a flat plain as most castles do in those day for strategic reasons. Walking into the castle, you wonder what used to go on, in those days within these walls. The castle is made out of large blocks of stone which matches the country side giving it a whitish appearance. It has magnificent architecture within the castle grounds but looks square and flat from the outside. A trip to Cyprus is not complete without a visit to Kolossi Castle.
Advantages: Close to Limassol Disadvantages: Not for small children.
...a few miles away from Kolossi Castle and find that it is a "must go" place for when we have visitors. It is a beautiful and historical site. Kolossi has been known by this name since before Richard the Lionheart's occupation of Cyprus in 1191 (although it was not yet described as a castle), it was reportedly here that he married Anne of Berengaria. So it has a long and exciting history! Surrounding the castle are ruins of a sugar factory and mill ... ...enter. The castle itself is quite small as castles go, but is also quite tall and can be hard going especially with small children in tow as the stairs to the top are very winding. I advise wearing a good pair of sturdy shoes to explore the site. Its a interesting, ancient and lovely place to spend a couple of hours of your holiday. ...
Honeyybees 19.07.2000
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