Limassol Museums

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Lemesos District Archeological Museum
Address: Near old port
Tel.: 00357-25330419
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 9-17; Sunday 10-13
Interesting collection of antiquities found in Lemesos area from Neolithic Age to Roman Period.

Municipal Folk Art Museum
Address: Agiou Andreou 253
Tel.: 00357-25362303
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30-13:30; Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 15-17:30
(June-September 16-18:30)
A beautiful collection of Cyprus Folk Art of 19th and early 20th century is exhibited in a restored old house.

Kourion Archeological Museum
Address: 14 km west of Lemesos, 4 km before Kourion Site, at Episkopi village
Tel.: 00357-25430008
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9-14:30
Largest collection of icons on the island, covering the period from 9th to 18th century AD. The Art Galleries contain oil paintings, maps and lithographs.

The Troodos mountains are located in the centre of the island. The higher mountain is called Olympos and its top is called Hionistra. Hionistra has a height of 1952 meters (6404 feet). Pentadaktilos, the other mountain-chain in Cyprus is located in the north Cyprus. This rocky five finger mountain rises 700 meters above sea level and harbours the legend of the Byzantine hero Digenis, who defeated the invading Arabs with supernatural strength.